The Lion King review: 'Audiences will get exactly what they expect, but that could turn out to be its ultimate undoing'But there was something about the announcement late last year that The Lion King would be remade as a live action feature that seemed to catch global attention. Released in 1994, The Lion King is one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time with a lifetime global box office haul of $968.8 million. The makers of The Lion King essentially found themselves in a quandary – how to make its leonine cast look realistic in CGI, while retaining the spirit and energy of the animated originals? There’s no doubting that The Lion King is a visual delight. Audiences will get exactly what they expect, but that could turn out to be its ultimate undoing.

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2019 06:56 UTC