Disney Developing 'The Lion King' Remake

[DumbDosh]

I can only hope it comes and goes as quick as Cinderella did.

 

[Hypodermic Johnny]

(I'd also heard they were remaking Dumbo. I wonder how they'll deal with the fact that a child gets drunk in that film - even if it is an elephant I don't think you can do that in a film anymore...)

Forget the pink elephants sequence, what're they gonna do about the Jim Crow characters?

Like they're a legitimate plot device (the 'magic feather' thing), you can't get rid of them that easily...but at the same time they are a pretty racist as fuck stereotype. You could edit them to make them less stereotype, obviously, but I get the weird feeling some idiot's going to claim that's "just as bad" because Disney's ignoring their uglier past or something.

 

[The 25th Cyberman]

All this means is that DeviantArt is going to have a field day with the new 3D models of the characters.

 

[A Random]

Wasn't there some kinda jungle patrol spin-off with stupid designs some years back?

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

There's a difference between remaking something like Jungle Book and something like Lion King.

With the former, you can not only tell it differently (i.e. closer to the original), but actually have humans. Unless they pull out some twists to make it even a little bit different. I don't see the point.

 

[AnOminous]

So I wonder if this time they'll pay the Kimba the White Lion people they ripped the whole thing off in the first place.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

So Disney has run out of ideas and they're just going to remake all the classics in 3D now?

pretty racist as fuck stereotype

When I was little I just thought they were chill crows.

 

[Sperglord Dante]

Forget the pink elephants sequence, what're they gonna do about the Jim Crow characters?

Like they're a legitimate plot device (the 'magic feather' thing), you can't get rid of them that easily...but at the same time they are a pretty racist as fuck stereotype. You could edit them to make them less stereotype, obviously, but I get the weird feeling some idiot's going to claim that's "just as bad" because Disney's ignoring their uglier past or something.

I like to think they will be all gangsta and shit and be voiced by Tyler the creator and the Odd Future crew.

 

[Shokew]

The salt and tears from old fans is gonna be vast and glorious. One thing's for sure - just go back to watching the original movie and let this come and go. That's all I can think of to do for those who don't want to subject themselves to what's sounding like a waste of time to me to worry about.

 

[Polexia Aphrodisia]

The only way I can see this working is if it was like the new Jungle Book, since that was actually a really nice movie. Keep all the same lines, keep the songs, just update the technology.
Also, I fucking hate remakes. Come up with an original idea for fuck's sake.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

The only way I can see this working is if it was like the new Jungle Book, since that was actually a really nice movie. Keep all the same lines, keep the songs, just update the technology.
Also, I fucking hate remakes. Come up with an original idea for fuck's sake.

I don't want to imagine a photorealistic Timon and Pumbaa. They wouldn't be half as entertaining as they are in the animated version.

 

[Xarpho]

This trend of live action adaptations of Disney classics is becoming almost as cancerous as the direct-to-video sequels they were doing in the Eisner days.

Personally, if they were going to try to remake a Disney Renaissance film with CG and live action, why not The Little Mermaid? You can get live people, some stellar water animation, and make enough changes to keep it fresh.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

If they remake Oliver and Company, it'll only be worth it if the world resembles what it did in the 80s.

And if Natalie Gregory had a daughter, they'd better cast her as Jenny.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

This trend of live action adaptations of Disney classics is becoming almost as cancerous as the direct-to-video sequels they were doing in the Eisner days.

Personally, if they were going to try to remake a Disney Renaissance film with CG and live action, why not The Little Mermaid? You can get live people, some stellar water animation, and make enough changes to keep it fresh.

It's already in development.

I assume this is so they can presumably crush the upcoming Universal hopefully-much-closer-to-Andersen's-story version.

 

[Lensherr]

Hey look on the bright side. At least Disney Animation is still making original stuff.

 

[Polexia Aphrodisia]

If they remake Oliver and Company, it'll only be worth it if the world resembles what it did in the 80s

That movie was somehow less kid friendly than the real live-action Oliver!

 

[TrippinKahlua]

That movie was somehow less kid friendly than the real live-action Oliver!

Agreed

 

[The Nothingness]

So Beauty and the Beast is coming out this Thanksgiving or Christmas, both The Lion King and The Little Mermaid are development, and wasn't a live-action Mulan announced because there was SJW outrage over the cast?

 

[Quijibo69]

Wasn't there some kinda jungle patrol spin-off with stupid designs some years back?

It was this thing made for a Disney Jr block.

Lion King sucked after the first one, even the second one that people like for some reason.

 

[ZehnBoat]

and disney couldn't just re-release their movies into theaters so people can rewatch them on the big screen why?
i want to see a few disney films on the big screen again, just do that disney