Disney Developing 'The Lion King' Remake

[friedshrimp]

I even heard they're thinking of remaking Fantasia...

It'll be just as mediocre as all the other remakes, but the masses will go to it because viewers have no idea of controlling themselves.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

I even heard they're thinking of remaking Fantasia...

It'll be just as mediocre as all the other remakes, but the masses will go to it because viewers have no idea of controlling themselves.

How the hell can you do that? (They'll find a way...)

At least they'll never remake Alice in Wonderland. The Tim Burton movies were so recent they'll never touch the original - it'll be the only Disney film that's unsoiled at this rate.

 

[Lensherr]

They better not touch Tarzan.

 

[Hypodermic Johnny]

They're really going to remake everything, aren't they?

They've already greenlit Dumbo with fucking Tim Burton.

There's not a single good original idea left in Hollywood anymore.

 

[neverendingmidi]

I even heard they're thinking of remaking Fantasia...

It'll be just as mediocre as all the other remakes, but the masses will go to it because viewers have no idea of controlling themselves.

To be fair, Fantasia is the only one Disney himself was planning on sequels to. He saw it being rereleased with some old stuff and some new stuff every so often. Now, personally, I thought Fantasia 2000 was kind of meh, but it was true to the idea.

 

[Pneumapteron]

Sorry for sound bit spergy but I really want what this remake works. Im still a fan of the lion king movie. The only thing I want its what they dont limit themselves to copy page for page the original script and instead decide take some risks.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

Sorry for sound bit spergy but I really want what this remake works. Im still a fan of the lion king movie. The only thing I want its what they dont limit themselves to copy page for page the original script and instead decide take some risks.

Judging by the Beauty and the Beast remake that's exactly what they're going to do.

 

[Lensherr]

Beyoncé Is Reportedly the Top Choice to Voice Nala in the Lion King Live-Action Remake

http://time.com/4720885/beyonce-nala-lion-king/

The Lion King live-action reboot might be getting just a little more flawless.

According to Variety, Beyoncé is reportedly the top choice for director Jon Favreau for the role of Nala. The film has already secured Atlanta star Donald Glover to voice Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise his role as Simba's father, Mufasa. Favreau helmed the recent live-action remake of The Jungle Book; The Lion King will follow a similar style with realistic animated animals.

Queen Bey, who's currently pregnant with twins, has reportedly not made a decision yet about whether or not she'll take the role.

 

[friedshrimp]

Another reason to avoid this film.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

Beyoncé Is Reportedly the Top Choice to Voice Nala in the Lion King Live-Action Remake

http://time.com/4720885/beyonce-nala-lion-king/

Well, now Kevin Allred is interested.

 

[Wabbu]

Beyoncé Is Reportedly the Top Choice to Voice Nala in the Lion King Live-Action Remake

http://time.com/4720885/beyonce-nala-lion-king/

They sure are getting those fat tumblr asses on the seats now.

 

[Lensherr]

They sure are getting those fat tumblr asses on the seats now.

Just wait until they somehow get offended by it (I wouldn't be surprised if they accuse the hyenas of being "racially insensitive").

 

[Henry Bemis]

Has Disney ever considered filming the stage musical? If it hasn't closed after twenty years, I don't suppose a filmed performance would crimp ticket sales.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

So who will be gay this time? Timon and Pumbaa?

 

[Roast Chicken]

We're going to have more than a decade of these remakes, each one tweaked only slightly to appease the soggy knees generation. I think I have officially outgrown Disney.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

We're going to have more than a decade of these remakes, each one tweaked only slightly to appease the soggy knees generation. I think I have officially outgrown Disney.

It seems ironic in the wake of these remakes that the company was founded by a man who never chose to rest on his laurels and rehash what he had done before, but go on to newer things...

I wonder what it says about our culture, though, that Disney can do something like this and have people actually excited for it?

 

[friedshrimp]

^That people are just so incredibly materialistic and shallow to get excited over mediocre remakes? Not to mention, suffer a bad case of short-term memory...

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

How the hell can you do that? (They'll find a way...)

At least they'll never remake Alice in Wonderland. The Tim Burton movies were so recent they'll never touch the original - it'll be the only Disney film that's unsoiled at this rate.

Not so much Fantasia as a full movie based on that Devil short in it.

 

[Hypodermic Johnny]

Not so much Fantasia as a full movie based on that Devil short in it.

...admittedly, the Night on Bald Mountain sequence was really fucking good and I actually wouldn't mind seeing that expanded on. Though I'm not sure if Disney will try to just straight up do family-friendly Satan or if they'll go into more of the Slavic folklore roots.

 

[friedshrimp]

I dunno, I'm hearing all this and the only thing that comes to mind is that forgettable "Dracula untold" remake that came out a few years ago...

Which, now that I'm saying, starred the new Gaston. I guess Disney can always call him if they need to cast Chernabog...