Watch how VFX artists crafted Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ remake

Nothing in Disney's divisive Lion King remake was real. Simba, Scar and the sprawling Pride Lands -- all of it was created digitally. To convey this gargantuan effort, visual effects studio MPC Film -- the same company behind The Jungle Book and coun...

16-bit ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Lion King’ cartridges are returning in 2020

Are the modern ports of Aladdin and The Lion King not sufficiently nostalgic for you? You're about to get your retro fix, and then some. Nighthawk Interactive and iam8bit are planning physical releases of the classic Disney games, including limited...

Disney’s retro ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Lion King’ games reach modern systems this fall

If you childhood was defined as much by playing Disney's movie tie-in games as it was watching the movies, you're in for a treat. Nighthawk Interactive and Digital Eclipse are releasing a Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King collection on...

Inside the virtual production of ‘The Lion King’

The new Lion King movie is visually spectacular. A two-hour remake that frequently defies belief. Pride Rock is, of course, a fictional place but in director Jon Favreau's film it feels eerily real. The creatures, too, move just like they would on th...

Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ hits Spotify and Apple Music three years late

Three years after Beyoncé's Lemonade dropped with little warning, the album is at long last available on Spotify (at which she has taken jabs in the past), Apple Music and other streaming services. Until now, it was only available to stream th...

James Earl Jones will Return to the Lion King Sequel


When word broke just a few weeks ago that there would be a sequel to The Lion King made into a movie on Disney Channel, fans were excited and a little surprised. Lion King, which is one of the...

Fabulous Fox Theatre Celebrates 40 Years of Success


In 1972, the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta almost faced demolition to make room for Ma Bell's towering high-rise. Instead acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers banded together to help "Save the...