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The circle of life will continue with a live action remake of Lion King in July 2019, here is the first teaser trailer for the surprise announcement of the live-action Lion King movie. Jon Favreau, the man who turned The Jungle Book into a live action visual feast, has done the same for every 90’s kids favorite movie, Lion King. Okay, it’s only “live-action” in the sense that it’s not a cartoon as the original Lion King movie is.
Walt Disney Studios sneakily released the trailer for the movie with almost no notice today on Thanksgiving, Let’s just say it’s another thing to be thankful for on this day. The trailer includes stunningly gorgeous scenes of the 1994 animated iconic movie opening and of course with James Earl Jones still the narrator within the remake of Disney’s Lion King, as he also reprises his role as Mufasa, talking to his young son, Simba (voiced by JD McCrary as a cub, and Donald Glover ‘Childish Gambino’ as an adult lion) about the Pride Lands that will one day be his kingdom with him ruling all.
In addition to the beautiful visuals, Favreau has put together one of the most impressive movie casts, probably in all of Disney movie history, with the voice talents being massive including:
- Donald Glover “Childish Gambino” as Simba
- Beyoncé as Nala
- James Earl Jones as Mufasa (Jones played Mufasa in the original film)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar
- Billy Eichner as Timon
- Seth Rogen as Pumbaa
- John Kani as Rafiki
- John Oliver as Zazu
- Alfre Woodard as Sarabi
- Florence Kasumba as Shenzi
- Eric Andre as Azizi
- Keegan-Michael Key as Kamari
The Lion King will be in theaters on July 19, 2019 and we cannot wait to see it.
Watch the trailer for Disney’s Lion King below:
