![]() Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the "circle of life," which connects all living things. King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi present their newborn son, Simba, to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill, the kingdom's shaman and advisor. In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. ![]() ![]() A prequel film, titled Mufasa: The Lion King, is set for release on July 5, 2024, with Barry Jenkins attached to direct. It was also nominated at 73rd British Academy Film Awards and 92nd Academy Awards, both for visual effects. The film received nominations for Best Animated Feature Film and Original Song categories at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and 25th Critics' Choice Awards. The Lion King received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, musical score, and vocal performances (particularly Rogen and Eichner), but criticism for its lack of originality and facial emotion on the characters. It also became the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2019. It has grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide during its theatrical run, breaking several box-office records, including overtaking Frozen to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The Lion King premiered in Hollywood on July 9, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 19, 2019, in the Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and IMAX formats. With an estimated budget of around $260 million, The Lion King is one of the most expensive films ever made. The film serves as the final credit for editor Mark Livolsi, and it is dedicated to his memory. ![]() Composers Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and lyricist Tim Rice, all of whom worked on the original's soundtrack, returned to compose the score alongside Knowles-Carter, who assisted John in the reworking of the soundtrack and wrote a new song for the film, titled " Spirit", which she also performed. The "virtual-reality tools" utilized in The Jungle Book 's cinematography were used to a greater degree during filming of The Lion King. Much of the main cast signed in early 2017, and principal photography began in mid-2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles. Favreau was inspired by certain roles of characters in the Broadway adaptation, and developed upon elements of the original film's story. Disney hired Nathanson to write the screenplay in October 2016. Plans for a remake of 1994's The Lion King were confirmed in September 2016 with Favreau attached to directed following box office successes for Disney remakes such as The Jungle Book (2016), which was also directed by Favreau. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his homeland following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Eric André, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original film. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. James Earl Jones is so far the only member of the 1994 cast returning (he's back as Mufasa, because how do you replace that voice?), with Donald Glover playing Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon.įavreau is working on the film now, and the new Lion King will be in UK cinemas on 19 July 2019.The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview Entertainment. He's inheriting a role played in the 1994 original by Rowan Atkinson, albeit one that has since found life via Edward Hibbert, Michael Gough, and for his singing voice, Jeff Bennett. Once a regular contributor to The Daily Show, Oliver has more recently been winning acclaim for his HBO series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Recruited to play the distinctly flappable, high-strung royal advisor hornbill Zazu is John Oliver, according to The Wrap. As he builds his cast for the new take on The Lion King he's directing, Jon Favreau has been largely finding new voices for the various characters.
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