The Lion King Visual Effects Breakdowns

The Lion King Visual Effects Breakdowns

The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, with a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of the traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones reprising his original role as Mufasa.

Plans for a remake of The Lion King were confirmed in September 2016 following the success of Disney’s The Jungle Book, also directed by Favreau. Much of the main cast signed in early 2017 and principal production began in mid-2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 19, 2019.

The Lion King VFX by MPC

Walt Disney Studios and director Jon Favreau are putting a new reimagining of The Lion King with MPC taking the helm on the VFX work. The project follows the technologically groundbreaking smash hit The Jungle Book, directed by Favreau, which debuted in April and has earned $965.8 million worldwide.

The Lion King builds on Disney’s success of reimagining its classics for a contemporary audience with films like Maleficent, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book.

MPC VFX SUPERVISOR: ADAM VALDEZ, ELLIOT NEWMAN

Director: Jon Favreau
Release Date: 19 July 2019 (USA)

Overall VFX Supervisor: Adam Valdez

The VFX are made by:
MPC (VFX Supervisor: Elliot Newman)

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