Jon Favreau has just announced his live-action remake of The Lion King will be released in Summer 2019.
The July 2019 date gives the film a generous production schedule in-line with The Jungle Book.
There’s sure to be a big question over how exactly The Lion King will define itself as live-action rather than animation – unlike The Jungle Book there’s no human reference point – but given the filmmaker’s previous success and his generous production time, there’s no real reason to doubt him.
Favreau has announced on his Twitter that the film is set to come out on July 19, 2019, just over two years from now.