The “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” director said that he grew up with these characters and having the chance to work with Disney “on expanding this magnificent tale of friendship, love and legacy while furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of folk within the African diaspora is a dream come true,” Variety reported.
The new film is expected to be a continuation of the 2019 reboot, and not a sequel to the 1994 animated classic. It’s not yet known whether the new film will follow any of the plot lines from the franchise’s animated sequel “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride.”
Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, Beyoncé, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen and James Earl Jones were among the actors who voiced characters in the 2019 film.
Disney has not yet announced a release date for the sequel.
Sources say the new movie will partly “focus on the early years of Mufasa, the regal father of Simba whose death forms the emotional heart of the first film and its remake.”
Disney has recently remade several of its animated classics in live-action including “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Mulan” and “Dumbo.”
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Disney has previously announced “Aladdin” will also have another live-action sequel.
