Talk:The Lion King (2019 film)/@comment-26918266-20170511212722/@comment-26423071-20170527221609

Well, I can hazard a guess.

Disbney flat out said that "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Mary Poppins Returns" are gonna be the last live action Disney movies that don't fit into these three groups:

1-Marvel superhero movie

2-Star Wars movie

3-live action remake of Disney Animated Canon

For 2019, Disney already has "Captain Marvel" and "Avengers 4" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming 2" secured for number 1, and they have "Star Wars: Episode IX" secured for number 2, so they want Job Favreau to have this movie ready so they can secure it for number 3.