TLK Remake

A lot of you have probably heard by now that Disney is officially remaking The Lion King. thewaltdisneycompany.com/disne… And some of you have gone completely ape-shit! Mostly people frothing at the mouths vowing to boycott the film before it even starts production. And if we’ve learned anything from the Ghostbusters remake controversy, this is going to be a long few years until it’s either finished and released, or production ceases for whatever reason.

I know this may sound hypocritical since I’ve ranted about Hollywood remaking classics into CGI nightmares for cold cash before, I don’t particularly care all THAT much. And while I see why people are going crazy, I’m going to take the same approach I took to when The Lion Guard was coming out…tranquil optimism. It might end up being really good, it might be just mediocre, or it may be utter shit. But I’m not going to judge it now, it’s not even in production yet. And I did enjoy what Jon Favreau did with The Jungle Book (that CGI was fricken’ awesome!). I look forward to seeing what they do with a universe that has such great potential to build on, I hope they take every opportunity with it. And hey, without rating restrictions as strict as 1990’s children’s media, this new film can be grittier and more mature! I’m all for that. So I call for calm, my fellow fans. The original movie is going to stay the same no matter what the end result will be.