‘The Lion King’ is getting a ‘live-action’ remake, with Jon Favreau to direct

It’s the circle of life in Hollywood: “The Lion King” is being remade, and Jon Favreau’s in charge. The Oscar-winning 1994 animated film, which raked in $968.8 million worldwide, including $422.8 million domestically, is being fast-tracked for a “reimagining,” the Walt Disney Studios announced Wednesday, with an eye toward using the same high-end CG technology Favreau…

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