Animated classic The Lion King is famous for its songs, but does that make it a musical? A debate has taken over Twitter.

Johnny Depp's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, reflects on explains why she was confident he'd receive a favorable verdict.

The prosthetics team had their work cut out for them with these wounds, and they knocked it out for the park.

Mufasa: The Lion King director and Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins spoke to IGN and revealed that his time working on The Underground Railroad helped him understand that he could be the one to bring this Lion King prequel to (the circle of) life.

Disney has just announced Mufasa: The Lion King - a prequel to the 2019 live action adaptation of The Lion King.

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Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins will tell the untold story of Mufasa in the upcoming Disney film.

It sounds like he's incredibly excited to make the Mufasa-centric film

It's as plain as the scar on Kovu's face!

I like the sound of this!

Julie Taymor is a fascinating interview subject, Blenders.

Golden Globe winner Idris Elba is set to star in Universal's survival thriller Beast, which will find him running from a killer lion. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, reporting that Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) will direct from a script by Ryan Engle (Rampage) that was based on an original idea by Jaime Primak-Sullivan, who will serve as an executive producer on the project. Will Packer and James Lopez will produce via Packer's eponymous company, while Kormakur will produce through his RVK Studios. Universal executives Matt Reilly and Tony Ducret will oversee the project, which doubles as a …

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In news that feels both inevitable and completely out-of-the-blue, Disney has tasked Oscar-winning Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk filmmaker Barry Jenkins to direct a sequel to last year’s lavish Lion King remake (according to Deadline). He will be taking over directorial duties from Jon Favreau, who seemingly has his hands full with his Star Wars series The Mandalorian on Disney+ and other endeavors in a galaxy far, far away. According to the report Jeff Nathanson, who wrote last year’s update (which was more or less a photocopy of the beloved 1994 animated …

Disney is developing a sequel to its photorealistic remake of The Lion King, with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins on board to helm the project.

This is going to be so good!

This is going to be so good!

So long, Joker. On Saturday, the Venice Film Festival crowned a new group of winners, including a new Golden Lion winner this year, and there's not a stitch of clown makeup to found anywhere. With Cate Blanchett leading this year's prestigious jury, the 2020 Venice Film Festival put their seal of approval on an early awards season frontrunner and a selection of international films worth keeping your eye on. [caption id="attachment_760137" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Fox Searchlight[/caption] The jurors for the 2020 Venice Film Festival main competition, led by Blanchett, included director Veronika Franz (…

In her eclectic filmography, featuring works like We Need to Talk About Kevin, Okja, and Doctor Strange, Tilda Swinton has always emanated an ethereal sense of otherworldliness, the vibe of "a compassionate alien who wants to study and communicate with humans in the best way she can." As it turns out (or perhaps this has always colored our image of her), Swinton behaves this elegantly and eccentrically offscreen, too. At the 2020 Venice Film Festival, Swinton won a Golden Lion lifetime achievement award (via Variety). And her acceptance speech is just something you need experience for yourself. [caption id="attachment_773184" …

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