The Lion King (2019)

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 (screenplay by), Irene Mecchi (based on "The Lion King" screenplay by)

Stars:

Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Scar (voice)
John Oliver	...	Zazu (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
John Kani	...	Rafiki (voice)
Alfre Woodard	...	Sarabi (voice)
JD McCrary	...	Young Simba (voice)
Shahadi Wright Joseph	...	Young Nala (voice)
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Sarafina (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Kamari (voice)
Eric André	...	Azizi (voice)
Florence Kasumba	...	Shenzi (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	Pumbaa (voice)
Billy Eichner	...	Timon (voice)
Amy Sedaris	...	Guinea Fowl (voice)
Chance the Rapper	...	Bush Baby (voice) (as Chance Bennett)

Storyline

In Africa, the lion cub Simba is the pride and joy of his parents King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. Mufasa prepares Simba to be the next king of the jungle. However, the naive Simba believes in his envious uncle Scar that wants to kill Mufasa and Simba to become the next king. He lures Simba and his friend Nala to go to a forbidden place and they are attacked by hyenas but they are rescued by Mufasa. Then Scar plots another scheme to kill Mufasa and Simba but the cub escapes alive and leaves the kingdom believing he was responsible for the death of his father. Now Scar becomes the king supported by the evil hyenas while Simba grows in a distant land. Sometime later, Nala meets Simba and tells that the kingdom has become a creepy wasteland. What will Simba do?

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Plot Keywords:

remake of remake | lion | remake | africa | king | 

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Taglines:

Be Prepared.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of violence and peril, and some thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jon Favreau cast Chiwetel Ejiofor in the role of Scar after Favreau watched his antagonistic performance as Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016).

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Goofs

Near the start when Mufasa says "Let me explain," to Simba, his mouth doesn't move.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scar: [to mouse] Life's - not fair - is it, my little friend? While some are born to feast - others spend their lives in the dark... begging for scraps. The way I see it, you and I are exactly the same, we both want to find a way out.

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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 The Jungle Book (2016).

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Connections

Featured in Nostalgia Critic: The Lion King (2019) (2020)

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Soundtracks

Circle of Life (Finale)
(uncredited)
Originated from The Lion King (1994)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by a Male Choir

User Reviews

What's the point?

Disney remaked this film with the same plot and the same story with the same characters! But the only difference is that it is not an animation! As if they were bored and suddenly someone said hey! Lets remake The Lion King, but this time lets make it a "live-action" ! and the rest is trash

Please disney stop remaking and start creating!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Stream The Lion King officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia

Country:

USA UK South Africa

Language:

English Xhosa Zulu French Spanish Hindi

Release Date:

19 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lion King

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$260,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$191,770,759, 21 July 2019

Gross USA:

$543,638,043

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,657,870,986

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Fairview Entertainment, British Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital (5.1 surround) IMAX 6-Track 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1