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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterBREAKING: In what has to be one of the biggest line-up of A-list talent since Steven Soderbergh assembled his Ocean’s Eleven team, Netflix and Adam McKay are giving Jennifer Lawrence quite the group of co-stars to join her in Don’t Look Up. Leonardo DiCaprio.

Earlier today, we shared first pictures from the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, in the actor’s final performance before his untimely passing.

Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins has been tapped to direct Disney’s The Lion King sequel.The Moonlight filmmaker will replace Jon Favreau behind the camera, while Jeff Nathanson, who revamped the screenplay for the 2019 film, will again pen the script.A release date for the sequel has not yet been set.Jenkins, who will also produce the film, tells Deadline, “Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters.Did you watch Beyoncé’s Black is King?“Having the

It’s been nearly two years since the release of Barry Jenkins‘ last feature, “If Beale Street Could Talk.” But that doesn’t mean Jenkins has taken a break.

A sequel to Disney’s The Lion King remake is in the works with Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins set to direct, it has been announced.

Deadline reported.“This. Yes, THIS,” Jenkins, 40, tweeted on Tuesday, linking to the Deadline article.The new installment will use the same photorealistic technology director Jon Favreau utilized for last year’s production and 2016’s “Jungle Book” reboot.There’s no word yet on the release date or the cast.

business, tapping and director Barry Jenkins to helm a follow-up to Jon Favreau's 2019 photorealistic remake, ET can confirm.The 1994 animated classic spawned its own franchise, including sequels and, while the «live-action» version has already birthed its own follow-up, of sorts, in Beyoncé's .«Helping my sister raise two young boys during the '90s, I grew up with these characters,» Jenkins said in a statement.

Well, this is unusual news. When you think about what an Academy Award winning filmmaker might be planning for his next feature, you don’t immediately jump to Disney prequels.

NEW YORK -- The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action “The Lion King,” with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” and the James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street Could Talk,” set to direct.Disney announced plans Tuesday for a follow-up to last year's poorly reviewed but highly popular photorealistic remake.

The circle of life will continue with “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins now at the helm.

Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins will be directing a follow-up to 2019 live-action remake The Lion King for Disney, it’s been reported.The director, who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2017, has been hired to helm a new film in the franchise, after Favreau’s 2019 reboot of the Disney animated classic.“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins told Deadline.“Having the opportunity to work with Disney on expanding this magnificent tale of

Oscar winner Barry Jenkins is set to direct a follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King. He confirmed the news on his Twitter account.

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It’s hard to discern which is more shocking about this “Lion King 2” news. Is it the fact that Disney is actually going to make a sequel to “The Lion King” remake? Well, okay, after it earned more than $1 billion, a sequel was all but assured, sure.

Disney is returning back to the Pride Lands for a follow-up to “The Lion King.” Barry Jenkins, the filmmaker behind “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” will direct the sequel.“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the 90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins said.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: The Walt Disney Studios has set Oscar winner Barry Jenkins to direct the studio’s follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King. Jeff Nathanson, who scripted the last installment, is back in the fold and has completed an initial draft of script.

David Harbour, Noah Jupe, Kieran Culkin and Brendan Fraser have joined the all-star cast of Steven Soderbergh’s heist thrillerNo Sudden Move. The casting comes as the HBO Max and Warner Bros.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures are back in production on Steven Soderbergh’s period crime drama “No Sudden Move,” with David Harbour, Noah Jupe and Brendan Fraser joining previously announced stars Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro.The cast also includes Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw and Julia Fox.

We’ve known about Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film “No Sudden Move” (formerly known as “Kill Switch”) for a while now. Back in November, we first reported on the project with Don Cheadle, Josh Brolin, and Sebastian Stan all in talks to star in the film.