The Lion King
The " Hakuna Matata " tierce of Simba , Timon , and Pumbaa are united in a new outside bill poster forThe Lion King . Jon Favreau , who antecedently directed Disney ’s live - action remake ofThe Jungle Book , returns to add another beloved animated moving picture to life - only this time , there are no human characters to be find out at all .
The inspire interlingual rendition ofThe Lion Kingwas released in 1994 , and is conceive by some to beDisney ’s comfortably invigorate movieto particular date . Featuring gorgeous 2D animation , a fascinate story inspired byHamlet , and an Oscar - winning melodic soundtrack , The Lion Kinggrossed almost a billion dollar mark worldwide . Needless to say , Favreau ’s film has a major bequest to live on up to .
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In the originalLion King , Simba was voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub and Matthew Broderick as a full - grownup Leo the Lion , with Nathan Lane as the voice of Timon and Ernie Sabella as the voice of Pumbaa . The immature Simba is deliver by the unlikely brace of friends after he take flight the Pridelands and collapses in the desert . hope that he ’ll grow up to be their escort against other predators , Timon and Pumbaa raise Simba with their personal philosophy of " no worries " - until Simba make maturity , and all of his old worry bring back . Billy Eichner , who voices Timonin the 2019 remaking ofThe Lion King , divvy up a new international poster onTwitter , joking that it " ultimately capture me at my goal weight . "
In Favreau’sThe Lion King , Simba is voiced by unseasoned actor and singer JD McCrary as a Cub , and by Donald Glover ( also known by his rapper handle Childish Gambino ) as an adult . The third member of the trio , Pumbaa , is voiced by Seth Rogen . Their signature tune call , " Hakuna Matata , " is a favorite among Disney fans and will be recreated in Favreau ’s film . Disney attract some recoil last year when the studio trademarked the musical phrase " hakuna matata " - which is a mutual saying in eastern and southerly Africa - ahead of the remake ’s release .
The Lion Kingis the third live - action remake from Disney this year , followingDumboandAladdin , and as with pretty much all of the live - action remaking , it ’s attracted a considerable amount of skepticism . Since there is n’t really anything real on - screen in the picture , people have questioned the point of make over it at all - particularly withphotorealistic animationthat strips the characters of the original movie ’s expressiveness . This poster , which just testify Simba , Timon , and Pumbaa star vaguely and blankly into the distance , believably wo n’t do much to convert the doubters . Still , with the built - in nostalgia factor , The Lion Kingis virtually guaranteed to be another box office smash hit for Disney .
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