If no one was asking for a live-action Lion King remake, then really no one—maybe even negative people—were asking for a live-action Lion King remake prequel. Even burgeoning auteur Barry Jenkins sounded a little confused about how he ended up as director when introducing footage at CinemaCon, acknowledging that people might be wondering “‘what is the director of Moonlight doing talking to me about an eight-quadrant tentpole legacy IP massive film?’” He thought it “was very strange” at first... Read this story
