“The Lion King” Director Jon Favreau on His Safari & Stepping into His Destiny

You know Jon Favreau as an actor and maybe even more so as a director with huge hits ranging from Elf to Iron Man, The Jungle Book to Chef, his latest Disney film is an all new Lion King and it was a family safari that made him want to commit to the project. Like a major theme within the film of Simba stepping into his destiny, we talked with Favreau about his decorated career.

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