produced by Walt Disney Pictures, written by Jeff Nathanson, and directed by Jon Favreau with cast production music ...The Lion King is scheduled to be released on July 19, 2019, which marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the 1994 Disney classic film. Although the media reported The Lion King (2019) to be a live-action film, it actually utilizes photo-realistic computer-generated animation. Disney also did not describe it as live-action, only stating it would follow the "technologically groundbreaking".
The Lion King (2019) cast as voices
Donald Glover as Simba, the crown prince of the Pride Lands
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, Simba's childhood best friend and future love-interest
James Earl Jones as Mufasa, the king of the Pride Lands and the father of Simba; Jones reprises his role from the original The Lion King (1994)
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, the treacherous brother of Mufasa and the uncle of Simba who seeks to take the mantle of king
Billy Eichner as Timon, Simba's meerkat friend quite a fast talker
Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, a naive common warthog who befriends and adopts a young Simba after he runs away from home
John Oliver as Zazu, a hornbill who is the advisor to the King of the Pride Lands
John Kani as Rafiki, a wise mandrill who serves as the shaman of the Pride Lands and a close friend of Mufasa's
Florence Kasumba as Shenzi, the lead hyena of the trio, Scar's henchmen
Eric Andre as Azizi, a member of Scar's trio; this character replaces Banzai from the original 1994 animated film
Keegan-Michael Key as Kamari, an unhinged hysterical hyena who laughs a lot and is part of Scar's henchmen; this character replaces Ed from the original 1994 animated film
Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Mufasa's mate, the mother of Simba, and queen of the Pride Lands
JD McCrary as young Simba
Shahadi Wright Joseph as young Nala more
Production
On September 28, 2016, Walt Disney Pictures confirmed that Jon Favreau would be directing a fast-tracked remake of the 1994 animated film The Lion King, which would feature the songs from the 1994 film. Music On November 1, 2017, it was announced that Hans Zimmer would return to score the film, having previously scored the 1994 animated version. 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 following day it was reported that Beyoncé would be assisting John in the reworking of the soundtrack. On February 9, 2018, John reported that he, Tim Rice and Beyoncé would create a new song for the end credits of the film. Later that month, 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". Quotes from trailer
MUFASA: Everything the light touches is our kingdom. But a king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king. Remember!
Watch The Lion King (2019) trailer
Also you can watch The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
