Jon Favreau News

With so many upcoming projects in the works, BWW has put together a guide to what's in store from the House of Mouse and its uber-talented creative teams!

Multi-hyphenate Jon Favreau will receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the 53rd Annual CAS Awards on February 18th, at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles.

According to Variety, Jeff Nathanson has signed on as the writer for Disney's latest live-action reboot, The Lion King. As BroadwayWorld reported in September, Jon Favreau is slated to direct the film. Nathanson wrote the screenplay for Catch Me If You Can, which was later adapted into a musical starring Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz. The Broadway production was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

dick clark productions announced today that Disney's acclaimed film 'Zootopia' is set to receive the 'Hollywood Animation Award,' while 'The Jungle Book' will receive the 'Hollywood Blockbuster Award' at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.

Catalina Film Festival (CFF) rolled out the red carpet for the 6th annual Fest as it takes over the famed Catalina Island through Oct. 2. CFF is a competitive festival and film market where guests experience the West Coast's only resort island while enjoying upwards of 90 films, the annual Film and New Media Summit, and exclusive events.

Though Coulter dropped out at the last minute, luckily her body double (Fortune Feimster) was able to join Handler in-studio for the highly anticipated interview. Check out the clip below!

Today's big news: FALSETTOS begins previews, THE ENCOUNTER opens, TRIAL OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT skewers Bush, the PUFFS Potter parody starts, and a HOCUS POCUS musical parody begins tonight in L.A.!

Director and actor Jon Favreau turned to Twitter this morning to tease the news that he will be directing a live-action LION KING movie for Walt Disney.

Last night, Chelsea Handler joined the Twitterverse, providing her own sassy hot-takes on the first debate. The Netflix talk-show host and comedian has been very outspoken on the race, helping break down the daily election chaos for her viewers in the explanatory and hilarious way

El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez sits down with acclaimed filmmakers Frank Darabont and Jon Favreau for THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR two-hour special airing on September 25th beginning at 8:00pm.

El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez sits down with acclaimed filmmakers Frank Darabont and Jon Favreau for THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR two-hour special airing on September 25th beginning at 8:00pm.

Be the first to bring home Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK on Digital HD August 23 and on Blu-ray August 30 and venture deep into the jungle with in-depth bonus features

A father and daughter team up for an action-packed crime thriller in Term Life, now available on Digital HD and On Demand and coming to Blu-ray andDVD on July 5, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Called “the best looking fantasy series on TV” (IGN) and “damn fine television” (Collider), MTV's hit show THE SHANNARA CHONICLES Season One arrives on DVD June 7, 2016.

From royalty, to rockers; revolutionaries to refugees- check out who's new to the Tony block this year, below!

Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, today announced the acquisition of all U.S. distribution rights to the animated feature film PLAYMOBIL

Just yesterday, Oscar winner & Eclipsed Tony Award nominee Lupita Nyong'o was joined by Eclipsed playwright and star of 'The Walking Dead' Danai Gurira and some of her Eclipsed costars for the caricature unveiling in honor of her Broadway debut in and recent Tony Award nomination!BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special day below!

Below, check out clips from CHELSEA, which streams today, May 19th at 12:01AM/PST. Handler chats candidly about the 2016 election with Jon Favreau, former Director of Speechwriting for President Obama, comedian Wanda Sykes, and a highly-opinionated group of senior citizens in Florida.

Below, check out the new music video for the DJDS Remix of “Trust In Me” from THE JUNGLE BOOK. “Trust In Me” is performed by Scarlett Johansson and produced by Mark Ronson.

Below, check out Baloo (voiced by Bill Murray) and Mowgli (played by Neel Sethi) singing the film's classic song 'The Bare Necessities.'