The first trailer and poster for Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King are here. The film adapts the beloved 1994 animated classic, that shows the rise of a young lion cub from outcast to the king of the pride.
Check out the official trailer below:
Disney moves all-in with Favreau, who adapted another popular Mouse-House movie, The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book revolutionized how realistic CGI animals could appear on the big screen. The film used a mix of CGI and live-action techniques, and Lion King looks to follow this path.
The cast of the film is impressive, including Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Billy Eichner as Timon and Seth Rogen as Pumbaa.
When a young prince is born in the African Safari. Simba has a perfect life until familial conflicts lead to the death of the beloved King Mufasa. Now, with Mufasa out of the way, Scar (Mufasa’s brother) now has the throne, and with that, big changes begin to happen to the pride. How will Simba regain his birthright?
