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Jon Favreau Confirms He Will Direct THE LION KING And THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 Back-To-Back |
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Friday, 02 December 2016 04:24 |
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Disney is in full swing with remakes of their animated classics, with Beauty and the Beast due for release in March, along with plans for The Lion King, Mulan, and The Little Mermaid. Director Jon Favreau, who helmed this summer's near-billion dollar hit remake of The Jungle Book, has also signed on to direct the retelling of The Lion King, which he plans to make after he concludes production on a Jungle Book sequel.
Favreau confirmed with Collider that his plan is to tackle The Lion King directly after finishing The Jungle Book 2, but admitted that the exhausting schedule could affect things, much like his time working with Marvel Studios on the first two Iron Man films. “Right now the plan is that we go right from one to the other, but I know from having worked on two superhero movies back to back, these take many, many, many years. I was working on Marvel movies for like four years back-to-back. It’s a big chunk Read more: |
