“The Lion King,” which features the voices of Donald Glover and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, topped the $174.8 million launch of “Beauty and the Beast” from 2017. and Canada last weekend, making it the biggest debut yet for Disney’s mostly successful strategy of remaking its classic animated movies for modern moviegoers.
The movie opened with $191.8 million in the U.S. While the critical response to “The Lion King” was mixed, the effort has clearly paid off for Disney. we’ve clearly found it has all these strengths in the filmmaking trade.” “VR is quite famously trying to find its place in consumer society, but. “We really see a future where any production creating any key virtual content would benefit from this approach, where we build a bridge between the production world and the virtual world,” said Valdez, who is based in London. The new technological advancements promise to cut down on production costs, save time and better plan the shooting of film scenes and television episodes, and not just for all-CGI undertakings like “The Lion King.”
The ability to film scenes and scout locations in virtual reality could have benefits for multiple productions, said “Lion King” visual effects supervisor Adam Valdez, who works for the Technicolor-owned effects company MPC Film. īut for Hollywood directors and digital effects experts, VR holds more promise as an advanced production tool. Investment in once all-the-rage VR and AR startups has dwindled in recent years, reflecting the lack of demand. While VR has long been hyped in Hollywood and Silicon Valley as the future of entertainment, the format has struggled to break through with consumers because of the costly and clunky equipment required and the lack of quality content. The success of the film, a faithful remake of the 1994 animated hit, could also provide a welcome boost to the virtual reality business.
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