‘The Lion King’ Is a Hit, but Critics Aren’t Sure It Should Exist
Critics wonder if the beloved 1994 film needed remaking, other than to make money
Jon Favreau
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Does Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Remake Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Jon Favreau’s live action take on the 1994 animated classic is very faithful — does the new film have any new extras after the story ends?
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‘The Lion King’ Could Compete for the Best Animated Feature Oscar – But Will It?
The last time director Jon Favreau was given the choice of submitting a CG remake as an animated film, he opted not to
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‘The Lion King’ Remake Roars to $23 Million at Thursday Box Office
Disney’s live-action take on animated classic surpasses Thursday total set by 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast”
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Former Netflix Exec Sarah Geismer Joins Crooked Media as Head of Development
Geismer will lead development for all of Crooked Media’s active and upcoming podcast, television, and film projects
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‘The Lion King’ Film Review: Impressive Technical Mastery Drains the Life From the Original
Jon Favreau’s remake looks incredibly literal, but the digital animal performers lack the facial expressions and body movement to tell the story
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Beyonce Debuts ‘Spirit’ Music Video From ‘The Lion King’ (Video)
The singer’s daughter, Blue Ivy, makes a cameo
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‘The Mandalorian': Jon Favreau Says He’s Already Writing 2nd Season of Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Series
“It’s about the scum and villainy that now wants to take out the rule of law. What happens? Chaos takes over,” Favreau says
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‘The Lion King’ Divides Critics, From ‘Monumental Achievement’ to ‘Soulless Chimera’ of Animated Original
“This new version of ‘The Lion King’ isn’t realism; it’s literalism,” TheWrap critic William Bibbiani writes
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All 15 Disney Live-Action Remakes of Animated Classics, Ranked from Worst to Best (Photos)
How does Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King” rank among the studios remakes of its animated hits?
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Writers Explain Why Hero’s ‘Spider Sense’ Is Now the ‘Peter Tingle’
“I assure you, we went around and around and tried all different kind of things,” co-screenwriter Erik Sommers tells TheWrap
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Has Biggest Tuesday Opening of All Time With $39.2 Million
Sony is projecting a $125 million 6-day weekend for the Marvel film
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‘The Lion King’ Featurette: Hear Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner Sing ‘Hakuna Matata’ (Video)
Disney’s live-action remake opens July 19
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Film Review: Tom Holland Goes Abroad in Globetrotting Marvel Romp
This latest Spidey series continues to charm, as a teen road comedy periodically becomes a superhero saga
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Can You Feel the Love? Listen to Beyonce and Donald Glover Duet on in New ‘The Lion King’ TV Spot (Video)
The voices of Nala and Simba sing “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”
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Gwyneth Paltrow Just Figured Out She Was in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (Video)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is so convoluted that even one of its stars can’t keep track of where she’s appeared
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Jon Favreau Teams Up With Roy Choi (and a Few Avengers) on ‘The Chef’s Show’ for Netflix (Video)
Due previously worked together on Favreau’s 2014 film “Chef”
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home': 9 Things We Learned From the Spectacular Second Trailer
Marvel finally makes the multiverse official in first film after “Avengers: Endgame” — or at least that’s what they want us to think
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What You Need to Know About Mysterio and the Elementals in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” seemingly introduces a new threat from beyond our universe
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Disney Hires Former Goldman Sachs Exec as VP of Product for Disney+
Michael Cerda previously served as chief product officer and marketing director at Marcus, Goldman Sachs online lending platform
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Your Guide to ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Cameos and Callbacks – Who Are These People? (Photos)
TheWrap has you covered if you’ve forgotten characters from before “Infinity War”
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29 Most Anticipated Summer Movies, From ‘Long Shot’ to ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ (Photos)
Summer Movie Preview 2019: This summer’s release schedule is full of big studio tentpole films as well as indies and documentaries
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After ‘Rise of Skywalker,’ It’s Up to Disney+ to Carry the ‘Star Wars’ Banner
With big screen plans in flux, LucasFilm pivots their galaxy far, far away towards new streaming service
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Disney Stock Leaps 10% to All-Time High After $7-Per-Month Streaming Service Announced
Netflix, meanwhile, drops 3 percent after Disney+ is unveiled
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‘The Lion King’ Trailer: Simba Bonds With James Earl Jones’ Mufasa (Video)
The Pride Lands are getting the “Jungle Book” treatment
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Press Conference Leaves Seats Empty for Thanos’ Victims
Avenge the Fallen, indeed
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‘The Mandalorian': Disney+ Wraps Filming on Jon Favreau’s ‘Star Wars’ TV Show
Will stream on Disney+ which launches later this year
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How Taika Waititi Stuck to ‘Star Wars’ Tone for ‘The Mandalorian': ‘Can’t Put Too Many Jokes In’
TCA 2019: “It’s what the fans like. You can’t really disrespect it,” the director said
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‘The Mandalorian': ‘Black Panther’ Composer Ludwig Goransson to Write Score for ‘Star Wars’ Series
Grammy nominee joins Jon Favreau’s live-action Disney+ show, which stars Pedro Pascal in titular role
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‘The Mandalorian': Giancarlo Esposito, Werner Herzog and More Board ‘Star Wars’ TV Show
Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, and Omid Abtahi also join series from Jon Favreau
