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The Lion King is being remade and people are mostly and rightly saying "nah"

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Sep 28th 2016, 9:51 PM 5,408 Views 6 Comments

WELL, THE LION King is being remade.

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Your childhood is slowly being remade, movie by movie.

After the success of the live action Jungle Book earlier this year, Disney announced today that Jon Favreau will direct a Lion King movie of the same live-action nature.

But… is this a good thing?

Some were excited

Remake of the lion king has actually made my day I'm over the moon
— laura (@xlaurarooneyx) September 28, 2016

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The Lion King is one of my favourite films! I'm so excited that there is gonna be a live action film of The Lion King🦁😁
— Patrick Ward (@ItsPatrickWard) September 28, 2016

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Including Jon himself

Excited for my next project 🦁👑
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 28, 2016

Source: Jon Favreau/Twitter

But most were like, nah

Oh great, we have to watch Mufasa die AGAIN.

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In The Lion King reboot, instead of abandoning his kingdom, Simba says he's not voting this year but Nala convinces him to vote for Hillary.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) September 28, 2016

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They are remaking The Lion King??

Just don't.

There's no possible way they can do a better job.

Don't destroy my childhood.
— Araide Sensei 🎧 (@AraideSensei) September 28, 2016

Source: Araide Sensei/Twitter

Disney’s next remake, Beauty and the Beast, will arrive in cinemas next March.

Can’t we just have this instead?

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The Lion King is being remade and people are mostly and rightly saying "nah"