The Lion King
The official trailer forThe Lion Kingre - imagining has arrived . A " live - action " remakeof the 1994 recreate film , The Lion Kingretells the story of Simba , the Leo the Lion cub prince who just ca n’t waitress to develop up and become king of Africa ’s Pride Lands . Donald Glover is loan his voice to adult Simba in this version of the tale , opposite a shape that include James Earl Jones as Simba ’s father Mufasa ( reprize his iconic role from the original movie ) and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Simba ’s punic uncle , Scar .
Disney sound off off its merchandising forThe Lion Kinglast fall by releasinga teaser that dependably recreates the animated film ’s opening(aka . the " Circle of Life " sequence ) with photorealistic computer - animation . More latterly , the studiounveiled new footage at CinemaConthat was as worshipful in the fashion it reproduce a key scene where Mufasa passes important life lesson on to a untested Simba from the 1994 moving picture . Now , with about three months left before the remake hits theaters , the Mouse House has unveiled a full - blow trailer for the motion-picture show .
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The full - lengthtrailerforThe Lion Kingis now online , and will undoubtedly be attached toAvengers : Endgamewhen it premieres in theaters after this calendar month . you could check it out in the quad below .
The full - length trailer offers the first - aspect at characters like Scar , Zazu ( John Oliver ) , Pumbaa ( Seth Rogen),Timon ( Billy Eichner ) , Nala ( Beyoncé , as grownup Nala ) , andthe hyenas Shenzi(Florence Kasumba ) , Azizi ( Eric Andre ) , and Kamari ( Keegan - Michael Keye ) inThe Lion Kingremake , while at the same time showcasing Mufasa , Rafiki ( John Kani ) , and Simba as both a rookie and an adult in the cinema . Much like the pic ’s late marketing material , this promo also continues to recreatememorable visuals from the 2D animatedLion King- like the collage where Simba grows up while living with Timon and Pumbaa - and highlight every bit famous ( or notorious ) moments from the overall chronicle , such as the wildebeest stampede and grownup Simba ’s return to Pride Rock . Beyond that , this is the first footage of quality spill the beans in the remake that ’s been liberate online ( though Disney show some of the same clips at CinemaCon just last week ) .
All in all , The Lion Kingcontinues to appear likean almost inject for shot remake of the 1994 moviehere , whether Disney says it is or not . At the same meter , the photorealistic animals and setting go forward to look gorgeous , and it seems that director Jon Favreau has only get better at work all - CGI worlds and fauna to life-time since his made Disney’sThe Jungle Bookremake three year ago . With Tim Burton’sDumboretelling having garner a fair response so far and Guy Ritchie’sAladdinremake father emphatically mixed bombilation ahead of its release in May , it may fall toThe Lion Kingto be the saving grace of the Mouse House ’s live - activity retellings in 2019 . So far , though , it appear to be up to the project .
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