'Lion King' director Jon Favreau explains how they used VR to make the movie | Mashable

So *that's* how they made it look so good.

So *that's* how they made it look so good. By Sam Haysom Sam Haysom Sam Haysom is the General Assignment Editor, UK, for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time. Read Full Bio on July 12, 2019 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard If there's one thing everyone who's seen The Lion King remake seems to agree on, it's that the visuals are stunning. But how did director Jon Favreau and his team go about creating such an impressively realistic world for the Disney film? Well, it started with research and photos…

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