Browsing: Jon Favreau

Last Week Tonight’s man main John Oliver is joining the great Disney circle of life, and the casting is perfect. Jon Favreau, hot off the success of his live action remake of the Disney animated classic The Jungle Book is bringing the sunbaked world of Pride Lands to life in his next adaptation, The Lion King. It sure looks […]

Jon Favreau’s The Lion King is getting closer to having a full cast!  The director/writer/actor’s newest Disney animated classic turned live action adaptation just got two big names announced today, and they both have Star Wars tie ins. I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017 Favreau posted on twitter […]

Love it or hate it, The Lion King has been an enduring piece of Disney magic since it’s release in 1994.  To continue with their current idea of “lets remake every single classic film”, Simba and company are the next on the list. The Walt Disney Company announced last night that Jon Favreau will be helming […]

I love classic Disney cartoons.  Do they tell the stories accurately?  Not even remotely.  Do they stay with you in song and visuals for most of your life?  YEP! When director/actor Jon Favreau announced his intention to do a new version of the Rudyard Kipling story The Jungle Book, I was surprised.  We’d had a live […]

I love classic Disney cartoons.  Do they tell the stories accurately?  Not even remotely.  Do they stay with you in song and visuals for most of your life?  YEP! When director/actor Jon Favreau announced his intention to do a new version of the Rudyard Kipling story The Jungle Book, I was surprised.  We’d had a live […]

So you’re telling me Happy from Iron Man is directing an adaptation of The Jungle Book?  And so far, no single outlet seems to be able to agree if it’ll be live action with all people, live action with CGI animals, or animated with live action animals. What they CAN agree on however is that Oscar […]