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    • Why Barry Jenkins decided to direct ‘The Lion King 2’
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      Why Barry Jenkins decided to direct ‘The Lion King 2’

      Barry Jenkins says that even he didn't think that he would direct The Lion King 2, but then was bowled over by the script.

    • 'The Lion King' to get a sequel from 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins
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      'The Lion King' to get a sequel from 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins

      Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of Moonlight, is to board a sequel to Disney's 2019 remake of The Lion King.

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      The best movie boxsets to stream on Disney+

      Disney's new streaming service has plenty of binge-worthy movie content, from the modern big guns to the nostalgic classics.

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      What to expect from Disney’s live-action 'Mulan': Strong women but no songs or Mushu

      Mulan director Niki Caro reveals new details on Disney’s next big live action remake.

    • Disney smashes all-time box office record in 2019
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      Disney smashes all-time box office record in 2019

      Disney has officially smashed the all-time box office record for any movie studio in a single year, having hauled in $11.1 billion – just over £9 billion.

    • The biggest box office hits and misses of 2019
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      The biggest box office hits and misses of 2019

      It has been an exciting year of movies big and small, but which ones flew highest and which ones crashed and burned?

    • 'The Lion King' remake will not compete for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
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      '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.

    • Original Young Simba from 'The Lion King' reveals he turned down £1.6m fee for royalties
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      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

    • Inside Jon Favreau's 'Lion King' remake: Watch the voice stars act out the Disney movie behind the scenes
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      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.

    • Cinema chains branded a 'disgrace' for lack of subtitled screenings for deaf children
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      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.

    • US summer box office drops two percent despite huge hauls from 'Lion King' and 'Spider-Man'
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      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.

    • Disney sets new box office record with 'Toy Story 4'
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      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.

    • Original 'Lion King' animators say there is 'huge resentment' towards Disney's remakes
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      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.

    • 'The Lion King' remake becomes Disney's fourth $1 billion movie this year
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      '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.

    • Disney has made more than £5.75 billion from its remakes in less than a decade
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      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.

    • Is 'The Lion King' live action or animation? Its VFX supervisor has his say
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      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?

    • Chiwetel Ejiofor says Disney blockbusters 'are what sustain the industry' (exclusive)
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      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.

    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jon Favreau talk Scar and why James Earl Jones was the only returning 'Lion King' star (exclusive)
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      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.

    • 'The Lion King' director Jon Favreau on the struggle to remake a classic: 'It's going to be confusing to people' (exclusive)
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      '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."

    • This Lion King fan theory will ruin your childhood
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      This Lion King fan theory will ruin your childhood

      We apologise in advance...

    • 'The Lion King' and the controversial history of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'
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      '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.

    • Second series of 'Star Wars' TV spin-off already in the works
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      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

    • Rave early reactions for Disney's 'The Lion King' remake
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      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.

    • It should be 'The Lion Queen' not 'The Lion King', says top zoologist
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      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.

    • 'The Lion King' remake is half an hour longer than the original
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      '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?

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