New Lion King Directed By Jon Favreau - Collider Movie Talk

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (September 28th, 2016) John Campea, Mark Ellis, Jon Schnepp, Jeremy Jahns and Ashley Mova discuss the following: -Live action re-imagining of The Lion King in the works with Jon Favreau directing -New TV spot and posters released for Doctor Strange -AMC Rewind -Samuel L. Jackson says SHIELD will return to the MCU -Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling to star in Late Night Talk show film -The Predator and Mystery Marvel Movie get IMAX release -New trailer released for Denzel Washington’s Fences -Mail Bag Disney has officially announced that director Jon Favreau and the studio are putting together a new reimagining of The Lion King and are fast tracking it to production. The project follows the groundbreaking smash hit The Jungle Book, directed by Favreau, which debuted in April and has earned $965.8 million worldwide. Like its upcoming Beauty and the Beast, live action reimagining, The Lion King will include songs from the animated film. No release date has been set. Marvel has released a new Doctor Strange trailer and not only are the special effects at the centerpiece of the new spot but so is the humor. The completed film will feature more than an hour of specially formatted IMAX sequences, teased in the new spot, that will provide audiences with a totally immersive and mind bending experience. Along with the trailer, a new set of character posters also debuted readying audiences for the November 4th debut of the Sorcerer Supreme. AMC REWIND BUY OR SELL Production on the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t officially begin until November, but we’re slowly learning a bit about what to expect from the two-part epic. During a press day for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Coming Soon asked Nick Fury himself, Samuel L. Jackson, about whether or not S.H.I.E.L.D. will return to the MCU. According to an exclusive from Variety, Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson are set to star in an untitled movie Kaling wrote revolving around a veteran late-night talk show host; with The Social Network’s Scott Rudin producing. The story will follow a venerated late-night talk show host, played by Thompson, who’s in danger of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer, played by Kaling. 20th Century Fox has announced they have signed a new multi-picture agreement with IMAX to release Maze Runner: The Death Cure, The Predator, Alita: Battle Angel, and an untitled Marvel film in IMAX format. The release notes that these films will be “digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format,” which most recently recently partnered for the release of Deadpool. At this point the movies will be converted to IMAX with no plans mentioned for shooting on any native IMAX photography. Paramount Pictures has released a new Fences trailer for the directorial effort from Denzel Washington. The drama is a feature film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning stage play by August Wilson which takes place in the 1950s and revolves around an African-American former baseball star who now works as a trash collector. The film stars Washington and Viola Davis and opens in theatres on December 25th. MAIL BAG Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliderdotcom Follow John: https://twitter.com/JohnCampea Follow Jeremy: https://twitter.com/JeremyJahns Follow Schnepp: https://twitter.com/JonSchnepp Follow Mark: https://twitter.com/MarkEllisLive Follow Ashley: https://twitter.com/AshleyMova As the online source for movies, television, breaking news, incisive content, and imminent trends, Collider Videos is more than an essential destination. Visit Collider: http://collider.com Follow them on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderNews SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCHMOES YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoesknow Collider Show Schedule: MONDAY: TV Talk | http://bit.ly/29BR7Yi TUESDAY: Nightmares | http://bit.ly/29BQUV3 WEDNESDAY: Heroes | http://bit.ly/29F4Job Top 10 | http://bit.ly/29MyswD THURSDAY: Jedi Council | http://bit.ly/29v5wVi FRIDAY: Schmoedown | http://bit.ly/29C2iRV SATURDAY: Mailbag | http://bit.ly/29UsKsd Best of the Week | http://bit.ly/29Bo7yF SUNDAY: Mailbag | http://bit.ly/29UsKsd MOVIE TALK: every week day | http://bit.ly/29BRtOO