‘The Lion King’ Sequel Set With ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins To Helm For Walt Disney Studios

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EXCLUSIVE: 'The Lion King' sequel in the works with BarryJenkins set to direct TheLionKing

, who scripted the last installment, is back in the fold and has completed an initial draft of script. Jenkins won the Oscar for scripting the Best Picture winnerThe film will continue with the photo-realistic technology that director Jon Favreau used in the 2019 film and 2016’sfollow-up or for the production start, but it is understandably a top priority for Sean Bailey’s division after the last film grossed $1.6 billion worldwide.

A release date has not yet been set. This is Jenkins’ second film project at Disney, as he is also planning to direct a biopic of famed choreographer Alvin Ailey for Searchlight. Jenkins has completed for Amazon a limited series adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s National Book Award- and Pulitzer-winning, directing all the episodes and writing several of them.

Jenkins is repped by CAA, manager Jewerl Ross and attorney Jamie Feldman. Nathanson is repped by UTA and Hansen Jacobson.

 

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BarryJenkins For all the awful live action movies, I’m gonna watch it on a pirated site. It’s not worth my money knowing it’s already bad

BarryJenkins You know... at least there is a chance it will be good. But still...↓

BarryJenkins A very strong PASS.

BarryJenkins What a waste of money

BarryJenkins IMO Jeremy Irons should play Simba II, and

BarryJenkins We are getting what no one wanted

BarryJenkins Am I a joke to you?

BarryJenkins Why would he waste his time on this? ugh!

BarryJenkins The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. 🙂😉

BarryJenkins Me quiero cortar los huevos con un cuchillo que esté a 1000 °C

BarryJenkins Mufasa's solo origin?

BarryJenkins Listen I'm here for Lion King II....i love it just as much as the 1st one. Soundtrack is on point as well.

BarryJenkins If Beale Street Could Roar

BarryJenkins This shit better have kovu

BarryJenkins I mashed up the 2019 movie up with the moonlight trailer

BarryJenkins I wouldn’t be surprised that Disney remake the remakes after they run out of movies to remake

BarryJenkins If this is happening, then I’ll be waiting for a live-action Mulan sequel. Because Disney doesn’t care about flops!

BarryJenkins I took the liberty of making the first trailer

BarryJenkins Ok but why

BarryJenkins Give us “One of Us” performed by IAMJHUD first and we’ll tell you if we need the sequel. 😘 (but I’m low key here for it)

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BarryJenkins Disney will kill the film industry, if it hasn’t already

BarryJenkins This movies is gonna be trash if it’s made with the same look as the first

BarryJenkins That’s not a good thing! And I say this being a Disney hoe! That’s not one of their smart decisions

BarryJenkins Why? It has sequels. The live action flop does not need another go round.

BarryJenkins Did dosney like learn nothing from live action mulan? Or even dare I say it live action Artemis Fowl? We don't want live action.

BarryJenkins Seriously

BarryJenkins I couldn't finish the 1st one.

BarryJenkins Stop please

BarryJenkins When your so rich you just want to flush franchises down the toilet.

BarryJenkins Didn’t everyone fucking hate that movie. It looked like shit.

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BarryJenkins Why

BarryJenkins I hope this is pog

mvbrat91 BarryJenkins The choice of director MIGHT be the saving grace

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BarryJenkins If they give him creative control it could be okay

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BarryJenkins knowing about the lion king sequence improved my day

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BarryJenkins That money could go to COVID research, anyway, nobody ask for this shit 💀

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BarryJenkins I’d rather have a Timone and pumba spin off but it’s 2020 and no one gets what they want billyeichner Sethrogen

Umm...

BarryJenkins JESUS MAN...Stop Disney, STOP!

BarryJenkins More excited about him bringing The Knick back.

BarryJenkins How many of these need to flop before Disney gets the message?

BarryJenkins Excuse me what?

BarryJenkins Aw that’s nice... oh wait I forgot the live action Disney remakes were GARBAGE in case any of you forgot

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So him and Nala got divorced, huh?

BarryJenkins Yes soulful zebra returns to snatch wigs & press necks...

BarryJenkins We're fine. We don't need this

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TheSlayGawd BarryJenkins WHY?

I hope Disney's maple syrup expires and they have to eat plain waffles and pancakes

BarryJenkins He deserves better. Jenkins is a fantastic director but this whole project is a cash grab.

BarryJenkins Wtf stop

BarryJenkins I hope this time they give a chance for real animals to be the voices! We need more diversity and inclusion! There are so many talented lions!

BarryJenkins If y’all do the CGI correctly then MAYBE, otherwise y’all can keep it

BarryJenkins 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

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BarryJenkins This makes sense. The first remake was so good. /s

BarryJenkins What

Darren_Mooney BarryJenkins On one hand, Barry Jenkins sounds like an intriguing choice. On the other hand, it is Disney and I doubt they will give much if any creative freedom.

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BarryJenkins Boo. Just stop. Please

BarryJenkins Yaaasssss my bbs Kiara and Kovu better be in there!!!

BarryJenkins The best news. Congrats BarryJenkins! Look forward to whatever you do! 👏👏👏👏👏

BarryJenkins I give it a week till someone makes the Moonlight poster Simba’s kid

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BarryJenkins no x

BarryJenkins A TUH

BarryJenkins Barry Jenkins shouldn’t stoop down to this level. He’s too good for...The Lion King 2

BarryJenkins Really? REALLY? Has all creativity left Disney? Is it all just 'give them something they already know. That's all they want.' Risk has no place in The Mouse.

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BarryJenkins They better not retcon Kiara, rightful first born of Simba and the next in line for the throne

BarryJenkins What the fuck

BarryJenkins Right? 🤣

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BarryJenkins Listen I love Barry Jenkins but this doesn’t need to happen. Nobody liked the first one!

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BarryJenkins Stop

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BarryJenkins wtf

BarryJenkins Why? The live action wasn't that good so no more

BarryJenkins Wtf. I never thought I’d see a announcement like this today.

BarryJenkins Well, if this allows him to make another film like “Moonlight” or “Beale Street,” I’m all for it. Otherwise...🤦‍♂️

BarryJenkins Here's your chance to stop watching live-action remakes out of curiosity. When this comes out, I'm watching the original Simba's Pride instead.

BarryJenkins Treasure planet remake🙏.

BarryJenkins 2020 has yet to get better than when it was 2 minutes old

BarryJenkins THIS NIGGA BARRY JENKINS IS THE fucking GOAT MAN

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BarryJenkins The Lion King 2: If Pride Rock Could Talk The climax is a young Mufasa getting a hand job in the elephant graveyard

BarryJenkins two things. one, man those lions were some good actors. and two, why exactly do we hate the remake? like, it’s def not better than the original, but at its worst i’d say it was just underwhelming.

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BarryJenkins Disney should try this thing where they actually listen to what the fans want the fans of the original Lion King didn't want the 2019 remake and you can bet they don't want this sequel Disney used to be home to creative ideas and now there remaking there direct to DVD movies

BarryJenkins Please god no

BarryJenkins Of fuck no This is ridiculous

BarryJenkins A slave movie and a lion king sequel People are gonna tear him apart 😭😭😭

BarryJenkins Barry Jenkins is great but this movie is so unnecessary. Even the animated sequels were not good.

BarryJenkins oh no

BarryJenkins The first remake was terrible, can easily hard pass the sequel

BarryJenkins They have to be careful with how they proceed- there's an entire generation of kids raised on The Lion Guard who will not have their canon disrespected. This could be worse than the fights about the Star Wars Extended Universe being cast aside.

BarryJenkins No one wants this

BarryJenkins Nooo wayyy

BarryJenkins No. Let it die. No more remakes, sequels, or prequels. It was never even that good of a movie.

BarryJenkins Is this going to be as thrilling & enjoyable as the first lion king live action? Because if it is, it deserves a hard pass.

BarryJenkins Nobody on this planet wants a sequel to the bad lion king more than a live action treasure planet

BarryJenkins Dear disney, I know you made a billion dollars on this, but check the vibe

BarryJenkins How about we stop with the live remakes and actually give this man a project worth his time.

BarryJenkins I hope not. The first one focused too much on Nala and not Simba. I wonder why 😒

BarryJenkins These Disney sequels are never any good ... Regards.

BarryJenkins Congrats to him but who was asking for a sequel?

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BarryJenkins Went from WTF to OMG to LEAVE HIM ALONE, DISNEY in 0.000001 seconds

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You guys are making sequel TheLionKing

BarryJenkins Why make a sequel to a classic

BarryJenkins No... ... ...

And that's another amount of Disney's cash gone down the drain on a botched idea when they could use that money to make something original. Typical corporate thinking.

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