Jon Favreau to direct a new adaptation of The Lion King

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The Lion King is getting a new look. Disney announced on Wednesday that Jon Favreau is directing “a new reimagining” of the 1994 animated classic.

Disney compared this to other recent projects like Maleficent, Cinderella, and The Beauty and the BeastIn The Lion King there are no human characters, so the live action will be minimal.

Favreau recently finished the live-action version of The Jungle Book, which debuted earlier this year to big box office earnings and already has a sequel in the works. Like The Jungle Book and The Beauty and the Beast, this new The Lion King will include songs from the original.

Not many details are available yet, and no release date has been announced for this new The Lion King, but Favreau is on-board.

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