Yes, a Lion King movie is happening and we are so excited about it.
Simba is returning to the movie theaters in 2019 and I am sure that you are waiting for it too.
These are some facts about the movie:
- The Lion King is an upcoming American computer-animated musical fantasy adventure film directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
- It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney’s traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name.
- The film features the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones.
- Donald Glover is giving his voice to Simba, and Beyonce is giving her voice to Nala.
- Walt Disney Pictures confirmed that Jon Favreau would be directing a fast-tracked remake of the 1994 animated film The Lion King, on September 28, 2016.
- Production on the film commenced in mid-2017 in Los Angeles, California, utilizing “virtual-reality tools”, per Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato.
- Virtual Production Supervisor Girish Balakrishnan said on his professional website that the filmmakers used motion capture and VR/AR technologies.
- On November 1, 2017, it was announced that Hans Zimmer would return to score the film, having previously scored the 1994 animated version.
- It was revealed that four songs from the original film would be included in the film: “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”, “Hakuna Matata”, “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King”, and “Circle of Life”, in 2018.
- The Lion King is scheduled to be released on July 19, 2019, which marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the original film.
- The Lion King will be one of the first theatrical films to be released on Disney+ alongside Toy Story 4, Frozen 2 and Captain Marvel.
- On November 28, 2017, it was reported that Elton John had signed onto the project to rework his musical compositions from the original film before his retirement.
- The first teaser trailer for The Lion King debuted during the annual Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving day game on November 22, 2018.
- The trailer was viewed 224.6 million times in its first 24 hours, becoming the 2nd most viewed trailer in that time period.
- On February 9, 2018, John reported that he, Tim Rice and Beyoncé would create a new song for the end credits of the film.
