It’s the Circle of Huh? ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins to Tackle ‘Lion King’ Follow-up for Disney

In news that feels both inevitable and completely out-of-the-blue, Disney has tasked Oscar-winning Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk filmmaker Barry Jenkins to direct a follow-up to last year’s lavish Lion King remake (according to Deadline). He will be taking over directorial duties from Jon Favreau, who seemingly has his hands full with his Star Wars series The Mandalorian on Disney+ and other endeavors in a galaxy far, far away. According to the report Jeff Nathanson, who wrote last year’s update (which was more or less a photocopy of the beloved 1994 …