With the largely positive response to Disney’s new take on The Lion King last year, it’s no surprise to hear how a sequel is on the way – and now the House of Mouse has landed a director for that follow-up!

Via Deadline, Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins will helm this currently untitled Lion King sequel. Jenkins wrote and directed Moonlight, for which he won the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture gongs at the 2017 Oscars.

On this news, Jenkins enthused, “Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ‘90s, I grew up with these characters. Having the opportunity to work with Disney on expanding this magnificent tale of friendship, love and legacy while furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of folk within the African diaspora is a dream come true.”

As for this new Lion King movie, the early word is that the film will continue forward from last year’s picture while also flashing back to the past, such as delving into Mufasa’s origin tale. The Lion King screenwriter Jeff Nathanson is board to pen this sequel offering, with him believed to have already put an initial draft together.

Directed by Jon Favreau, The Lion King pulled in a whopping $1.6 billion at the box office for Disney.