Why I will never see "The Lion King" remake
You may have missed it, but the new CGI “Lion King” remake has just released a teaser trailer for the film. The trailer for 2019’s “The Lion King” remake was released on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, during the playing of the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins game. Directed by Jon Favreau, the same man who directed “Iron Man (2008)” and revitalized Robert Downey, Jr.’s career, “The Lion King (2019)” looks to tell the story of Simba in a CGI-filled Africa. Disney has also scheduled remakes of “Dumbo” and “Aladdin” for 2019 release dates. For me, the original “Lion King” film is a classic. It was one of my favorite movies growing up and it still holds up to this day. It’s definitely one of Disney’s top animated films of all time. And just like with “Star Wars” and other films, Disney is creating carbon-based copies of the originals. It’s no secret that “The Force Awakens” is just “A New Hope” on steroids. Disney and J.J. Abrams ju...