Yes, the darling of modern American cinema is getting a Disney picture.

Apparently, Film Twitter isn't embracing this. But Black filmmakers rarely get a chance to work period, much less on a major studio film that's probably going to be Disney's tentpole movie of that season.

If Barry makes Transformers reboots and Todd Phillips produced bro-comedies for the rest of his career, he gave us Moonlight and Beale Street. His legacy is secure off of those movies alone.

I actually think it's a good choice since his movies have a sense of genuineness and sincerity. Two qualities that ought to work in a children's movie.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/entertainment/barry-jenkins-lion-king/index.html

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