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Leijonakuningas

Original title: The Lion King
  • 2019
  • K-12
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
259K
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Leijonakuningas (2019)
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After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.

  • Director
    • Jon Favreau
  • Writers
    • Jeff Nathanson
    • Irene Mecchi
    • Jonathan Roberts
  • Stars
    • Donald Glover
    • Beyoncé
    • Seth Rogen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    259K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    549
    45
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Jeff Nathanson
      • Irene Mecchi
      • Jonathan Roberts
    • Stars
      • Donald Glover
      • Beyoncé
      • Seth Rogen
    • 3.1KUser reviews
    • 392Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 21 wins & 44 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Donald Glover
    Donald Glover
    • Simba
    • (voice)
    Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
    • Nala
    • (voice)
    • (as Beyoncé Knowles-Carter)
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Pumbaa
    • (voice)
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Scar
    • (voice)
    John Oliver
    John Oliver
    • Zazu
    • (voice)
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Mufasa
    • (voice)
    John Kani
    John Kani
    • Rafiki
    • (voice)
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Sarabi
    • (voice)
    JD McCrary
    JD McCrary
    • Young Simba
    • (voice)
    Shahadi Wright Joseph
    Shahadi Wright Joseph
    • Young Nala
    • (voice)
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Sarafina
    • (voice)
    Keegan-Michael Key
    Keegan-Michael Key
    • Kamari
    • (voice)
    Eric André
    Eric André
    • Azizi
    • (voice)
    Florence Kasumba
    Florence Kasumba
    • Shenzi
    • (voice)
    Billy Eichner
    Billy Eichner
    • Timon
    • (voice)
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Guinea Fowl
    • (voice)
    Chance the Rapper
    Chance the Rapper
    • Bush Baby
    • (voice)
    • (as Chance Bennett)
    Josh McCrary
    • Elephant Shrew
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Jon Favreau
    • Writers
      • Jeff Nathanson
      • Irene Mecchi
      • Jonathan Roberts
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Jon Favreau revealed in an interview that he brought James Earl Jones back as the voice of Mufasa because: "I see it as carrying the legacy across. Just hearing him say the lines is really moving and surreal, the timbre of his voice has changed. That served the role well because he sounds like a king who's ruled for a long time."
    • Goofs
      Scar's cover-up of his murder of Mufasa leaves a gaping hole: he sends Zazu to get the pride for help, and after the stampede, claims to the pride that he didn't reach the gorge in time to help Simba and Mufasa. Zazu is implied to have been exiled from the pride after Scar's take-over (given how the hyenas regularly try to eat him when he shows up), but considering Zazu still clearly regularly visited Pride Rock to relay information, it's a wonder how Scar's lie about not being able to make it to the gorge didn't get exposed by Zazu.
    • Quotes

      Mufasa: Everything you see - exists together in a delicate balance. While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give.

    • Crazy credits
      The Disney logo has a hand-drawn animated design and resembles the 1960s Disney logo, the same design used in Jon Favreau's previous Disney film Viidakkokirja (2016).
    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 23 November 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Nants' Ingonyama
      Written by Lebo M. (as Lebohang Morake) and Hans Zimmer

      Performed by Lebo M.

      Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.

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    WHY...WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE THE VOICES!!!
    Another Hollywood smack in the face, great animation with so much promise until the characters started talking, the new actor replacements were HORRIBLE! NO emotions in the voices NOTHING...NOTHING! ZERO emotion, as if these actors didn't care or were just reading there lines in a room by them selves. This was just a travesty, a classic... RUINED by terrible acting , TERRIBLE Direction, just HORRIBLE! WHO the HELL made these decisions??!! With the very few dialog add ons WHY would you re cast WHY????? Why would you remove Jeremy Irons as Scar?? WHY??? Why would you put emotionless actors as Simba, Nala etc.. Yes Beyoncé was not good not at all, no emotions just terrible and ruined the original music. Seth Rogan was ok, yeas just Ok not close to as funny as the original Pumba.. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
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    FAQ4

    • Why wasn't Jonathan Taylor Thomas cast for this as grown up Simba? Would have been the perfect fit.
    • The director said there is only one live shot in the movie. Which shot it is?
    • Why didn't Zazu expose Scars lie to the lionesses, he could have easily told Sarabi that Scar was already there at the gorge, as Scar told him to get help.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2019 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Stream The Lion King officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Lion King
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Fairview Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $260,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $543,638,043
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $191,770,759
      • Jul 21, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,663,075,401
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.90:1

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