It’s Official! Jon Favreau Will Direct The Live Action ‘Lion King’!

Fresh off the heels of  the highly successful Jungle Book adaptation this year, Disney is giving Iron Man and Jungle Book 2016 director Jon Favreau, the keys to the Disney kingdom. Today the company announced that Favreau will be heading up the live action Lion King movie. No solid release date is planned, but it’s assumed that the film will take advantage of The Jungle Book 2016’s mouth watering visuals, so that’s something to be excited for.

Are you excited for this live action adaption, or do you think that animated Disney films just don’t work out well in live action. Tell us in the comments below!

Excited for my next project 🦁👑

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 28, 2016