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Disney president: The Lion King to become the next Star Wars

Posted on 6/8/23 at 7:54 pm
Posted by Proximo
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 7:54 pm
Screen rant


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The Lion King could expand into a big, epic saga, like the Star Wars franchise. There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.
This post was edited on 6/8/23 at 7:55 pm
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 7:58 pm to
bunch of morons running that company
Posted by hg
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:00 pm to
So Simba will end up dating a black panther
Posted by Colonel Flagg
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:01 pm to
Its called the Lion Guard
Posted by Vols&Shaft83
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.


It's like, it's like they have zero self awareness
Posted by Civildawg
Member since May 2012
8603 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:04 pm to
So they going to kill the Lion king too?
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

Like Star Wars


quote:

There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.





Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21353 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:27 pm to
They are gonna suck each these properties dry one by one before they risk something original again.
Posted by bad93ex
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:40 pm to
Is creativity dead in Hollywood?
Posted by Ross
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 9:19 pm to
I guess they ran out of good ideas.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 11:33 pm to
quote:

The Lion King to become the next Star Wars


Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
50774 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 12:52 am to
It's hard to imagine doing as poor a job as Disney has been doing whole owning such great IPs.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 6:01 am to
quote:

Disney president: The Lion King to become the next Star Wars



What is next things Disney runs into the ground for $200 alex
Posted by P-Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 6:55 am to
"How do we create a franchise that's review-bomb proof?"

"Well animals generally aren't gay or trans, and we can't be called out for swapping the races of main characters, so let's go with the Lion King!"
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 7:11 am to
So is Mufasa really Simbas dad?
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 7:28 am to
quote:

There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.


I’m sure they can find some Berkeley or CalArts creative writing grads. to fill those shoes. Green hair, a looped nose ring (one around the eye as well), dark mascara, with rolled up pajama bottoms and black boots.

Not sure what the girls will be wearing.
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 8:20 am to
There are already 3 Lion King movies...
Posted by LSUFreek
Greater New Orleans
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 8:32 am to
Maybe it would work as an animated franchise because of the expressive exaggerated cartoon faces/bodies that can emote, but live-action realistic talking-animals are empty/boring and require having a human supporting cast (like Babe) to help deliver the feels.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 8:34 am to
quote:

There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.

I mean shite, how many stories are you trying to find? You've already done:




I'd say that exactly two of those properties made money (LK and the 2019 remake). The rest were made for TV nonsense (although I did like 1.5 when it came out because it was a cool idea). But the fact that the only two to make any substantial money are the original and a shot-for-shot remake of the original sort of tells you that people don't want new stories...they like just the one.

Also, I had no idea there was a LK animated show/series (or maybe even two if the Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa is a show). I may see if my boy (3) would get into those.

Posted by Sasquatch Smash
Member since Nov 2007
24103 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 10:01 am to
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There's a lot of room to run if we can find the stories.


The two halves of this sentence do not make sense.


Are there any other Norse legends that Shakespeare converted to a play that they can make CGI African animals depict on screen? Does “Hamlet” have a sequel?
This post was edited on 6/9/23 at 10:12 am
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