The Lion King
The Lion King is a 2019 American musical film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-generated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original film. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.
Live-action re-imagining of the 1994 Walt Disney classic The Lion King.
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Young Nala: So, were are we really going?
Young Simba: How'd you know?
Young Nala: You hate the water.
Young Simba: I've heard about this place, Nala, the most incredible, amazing...
Young Nala: Just tell me where?
Young Simba: An elephant graveyard.
Young Nala: Whoaaa. How far is it?
Young Simba: Not far. Just through the shadows. But don't worry, everyone's been there.
Young Nala: We've never been that far before. What if we get lost?
Young Simba: Relax, Nala. I was shown the entire kingdom this morning with my Dad. There's nothing to worry about.
Young Nala: Well there is one thing...
Zazu: (flying overhead) We have an eminent threat! Something is approaching - oh, wait, scratch that. It's my own shadow.
Young Nala: How do we get rid of the dodo?
Young Simba: Trust me. I got this. Follow me to freedom
Zazu: Oh, how lovely it is to see the future king with his future queen!
(perches down)
Zazu: I could just molt...
Young Simba: What do you mean, "future queen"?
Zazu: One day, the two of you will be betrothed. Intended. Affianced.
Young Nala: Simba, you speak bird?
Zazu: Married. One day, you wi be married... to each other.
Young Nala, Young Simba: (disgusted) Ewwww!
Young Simba: That's not gonna happen, Zazu. Nala and I are friends.
Young Nala: Never ever
Young Simba: And besides, she's afraid of rhinos.
Young Nala: And he's never eaten an impala.
Young Simba: I've tried it once.
Young Nala: We're never getting married, Zazu.
Zazu: A monarch who ignores tradition? With an attitude like that, I'm afraid you'll be a pretty pathetic king.
Young Simba: Well, I'm not letting anyone tell me where to go, what to do, and even who to marry. There will never be a king like me.
Zazu: Simba, you can't escape your destiny.
- According to Buzzfeed, John Oliver is a huge fan of Beyoncé and recently revealed that she was photoshopped into the epic cast group shot. the image shows Beyoncé standing close to Oliver, but it turns out they weren't actually there together, a fact that Oliver discussed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. "Here's you and here's Beyoncé," Colbert points out. "People are speculating that she was photoshopped in." "Yeah, she wasn't there," Oliver revealed. "I can't remember, but I think everyone else was there!" However, Oliver's love for the singer meant he was still nervous at the prospect of being in a photo with her, even if they weren't actually in the same room. "If you look at my face, I look really intimidated and that's because what I'm doing is imagining that I'm about to be put into a photo with Beyoncé," he joked.
- Lighting and composition were very important to the way cinematographer Caleb Deschanel approached the emotion in the moments when Simba discovers Mufasa after the stampede. The scene uses a long lens and is framed as a wider shot for a longer time.
- Seth Rogen swears he must have recorded the line "It ain't no passing craze" around 30 times before he got the take just the way he wanted.
- Chiwetel Ejiofur (the voice of Scar in the 2019 remake) appeared as Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange which is part of Marvel Cinematic Universe where as Jeremy Irons (the original voice of Scar in the 1994 animated version) appears as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman VS Superman and Justice League which are part of the DC Extended Universe. Interestingly, both Doctor Strange and Batman VS Superman were released the same year (2016) as Jon Favreau's live action remake of The Jungle Book. Jeremy Irons is also slated to appear in HBO's Watchmen TV series which is also based on a DC comic property and is due four months after The Lion King 2019's release.
- When ask if they would relate to their characters J.D. McCrary (Young Simba) stated: "I can really relate to Simba. I look up to my dad as he looks up to his dad. I think I'm brave, he's brave. I used to be really scared of stuff, but I guess I grew out of it. And Shahandi Joseph Wright (Young Nala) revealed "Oh yeah, I used to be terrified of everything. I used to be scared of sparkling sodas -- the bubbles scared me. causing J.D. McCary to crack up, saying "That makes me feel a lot better about myself. I thought I was super bad, but you're scared of sparkling bubbles."
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