- MoviesBen Arnold
'The Lion King' remake will not compete for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
Disney may have had the last word in the debate over whether The Lion King remake is 'live-action' or not.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Original Young Simba from 'The Lion King' reveals he turned down £1.6m fee for royalties
Jason Weaver, the actor and singer who provided the singing voice for Young Simba in the original Lion King, has revealed that he turned down a massive $2 million fee for the role
- MoviesYahoo Entertainment Staff
Inside Jon Favreau's 'Lion King' remake: Watch the voice stars act out the Disney movie behind the scenes
Taking a cue from Walt Disney, director had his stars perform as their animal counterparts. Watch the exclusive video.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Cinema chains branded a 'disgrace' for lack of subtitled screenings for deaf children
British cinema chains are failing deaf children by 'refusing to put on subtitled performances', according to the leading deaf children's charity.
- MoviesBen Arnold
US summer box office drops two percent despite huge hauls from 'Lion King' and 'Spider-Man'
The summer box office in the US shrank two percent this year, despite a host of hit movies at the multiplexes.
- MoviesTom Butler
Disney sets new box office record with 'Toy Story 4'
This is the first time in Hollywood history a single studio has released more than four billion dollar movies in one calendar year.
- MoviesTom Butler
'The Lion King' is now Disney's most successful film outside of 'Marvel' and 'Star Wars'
Jon Favreau’s 'The Lion King' continues to devour the opposition at the box office
- MoviesBen Arnold
Original 'Lion King' animators say there is 'huge resentment' towards Disney's remakes
Some of the original animators who worked on 1994's Disney classic The Lion King are taking issue with the new CGI version.
- CelebrityDigital Spy
All of Disney's live-action remakes, ranked
The Lion King has hit $1bn, but does it top this list?
- MoviesBen Arnold
'The Lion King' remake becomes Disney's fourth $1 billion movie this year
Disney is continuing to streak ahead from the other major movie studios, clocking up its fourth $1 billion movie this year.
- MoviesTom Butler
'The Lion King' VFX supervisor Adam Valdez reveals the most complex CGI work in the film
Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Adam Valdez breaks down 'The Lion King's CGI.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Disney has made more than £5.75 billion from its remakes in less than a decade
While complaints about remakes and reboots are delivered with dizzying frequency on comments threads and social media, it appears we're still going to see them nonetheless.
- MoviesTom Butler
Is 'The Lion King' live action or animation? Its VFX supervisor has his say
Disney has called 'The Lion King' "a whole new medium", but where does Adam Valdez, MPC VFX supervisor stand on the debate?
- MoviesHanna Flint
Chiwetel Ejiofor says Disney blockbusters 'are what sustain the industry' (exclusive)
'The Lion King' believes there's room for both big budget films and independent movies.
- MoviesHanna Flint
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jon Favreau talk Scar and why James Earl Jones was the only returning 'Lion King' star (exclusive)
Ejiofor and Favreau explain why the villainous lion is so different from the original.
- MoviesHanna Flint
'The Lion King' director Jon Favreau on the struggle to remake a classic: 'It's going to be confusing to people' (exclusive)
The director says that "anytime we do something new it's going to be confusing to people."
- MoviesHanna Flint
'The Lion King' and the controversial history of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'
Timon and Pumbaa's duet was originally written by a South African musician called Solomon Linda who didn't get credit for decades.
- MoviesGreer McNally
Second series of 'Star Wars' TV spin-off already in the works
The director is taking time between 'Lion King' screenings to write new episodes
- MoviesBen Arnold
'The Lion King': Mixed reviews for Disney's 'deepfake' remake
It appears that early buzz on Twitter following the premiere of Disney's grand CGI remake of The Lion King, which raved about movie, may have been a bit premature.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Rave early reactions for Disney's 'The Lion King' remake
Disney's big budget CGI remake of The Lion King premiered in the US last night, and while reviews are still embargoed for a few more days, the early reactions are coming in on social media.
- MoviesTom Beasley
It should be 'The Lion Queen' not 'The Lion King', says top zoologist
Disney's 'Circle of Life' isn't quite how it works for lions in the real world.
- MoviesGregory Wakeman
'The Lion King' remake is half an hour longer than the original
The Lion King is half an hour longer than the animated original, but does that mean more TImon and Pumbaa?
- MoviesYahoo Movies UK
New 'The Lion King' portraits prompt roars of laughter online
From Beyoncé, to Donald Glover the portraits of the stars and paws of The Lion King set social media on fire.
- MoviesTom Butler
The most exciting movies coming in July
From terrifying horrors and stupendous superhero adventures, plus a couple of terrific re-releases you won’t want to miss, the next 31 days have a lot to offer.
