The Walt Disney Company is planning to cash in on the 3D film craze by pulling one of its more recent classic films from the Disney vault and re-releasing it in theaters. The Lion King, one of the more beloved Disney films of the 1990s, has been turned into a 3D film and it will [...]
The Walt Disney Company is planning to cash in on the 3D film craze by pulling one of its more recent classic films from the Disney vault and re-releasing it in theaters. The Lion King, one of the more beloved Disney films of the 1990s, has been turned into a 3D film and it will show in theaters for 2 weeks this September. After this brief theater run is finished, the 3D version of The Lion King will be released on DVD and Blue Ray. Read one for all the deets.
Walt Disney Studios announced that its 1994 Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning animated classic “The Lion King” would be returning to theaters Sept. 16 in a new Disney Digital 3-D edition. After the two-week theatrical engagement, Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timor and the gang will make its 3-D and 2-D Blu-ray debut on Oct. 15. “The Lion King” has been a major cash cow for Disney. Disney is reporting that the movie — which features Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-winning score and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Academy Award-winning “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” – is the bestselling home entertainment release of all time. Not only that, it also roared its way to a worldwide box-office tally of $783.9 million. The film spawned two made-for-video-sequels, “The Lion King 1 1/2” and “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride” (which will also be making their Blu-ray debuts). And the Broadway theatrical production opened on the Great White Way on Nov. 13, 1997, winning six Tony Awards including best musical. It’s still going strong, having played more than 5, 600 performances. Two years later, it opened in London, where it also is still drawing crowds.
HMMM … for me this is good news/bad news. On the positive side, it’s been a very long time since we’ve been able to see The Lion King in theaters. Not since the film enjoyed a limited run back in 2002 in IMAX theaters has The Lion King been made available in movie theaters (not since the film’s initial release in 1994. I missed it back in 2002, so I haven’t seen the film in a theater since 1994. The bad news, obvs, is that we have to see the film in 3D. Now, I’m a big fan of 3D movies … but I am not a big fan of 3D movies that have the 3D added in post-production. That said, animated films do look better with post-production 3D than do live action films so … I’m torn. To be honest, tho, I think I’m way more excited that the film is being re-released in theaters than I am concerned that the 3D will be terrible. Disney knows what its doing … at this point, I’m gonna trust that The Lion King in 3D is going to be awesome. What do y’all think? Are you excited by this news? Are you planning on seeing The Lion King in 3D when it gets re-released in theaters this September?
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