Tom Jolliffe looks at Disney’s pre-occupation with reboots… The most powerful mouse on the planet, Mickey. I’m assuming he’s the CEO at Disney, ably assisted by Goofy. Donald is head of HR. They’re the most powerful company in the world, the most recognisable brand. There’s barely a corner of the world that doesn’t know the […]
The Lion King tops Beauty and the Beast and Frozen to become Walt Disney Pictures’ highest-grossing movie
Another weekend, another box office record for entertainment titan The Walt Disney Company, with Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King pushing its worldwide box office haul to $1.334 billion, making it the highest grossing release from the conglomerate’s Walt Disney Pictures division. Disney’s previous biggest live-action release was Beauty and the Beast with $1.263 […]
Jon Favreau reveals the advice George Lucas gave him for The Mandalorian
Having voiced the characters of Pre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jon Favreau returns to the galaxy far, far away this year, albeit behind the camera, as the creator and showrunner of Star Wars’ first live-action TV series The Mandalorian. During an interview with […]
Disney’s The Lion King passes $1 billion at the global box office
Director Jon Favreau’s The Lion King has become the fourth Disney-released movie to pass $1 billion at the global box office, reaching the milestone in less than three weeks. By today (Wednesday) The Lion King has grossed $361 million domestically, with a further $639 million from international markets. It joins Captain Marvel ($1.128 billion), Avengers: […]
The Lion King helps Disney to new yearly global box office record (with five months still to go)
It seems there’s not a week goes by that Disney isn’t celebrating some box office milestone or another. Last weekend, Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame dethroned Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time, Aladdin hit the magical $1 billion dollar mark a few days later, and now another massive weekend for The Lion King has seen […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #110 – The Big Bad San Diego Comic-Con Special
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… In this incredibly overstuffed episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen, Gerald, Tori, and EJ discuss all of their likes and dislikes from the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con! Top Gun: Maverick is hilarious, Lion King is reviewed, we join the internet dog pile on that […]
Disney’s The Lion King dominates the box office, pushes global haul to $531 million
Avengers: Endgame topping Avatar to become the biggest film in history wasn’t the only cause for celebration at Disney this weekend, as director Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King dominated the box office, scoring the biggest ever July opening – a title previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Domestically, […]
Ranking Hans Zimmer’s 17 greatest scores (that aren’t Batman or Pirates of the Caribbean)
Composer Hans Zimmer revisits Oscar-winning territory with his score for Disney’s remake of The Lion King. In celebration, here are Zimmer’s 17 greatest film works presented and ranked – with a few notable omissions… In 1994, Disney released one of the jewels of their renaissance period: The Lion King. This anthropomorphised take on Hamlet, playing […]
Movie Review – The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King, 2019. Directed by John Favreau Starring Donald Glover, Beyonce Knowles, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chewetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph SYNOPSIS: When the heir to the throne of the Pride lands believes he’s responsible for the death of his father, he flees his destiny […]
Video Review – The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King, 2019 Directed by Jon Favreau. Featuring the voice talents of Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, John Oliver, John Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Eric André, Florence Kasumba, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Amy Sedaris This week sees the release of Disney’s newest release […]