The Lion King
Beyoncé speaks as Nala in the latest TV smirch from Disney’sThe Lion Kingremake . The Mouse House ’s practice session of remaking its own renovate classic in live - action / CGI has beak up of late , following the success of movies likeThe Jungle BookandBeauty and the Beast . Disney has already released two such films this class ( DumboandAladdin ) , withThe Lion Kingretelling set to keep an eye on in July . And much like the re - imaginings before it ( sansDumbo),The Lion Kingis projected to bea big success at the box office .
target by Jon Favreau ( who also helmedThe Jungle Book ) , the newLion Kingfeatures an A - grade voice roll that include James Earl Jones back as Mufasa , Donald Glover as adult Simba , and Seth Rogen as Pumbaa . Only a smattering of the film ’s plaster bandage have speak inthe preview and goggle box spotsreleased so far , with Jones and Chiwetel Ejiofor ( who voices Scar ) have the most screen time , as far as voice work plump . Now , thanks to a Modern clip , hearing can see and hear what Beyoncé ’s like as the movie ’s grownup Nala .
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Disney has release aLion KingTV spotonline that feature Beyoncé speaking as Nala , along with footage of Rogen and Billy Eichner speaking as Pumbaa and Timon , respectively . you may agree it out in the outer space below .
WhileThe Jungle Book ’s photorealistic CGI visuals were widely praised by critics in 2016 , the back talk on the moving picture ’s talking animals was often singled out as a weak topographic point . Three years later and it seemsThe Lion Kingmay end up suffering a similar destiny , as far asits lively - action stylus animationis concerned . Indeed , Beyoncé voice feels decidedly out of sync with Nala ’s move mouth in this footage , and Rogen and Eichner ’s voices only line up a small better with Pumbaa and Timon . This also explains why Disney has been adjudge off on showingThe Lion King ’s characters tattle , up until now . Clearly , the movie ’s effects bunch and animators are going to be press out this factor until the last moment . It ’ll surely bet honorable in the concluding film , but right now the animals ' mouth animation is evenhandedly rough around the border .
This calls attention to the big progeny the great unwashed have raised withThe Lion Kingremake so far : as gorgeously detailed as the CGI liveliness looks on its own , it lacks the expressiveness and beautiful impressionism of the 2DLion King ’s visuals and fictional character pattern . Of course , Favreau ’s movie is far from the first Disney remake to attract this criticism . The live - legal action versions ofBeauty and the BeastandAladdinwere similarly taken to chore for set aside the more fantastic preferences and characters from the 2D liven movie andtrying to make them seem realistic in 3D , to embarrassing results . Still , so longsighted asThe Lion Kingis up to snuff in other areas ( namely , the storytelling ) , the clunky mouths should n’t be a dealbreaker on their own .
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