The Lion King promises to be another CGI-heavy production, which explains why Los Angeles is the location of the production.
News of the start of production of The Lion King is the latest in the exciting slate of news coming out about the production.
Disney has also hired screenwriter Jeff Nathanson (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) to pen The Lion King script.
With Beauty and the Beast likely to eclipse the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office, The Lion King needs a director who’s not only endured the pressures of remaking a timeless animated classic in a live-action setting, but one who’s delivered big results (The Jungle Book finished with a worldwide gross of $966.5 million).