20 Most Exciting Movies Announced In 2016

5. The Lion King

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Disney

Release Date: TBA

Following the enormous box office and critical success of Jon Favreau's live-action The Jungle Book adaptation, Disney announced that Favreau would tackle a live-action take on The Lion King.

It's an interesting announcement, considering how difficult it will be to adapt The Lion King into live-action form with the total absence of humans. That said, Favreau did such a fantastic job with The Jungle Book that it would be foolish to bet against him.

Though it will struggle to live up to the source material (compared to The Jungle Book, which was merely a good, simple animated film to begin with), it has a lot of potential to be a fun companion piece if fans can be open-minded.

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