The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action The Lion King, with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight and the James Baldwin adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk, set to direct. The new Lion King grossed more than $1.6 billion US worldwide, so a sequel was perhaps always likely. Less expected was a Lion King sequel with Jenkins directing. Disney didn't announce any plot details or casting on the new Lion King project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. Unadjusted for inflation, 2019's Lion King ranks as the seventh highest grossing film ever.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2020 18:22 UTC