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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKWhy 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKWhat 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDisney 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe 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?
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKOriginal 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
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKInside 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKCinema 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKUS 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDisney 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKOriginal '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.
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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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDisney 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKIs '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?
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKChiwetel 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKChiwetel 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'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."
EntertainmentDigital SpyThis Lion King fan theory will ruin your childhood
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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKSecond series of 'Star Wars' TV spin-off already in the works
The director is taking time between 'Lion King' screenings to write new episodes
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKRave 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKIt 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.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'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?