In surprising news, Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) has signed on to direct the follow-up to Disney’s live-action version of The Lion King. He will take over from Jon Favreau, who likely has his hands full with the Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. The sequel will reportedly be Godfather Part II-esque –[…]
When he’s not enlightening the world with facts and humour on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver is also a handy actor. Following voice roles in shows like Rick And Morty, The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and both recent Smurfs films, he’s landed a role as the voice of Zazu in Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King. In the 1994 original,[…]
Let’s face it – a sequel in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise would not be a cheap project to undertake, and needs to be funded somehow. Well, Variety reports that Australia’s federal government has agreed to provide $20.2 million in order to ensure that the film will be filmed in Australia. Originally, this sum of money was supposed[…]