The Farewell's award-winning director Lulu Wang, who is Jenkins's partner, celebrated the news on Twitter. However, Barry Jenkins, writer-director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight (who was also Oscar-nominated for adapting If Beale Street Could Talk ) has been tapped by Disney to helm the photo-realistic sequel. The Mandalorian director, who helmed the first Lion King adaptation, is not coming back for the sequel. The Lion King 2 director: Is Jon Favreau returning? Here's what we know about, and what to expect from, The Lion King 2.

That a sequel has now been confirmed isn't much to write home about. Though critics reacted unfavourably, fans were far more taken ( The Lion King has 52% and 88% scores respectively) and its box-office takings were huge: it made a worldwide total of $1.657 billion. The Lion King 2 Simbas Pride Special Edition Tralier Mulan 2 Tralier Veggietales A Snoodles Tale Teaser Tralier Veggietales Sumo of the Opera Teaser Tralier Rugrats Go Wild Tralier. Despite the lacklustre reviews for the 2019 adaptation, the remake-machine at the mouse house shows no signs of slowing down. That there would be a sequel to Disney's live-action Lion King remake was never in question.

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