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Disney and Jon Favreau Are Remaking  The Lion King It's the circle of life, indeed. The Lion King  is returning to theaters—albeit, not the same one audiences fell in love with 22 years ago. The Walt Disney Company announced Wednesday that it has tapped  Jon Favreau  for a reimagining of its 1994 animated blockbuster. It's now on the "fast track to production." Favreau has yet to comment on the project. Key details, including a release date and casting news, have yet to be announced. In April, two "Untitled Disney Live Action" movies were put on the calendar: Aug. 3, 2018 and Dec. 25, 2018. The new  Lion King will include songs from the original animated movie, the studio said. Favreau last directed Disney's  The Jungle Book , which earned $965.8 million worldwide after its April debut. He is also developing a sequel to  The Jungle Book. Disney The original film, directed by  Roger Allers and  Rob Minkoff , was th...

Jaden Smith to Be Honored at Environmental Media Awards for His Leadership in the Eco-Community Jaden Smith  is being recognized for his efforts in taking on environmental issues. Will Smith  and  Jada Pinkett Smith 's 18-year-old son will be presented with the Male EMA Futures Award (alongside Shailene Woodley ) at the Environmental Media Association's 26 th  Annual  EMA Awards  on October 22 for his leadership and action in the eco-community. President of EMA,  Debbie Levin , said in a statement, "We are so honored to be able to share with the global public this inspiring young voice for environmental issues and sustainability. Jaden is a true activist and role model that can authentically lead his generation to a more thoughtful and conscious future." She continued, "Taking action and creating a movement sharing his vision of water stewardship, forestry and plant-based solutions with the goal to decrease the le...

Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin goes on dinner date with Bollywood star Esha Gupta  Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin took top Bollywood actress Esha Gupta on a dinner date on Tuesday. Bellerin and the Bollywood actress, who he just met on Saturday when she came to watch Arsenal's game with Chelsea dined in Vanilla Black, a vegetarian restaurant in London, and were seen laughing and joking as they walked to the Arsenal defender's Mercedes-Benz C450. More photos after the cut.

Gareth Southgate has been appointed England manager on a temporary basis. Sam Allardyce left his role as in charge of the Three Lions on Tuesday after following secretly filmed remarks regarding "how to get around transfer rules.

Kardashian Family Feud Update:  What's Really Going on Between Rob & Kylie Jenner! Rob Kardashian  raised eyebrows on Monday evening when he  took to Twitter to post  Kylie Jenner 's real phone number. "Didn't invite the Mother of my child to a baby shower you all were trying to throw for me? You all must have lost your damn minds," Rob  tweeted  after telling his almost seven million followers how to contact Kylie. And to make sure everyone knew it was him tweeting he wrote, "I ain't hacked either this is rob dog lol."

EIGHT PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS ACCUSED OF TAKING 'BUNGS  0 AFP The FA terminated Sam Allardyce's reign by mutual agreement following allegations published by the newspaper and now the English game is facing further scrutiny The Daily Telegraph  has agreed to give all relevant transcripts to the Football Association (FA) following further revelations in its investigation into alleged corruption in English football that brought down England manager Sam Allardyce. OFFICIAL: Allardyce leaves England On Tuesday, the UK newspaper alleged eight current or former Premier League managers stand accused of receiving illegal payments or "bungs" as part of player transfers. The Telegraph, which claims to have found "widespread evidence of corruption in the English game", obtained its information from Pino Pagliara, who was banned from football for five years for match-fixing in 2005, the Italian agent's business partner Dax Price a...

Heartbroken dog dies after being hit by car in spot where she had waited for a year for owner to return (photos) Loung, a loyal three-year-old Thai breed dog died after he was hit by a car in a spot where she had waited for 12 months for her owner to come back after falling from a vehicle in 2015. Loung was fed daily by locals as she faithfully waited on the side of the road for her owner to come pick her up. After her death, a dog-lovers club in the province Chanthaburi, eastern Thailand, decided to host a burial for her. Pictures of the dog has gone viral on Facebook with some people claiming to be her owner, but when they approach her to pick her up, she runs to a nearby orchard for cover.

English FA sack coach Sam Allardyce after just 1game following scandal The English football association has decided to part ways with coach Sam Allardyce after the manager was videoed agreeing a £400,000 deal with under cover reporters who posed as agents from Far East. See the full story  here . Sam Allardyce in a statement said: "Further to recent events, The FA and I have mutually agreed to part company."It was a great honour for me to be appointed back in July and I am deeply disappointed at this outcome. "This afternoon, I met with Greg Clarke and Martin Glenn and offered a sincere and wholehearted apology for my actions. "Although it was made clear during the recorded conversations that any proposed arrangements would need The FA’s full approval, I recognise I made some comments which have caused embarrassment. "As part of today’s meeting, I was asked to clarify what I said and the context in which the conversations took place. I have co...

U.S and South Korea Navy missile destroyers move around Korean border as a warning to North Korea (photos) The Navies of the US and South Korean put on a Military show in the Sea of Japan  on Monday  morning, as a display of military might in response to North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Un's testing of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles earlier this month. The military exercises saw the US missile destroyer ship USS Spruance align with ships, submarines and planes from the South Korean navy in the Japan sea, east of the Korean Peninsula making it the first time U.S. and South Korean vessels have operated together in waters so close to North Korea. "We work side-by-side with our ROK partners every day; we are by their side today at sea, and we will remain by their side to defend against North Korea's unprovoked acts of aggression," Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea and Task Force 78, said in a statement to CNN.  ...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Renovated Home Will Rival Neverland Ranch Kim Kardashian  and  Kanye West  bought a massive Hidden Hills home  in 2014 for $20 million and have been waiting for what feels like forever until the renovations are complete. Now, we've learned exactly what's been taking so long... The couple has been putting  tons  of work into the property. In fact, the 5-acre compound will rival that of  Michael Jackson 's Neverland Ranch once it's completed. News has learned the mansion will include: a 2-story playroom, full-size movie theater, gym and a basketball court. It will also come complete with a hair salon and a full spa with facial and massage rooms for Kim as well as a sound studio for kanye hiddenhillsjewel.com A real estate source confirmed to  News, "They will move into the Hidden Hills home when it's completed in a few months." Kim chatted briefly with us about the...

Dad sparks outrage after he cooks and eats his wife's placenta A father, 32 year old Ross Watson, has sparked outrage after posting a video of himself eating his wife's placenta as part of his breakfast, just a week after his son was delivered. He even added pepper and brown sauce to the placenta, declaring that it was "edible and nutritious". In the video, Watson sits down at a dining table with a raw piece of placenta on a plate, and a normal English breakfast plate of beans, sausages and toast. See the photos after the cut...

Mc Galaxy's song 'Sekem' featured in Disney pictures movie, Queen of Katwe Mc Galaxy hit a deal with Disney pictures and ESPN as his song 'Sekem' is featured as one of the soundtracks in new Hollywood movie 'Queen of Katwe'. Sekem attracted WALT DISNEY RECORDS, a division of ABC, INC.  for use in connection with the soundtrack album for the movie “Queen of Katwe.” which stars Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo and many other Hollywood actors. Mc Galaxy Sekem will be joining Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys' 'Back to Life' song  on the project. Mc galaxy's song,Sekem, which was never nominated, recognised or bagged for any award has attracted international producers like Swizz Beatz to do a remix of the song.

E-money poses with his mum, shows off his bedroom The Chairman of 5 star group, E-money showed off the furniture in his bedroom at his Five-star mansion. He also posed by the pool with his mum and brother, K-Cee. That bed and wardrobe are gorgeous pieces of furniture! More photos after the cut...

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson confirmed to be dating A source close to the Kardashian family confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that Khloe Kardashian and her new beau, NBA player Tristan Thompson are dating

INIESTA SETS NEW LA LIGA ASSIST RECORD AGAINST ATLETICO MADRID 0 Getty Images The Barcelona captain was decisive once more at the business end for his club on Wednesday, laying on a goal to achieve one more career landmark Andres Iniesta's assist for Ivan Rakitic's goal in Barcelona's 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid means he is the only player to have made at least one assist in each of the last 14 La Liga seasons. The Catalans' provider-in-chief took his all-time assist tally to 83 on Wednesday when he crossed for Rakitic to open the scoring before half time. His consistent displays laying on the goals for Barcelona's forwards are just one indication of his value to the club which he has helped win eight La Liga titles as well as four Champions League crowns.

MANCHESTER UNITED TO FACE MANCHESTER CITY IN EFL CUP FOURTH ROUND 26 Getty Images Jose Mourinho has already booked his second clash with Pep Guardiola in as many months, as the Manchester derby plus Liverpool's clash with Tottenham loom Manchesterr United have been drawn to take on Manchester City at Old Trafford in the fourth round of the EFL Cup on October 24. It will be the second meeting between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola in as many months, with the latter edging the first clash when City beat United 2-1 at Old Trafford in September. Both Manchester sides won on the road on Wednesday, City seeing off Swansea 2-1 at Liberty Stadium while Marcus Rashford inspired a 3-1 Red Devils' win at Northampton Town. Elsewhere, Chelsea will take on West Ham in a London derby and Tottenham will visit Liverpool. Both the Reds and Spurs ran rampant in their EFL Cup openers against Derby and Gillingham this week, with Mauricio Pochettino's men looking...