Ik zei nog op het einde van deze recensie dat ik graag een live action van The Lion King zou willen zien in de stijl van The Jungle Book. Disney heeft gisteren bekend gemaakt dat Jon Favreau deze film gaat maken en dat maakt mij eerlijk gezegd verdomd blij. Meer over deze aankondiging kan je hier vinden.

Disney is reteaming with Jon Favreau, the filmmaker who brought to life The Jungle Book, for a 21st century take on the tale, which Disney has fast-tracked to production, the studio announced.

"The Lion King builds on Disney's success of reimagining its classics for a contemporary audience with films like Maleficent, Cinderella and The Jungle Book," the company said on its website. "The upcoming Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as Belle, is already one of the most anticipated movies of 2017. Like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King will include songs from the animated film."

The new take won't be live-action per se but will definitely look it. Favreau will build on what he accomplished with Jungle Book - using a real child actor and bringing to life the jungle and its animals via cutting edge technology and a green-screen set in a Los Angeles studio.