Director Found For Disney’s Sword in the Stone Remake
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about Disney’s live-action remake of the Sword in The Stone, but it’s back in the news indicating a strong move forward.
Disney is very close to locking in a director, specifically Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of the zombie thriller 28 Weeks Later.
Disney’s original Sword in the Stone was released in 1963 and followed Arthur as a boy who becomes a pupil to Merlin and is taken on unusual adventures thanks to Merlin’s magic.
It was July of 2015 when it was first announced that Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman was working on a script, but we’ve heard essentially nothing since then, leading us to wonder whether or not this project was still an active concern.
Disney’s current live-action remake slate consists of the Winnie the Pooh movie with Ewan McGregor, Christopher Robin, set for later this year, with Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King all set for 2019.
Source: Cinema Blend
Beyoncé Added to The Lion King as the Voice of Nala
Disney has added musician Beyoncé Knowles-Carter to voice Nala in director Jon Favreau’s live-action Lion King remake.
The cast also includes Donald Glover as Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Billy Eichner as Timon, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and James Earl Jones, who will reprise his role as Simba’s father Mufasa.
Reportedly, the remake will see an animated style close to Favreau’s other Disney remake project, the 2016 film The Jungle Book.
The Lion King is set to premiere July 19, 2019.