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The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview Entertainment. It is a photorealistic animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film The Lion King. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor ...
- $1.663 billion
- Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver, Karen Gilchrist
- $250–260 million
- Hans Zimmer
Summaries. After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. In Africa, the lion cub Simba is the pride and joy of his parents King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. Mufasa prepares Simba to be the next king of the jungle. However, the naive Simba believes in his envious ...
Jul 19, 2019 · Runtime: 1h 58min. Release Date: July 19, 2019. Genre: Action, Adventure, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Musical. Disney’s film journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival.
- Jon Favreau
- Donald Glover
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Jul 19, 2019 · There are parts of the new "Lion King" where that second maxim comes into play, and it's beguiling, sometimes glorious. Like many "live action" Disney remakes of animated movies, this one is much longer than the original, and yet (like Favreau's "Jungle Book," still the best entry in this photorealistic remake series) it uses the extra length to make a statement, creating a sense of stillness.
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is a computer-generated remake film inspired by the 1994 traditionally-animated film of the same name. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on July 19, 2019.
"Disney’s upcoming film journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with ...
At Pride Rock, King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi present their newborn son, Simba, to their subjects ("Circle of Life / Nants' Ingonyama").
After the ceremony, Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, laments how he is no longer first-in-line for the throne. Mufasa's majordomo, Zazu, arrives, heralding the arrival of the king. Scar attempts to eat Zazu but is thwarted by Mufasa's arrival. Mufasa questions Scar as to why he had been absent at Simba's presentation, to which Scar feigns ignorance. The brothers have a brief argument, in which Scar undermines Mufasa's authority, but makes clear that he will not challenge the king's leadership. Eventually, Scar slinks off, and Zazu suggests that Mufasa banish him before he causes trouble. Mufasa refuses, as Scar is his brother.
That night, Rafiki draws a painting of Simba on his tree.
Many months pass, with Simba growing into a lively young cub. One morning, he wakes his father and begs to be taken on patrol around the Pride Lands. Mufasa takes Simba to the top of Pride Rock and shows him their kingdom. He declares that Simba will become king someday and that everything the light touches will be his to protect. Simba wonders how far the kingdom's borders extend, and Mufasa forbids him to ever visit the shadowy place.
The two leave Pride Rock behind and walk through the open grasslands, with Mufasa teaching Simba about the Circle of Life. Just then, Zazu arrives and begins to give his morning report to Mufasa. As Zazu drones on, Mufasa encourages Simba to practice his pouncing. Simba pounces on Zazu, knocking him to the ground, and Mufasa congratulates him for a job well done. Zazu then reports that there are hyenas in the Pride Lands, to which Mufasa promises that he will take care of the threat. He orders Simba home, despite the cub's protests.
With Mufasa gone, Simba follows Zazu back to Pride Rock. He attempts to catch a beetle but fails. Scar comments on his hunting skills and Simba declares that he will someday become the king of the Pride Lands. Scar then subtly informs Simba that there is an Elephant Graveyard beyond the borders of the Pride Lands, where only adult lions are allowed to venture.
•Donald Glover as Simba
•JD McCrary as Young Simba
•James Earl Jones as Mufasa
•Seth Rogen as Pumbaa
•Billy Eichner as Timon
•John Oliver as Zazu
On September 28, 2016, the Walt Disney Studios and director Jon Favreau announced they were developing a CGI remake of The Lion King on the fast-track to production. The project follows the technologically groundbreaking smash hit The Jungle Book, directed by Favreau, which debuted in April 2016 and has earned $965.8 million worldwide. On October 13, 2016, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write the screenplay.
Production for the film began in May 2017.
Trailers
The first teaser trailer for The Lion King was released during the Thanksgiving Day Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins football game on November 22, 2018. The first official poster was also released. The trailer generated the second biggest one day debut ever, with 224.6 million views worldwide. That number puts it just behind the first trailer for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, which was watched 238 million times in the 24 hour-period following its debut. An official TV spot for The Lion King was released on February 25, 2019, during the 2019 Oscar Awards. The final poster was also released at this time. The first official full-length trailer for The Lion King was released on April 10, 2019, to celebrate 100 days until the film's theatrical release. A second official TV spot for The Lion King was released on May 30, 2019. On June 3, 2019, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter released another TV spot highlighting her character, Nala. On June 23, 2019, a TV spot featuring the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence was released. It included vocals by Donald Glover and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. On June 26, 2019, Disney released a promotional video for #ProtectThePride, a campaign that focused on protecting and revitalizing the lion population. The video included footage from the 2019 film. On July 2, 2019, Disney released a featurette on the film that included new footage, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, and interviews with the cast and filmmakers. Another featurette was released on July 12, 2019. On July 17, 2019, a third featurette was released that focused on the new version of "Hakuna Matata". It featured voice actors Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, and Seth Rogen. On the same day, Disney released a promotional video that featured Beyoncé's new single "Spirit". On July 19, 2019, Disney released an official clip featuring Timon and Pumbaa.
Printed adaptions
On February 9, 2018, animator Aaron Blaise revealed that he was working on illustrating a picture book adaption of the film. The official novelization of the film was released on June 4, 2019. A behind-the-scenes look at the film was published in the form of The Art and Making of The Lion King. It was published on July 16, 2019.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 19, 2019. It was one of the first theatrical films to be released on Disney's new streaming service Disney+, alongside Aladdin, Toy Story 4, Frozen II, and Captain Marvel.
The film premiered in Hollywood on July 9, 2019.
Box office
As of September 10, 2019, The Lion King has grossed $543.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.113 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.656 billion. The film had a global debut of $447 million, the ninth-largest of all-time and the biggest opening for an animated film.
Critics and audiences
The film sits at a 53% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 401 reviews counted. The audience score is 88%, with over 76,300 reviews counted.
Rewards
won three awards at the 18th annual Visual Effects Society Awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature (The Pridelands), and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project.
On September 29, 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that a follow-up film is in development, with Barry Jenkins attached to direct. While The Hollywood Reporter said the film would be a prequel about Mufasa during his formative years, Deadline said it would be a sequel centering on both Mufasa's origins and the events after the first film, similar t...
•This movie marks the first time in Disney's history that Ernie Sabella does not reprise the role of Pumbaa.
•Frank Welker and James Earl Jones are the only two actors thus far to reprise their roles from a Disney animated canon film in a Disney remake; Welker reprises the Cave of Wonders and Abu in the live-action Aladdin, while Jones reprises Mufasa in this CGI film.
•This film was released on July 19, 2019, which marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the original film.
•It was Jon Favreau's first fully-animated film, as well as his first film to be a musical.
•The Lion King is Disney's first traditionally animated film to have a computer-animated remake and also the second traditionally-animated film, in general, to do so after Pokémon: The First Movie.
•This is the first time the end credits song for the original Disney animated film is not the end credits song for a Disney CG-animated remake; instead the songs “Never Too Late”, “He Lives in You” (entirely in Zulu), and “Mbube” replaced “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” as this film's end credits songs.
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Jul 15, 2019 · 15 July 2019. By Caryn James, Features correspondent. ... With its mythic story of life and death, not to mention a cast of lions and hyenas, The Lion King was an unlikely candidate for a photo ...
