The first teaser trailer of ‘The Lion King’directed by Jon Favreau has been released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures as a treat this Thanksgiving. The movie is set to release on 19 July 2019.
The photorealistic computer-animated remake of the 1994 classic will feature an all star voice cast including Beyonce as Nala, Eric Andre as Azizi, Donald Glover as Simba, Billy Eichner as Timon, Florence Kasumba as Shenzi, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Shahadi Wright Joseph as young Nala, John Oliver as Zazu, Keegan Michael Key as Kamari, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, JD McCrary as young Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa.
In the trailer, Mufasa is seen taking to his son Simba. Mufasa says,
Everything the light touches is our kingdom. But a king’s time as rule rises and falls like the sun. One day, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.
The trailer features all the animals coming together to welcome the lion cub. Have a look at the official teaser trailer of The Lion King here!
The news about the remake of The Lion King was made back in 2016, after the success of the remake of Jungle Book. Jungle Book earned around $966 million at the box office and featured Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o, Christopher Walken, Gary Shandling and Bill Murray as the voice cast.
Everyone involved in The Lion King are being very careful with their role. Billy Eichner revealed that he totally freaked out at first when he came to know about the cast. He got to sing ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ along with Nala and Simba, which are voiced by Beyonce and Donald Glover.
The Lion King is going to be the third remake by Disney.
Source: E Online, Worship Media
