Jenkins' African epic is set to release in 2024 and will be a prequel following the reign of King Mufasa over the Pride Lands. It was such a win for the House of Mouse, that the studio was quick to greenlight a live-action followup, titled Mufasa: The Lion King from Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins. While only a middling critical success back in 2019, Jon Favreau's live-action Lion King remake proved to be a financial juggernaut for Disney, becoming the biggest box office draw of that year and the ninth highest-grossing movie of all time. While Bailey remained quiet about any specific details, this could potentially mean a wider foray into film and television for Lion King, given that Star Wars has been ever expanding since Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, with at least three new films currently in development and a slate of new TV shows on the horizon.As part of a recent interview, one Disney executive teased the potential for a Lion King cinematic universe.

“There’s a lot of room to run if we can find the stories,” Bailey said of a possible Lion King universe. In an interview with The New York Times, Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Pictures, said that there is the potential for Lion King to expand into 'a big, epic saga' like Star Wars.

A follow-up film is already on the way, and Disney's chief executive has now hinted that the studio is exploring a larger Lion King universe similar to the Star Wars saga.

One of these, 2019's adaptation of The Lion King from director Jon Favreau, generated more than $1.6 billion at the global box office.

It seems Walt Disney Pictures has a never-ending stream of live-action remakes for fans of the franchise to look forward to.

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