Here's A Side-By-Side Comparison Of The New 'The Lion King' Trailer Vs. The 1994 Original
The first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Disney's 'The Lion King' was released today.
By Samantha Khor — 23 Nov 2018, 01:40 PM
Now this is a remake we can't wait to see!
Much like the sunrise in Circle of Life, we all woke up this morning to the first teaser trailer for Disney's upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King.
Narrated by Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones, who also voiced the character in 1994), the teaser is a cinematic replica of the iconic Circle of Life opening scene.
3. Here's your first glimpse of Simba
The scene where the young lion steps into his father's paw print in 1994:
4. We also get a sneak peek into that scene that's probably gonna kill our feels all over again
Who's ready to see Mufasa die in CGI? Not us. laughs nervously
8. Ok here's another still of baby Simba 'coz it's Friday and y'all deserve some heartwarming fuzzies
9. We can already feel how epic this scene at Pride Rock is gonna be
For reference, the one on top is from the 2019 film, while the one at the bottom is from the 1994 classic.
The Lion King will be released in Malaysia on 18 July 2019
Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Disney's The Jungle Book), the live-action remake of 1994's The Lion King stars Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones (Mufasa), Beyonce Carter-Knowles (Nala), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), John Oliver (Zazu), Keegan-Michael Key (Kamari), as well as Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa respectively.
