The Lion King: Jon Favreau reveals the only “real” shot of the film

He slipped it at the very beginning.

Could you spot the only plan of the Lion King by Jon Favreau which was not produced by computer? Take the test this Thursday evening during its rebroadcast on W9, one evening after the program of the original animated film on M6. Or discover the director's response below! The group is once again offering these animated films at a time when Mufasa a hit in French cinemas: Barry Jenkins' feature film passed the 2 million admissions mark this weekend.

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Even those most disappointed by the remake of Lion King can only bow to the technical mastery of Jon Favreau's filmentirely produced in photorealistic computer-generated images. Completely? Not quite: the director shared on Twitter the only ” TRUE “ shot of the film, in live action. It is at the very beginning of the feature film, at the moment where “The Story of Life”. Favreau clarifies in his tweet that the shot in question was obviously filmed in Africa and that he slipped it in simply to see if anyone would notice. Amidst the 1490 digital plans, you really had to have a keen eye…

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