Lion King Disney Unveils Jaw Dropping First Footage of Jon Favreaus Remake at D2. A crowd of an estimated 7,0. D2. 3 as Disney previewed the first clip from its live action remake of The Lion King. Exclusively screened for attendees and not simultaneously released online, the footage featured jaw dropping photo real shots of African landscapes and many types of animals including elephants and, of course, lions and ended with the iconic moment in which Rafiki introduces an adorable young Simba on Pride Rock as Circle of Life plays. We love this movie, and we are working hard, said director Jon Favreau, fresh off directing The Jungle Book. Watch Who`S Driving Doug Download. Hes making The Lion King scheduled for a July 1. Los Angeles, again using virtual production techniques by reteaming with Jungle Books Oscar winning VFX supervisor Rob Legato and lead VFX house MPC. This time, however, they are incorporating virtual reality tools and techniques. For listing in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER For listing in ALPHABETICAL ORDER For listings of SHORT MARS FILMS For listings of MARS DOCUMENTARY FILMS For Mars Movies of the. I have followed Marty since he started blogging, and have watched him go from ProScientology anywhere except IN the church. I watched him get super upset and argue. We are going to use a lot of virtual reality tools so it feels akin to what you are looking at if you were on a real set, explained Legato during a keynote that he gave at NAB Show in April. You can walk around the set like a cameraman. Wearing VR headsets, the actors can now walk into a scene and see the other actors and trees and because you are in 3. D, you get a realistic sense of the environment. The starry voice cast of Favreaus Lion King includes Donald Glover Simba, James Earl Jones Mufasa, Seth Rogen Pumbaa, Billy Eichner Timon and John Oliver Zazu. Jeff Nathanson Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales wrote the script for the live action adaptation, which is being produced by Favreau and Jeffrey Silver. Disney also teased its live action remake of animated classic Dumbo, which has been given a March 2. The studio rolled out a model of Dumbos appearance the first look at the character with his big ears, blue eyes and sweet, emotive expression. Legion M partners with creators from independent filmmakers to big Hollywood studios to bring boldly original new movies, TV shows and virtual reality experiences. MRC is a diversified global media company with operations in filmed entertainment, television programming and original digital content. The company is the industry. The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tim Burtons version stars Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Danny De. Vito and Colin Farrell. The film is currently in production in the U. K., at Pinewood and Cardington Studios, and its cinematic ringmaster, Burton, sent a video greeting to the fans at D2. Disney movies, and we are working to give this all the heart and emotion of the original. In the clip, Burton sits on the Casey Jr. To make Dumbo, the director is reteaming with many of his collaborators, including Oscar winning production designer Rick Heinrichs and four time Oscar winning costume designer Colleen Atwood. During the presentation, Disney gave its holiday film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms  directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Misty Copeland a release date Nov. It previewed clips with some visually dazzling footage that showed off the cinematography of director of photography Linus Sandgren Oscar winner for La La Land and production design by two time Oscar nominated Guy Hendrix Dyas. The segment also previewed some of the films dance moves, with a performance by Lil Buck.