The countdown toThe Lion Kingis officially on.In honor of 100 days until Disney’shighly anticipated live-action offeringhits theaters, the company has dropped its first full-length trailer that will no doubt will make fans of the 1994 animated classic get emotional.The nearly 2-minute clip opens with a Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor) voiceover, where he utters, “Life’s not fair, is it?” — a lineJeremy Irons‘ Scar told a mouse in the animated film before hesitantly letting it go.This time, young Simba (JD McCrary) and Nala (Shahadi Wright Joseph) are frolicking in the treacherous elephant graveyard as Simba’s would-be-king uncle continues his monologue … before we get a chilling glimpse of his face for the very first time.Walt Disney StudiosWalt Disney StudiosAlmost every characterLion Kingfans are acquainted with makes an appearance in the trailer. Zazu (John Oliver), adult Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé), Rafiki (John Kani), Sarabi (Alfre Woodard) and more grace the screen as the beloved score plays in the background.“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance,” Mufasa — a roleJames Earl Jonesreprises, 25 years later — tells the young Simba as the two gaze out over their animal kingdom from Pride Rock.“While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give,” Mufasa continues.The Lion King.DisneyRELATED VIDEO: Shahadi Wright Joseph on HerLion KingRole: “I Never Thought I’d Actually Be Playing Young Beyoncé”Viewers are instantly transported back into the most emotional parts of the story — including when Scar orders Simba to “run away” and “never return.”Many partsof the trailer look cut fromthe original, scene-for-scene.The clip ends in a lighthearted note, with Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) singing the opening notes of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”The Lion Kinghits theaters on July 19.
The countdown toThe Lion Kingis officially on.
In honor of 100 days until Disney’shighly anticipated live-action offeringhits theaters, the company has dropped its first full-length trailer that will no doubt will make fans of the 1994 animated classic get emotional.
The nearly 2-minute clip opens with a Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor) voiceover, where he utters, “Life’s not fair, is it?” — a lineJeremy Irons‘ Scar told a mouse in the animated film before hesitantly letting it go.
This time, young Simba (JD McCrary) and Nala (Shahadi Wright Joseph) are frolicking in the treacherous elephant graveyard as Simba’s would-be-king uncle continues his monologue … before we get a chilling glimpse of his face for the very first time.
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Almost every characterLion Kingfans are acquainted with makes an appearance in the trailer. Zazu (John Oliver), adult Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé), Rafiki (John Kani), Sarabi (Alfre Woodard) and more grace the screen as the beloved score plays in the background.
“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance,” Mufasa — a roleJames Earl Jonesreprises, 25 years later — tells the young Simba as the two gaze out over their animal kingdom from Pride Rock.
“While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give,” Mufasa continues.
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Viewers are instantly transported back into the most emotional parts of the story — including when Scar orders Simba to “run away” and “never return.”
Many partsof the trailer look cut fromthe original, scene-for-scene.
The clip ends in a lighthearted note, with Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) singing the opening notes of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
The Lion Kinghits theaters on July 19.
source: people.com
