Disney didn’t trot out the talent at its CinemaCon presentation Tuesday morning in Las Vegas, and they didn’t need to. Chairman Alan Horn, outgoing president of theatrical distribution Dave Hollis, and Hollis’ replacement, Cathleen Taff, let their footage speak for itself.

Perhaps the greatest excitement came with the presentation of a dialogue-free sequence from the live-action remake of “The Lion King.” Taff tried to cap audience expectations, saying that the footage from director Jon Favreau was only a proof of concept.

First, the sun rose over Africa’s Pride Lands, signaling rhinos, antelope, gazelles, and zebras to make their journey to Pride Rock. Once they’ve gathered, Baboon shaman Rafiki (John Kani) used red powder to mark cerulean-eyed cub Simba (Donald Glover) as their new prince. Rafiki then lifts up Simba — as his parents look on — and presents him to his thousands of future subjects for the first time,...