Disney is doing just fine hitting us right in the feels with more new teasers and sneak peeks from the upcoming movie. The thought of what anticipates us in the upcoming movie based on the classic animated film always turn us into a sobbing mess.
The giant media conglomerate seized the opportunity during the 2019 Oscars ad-breaks with a dose of nostalgia in the form of a new teaser trailer for the upcoming reboot, The Lion King.
Though the trailer mostly recombines footage from the first trailer from last November, the new “Long Live the King” teaser video brought us scenes of one of the most iconic moments from the 1994 version: The Circle of Life.
We get to revisit the sunrise scene, with Rafiki performing a ritual on baby cub Simba followed by the iconic lift and a watchful animal kingdom bowing to its rightful king.
In addition to the teaser trailer, Disney also released an epically-scaled poster on social media.
New poster for Disney The Lion King! #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/xHCdWOvTPn
— Disney The Lion King (@LionKing2019) February 25, 2019
According to the poster, it shows yet another classic moment of the father and son bonding time before young Simba is forced to face his fated destiny.
The first teaser trailer became Disney’s most watched trailer in a day, racking in 224.6 million views in its first 24 hours!
Jon Favreau, the filmmaker behind movies like ‘Iron Man’, ‘Spiderman: Homecoming’, ‘Elf’ will be directing the upcoming live-action remake.
From left: Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, John Favreau and Billy Eichner
The star studded cast sees James Earl Jones (Mufasa), Donald Glover (Simba), Beyonce (Nala), Chiwetel Ejiofar (Scar), Billy Eichner (Timon), John Oliver (Zazu) and Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), John Kani (Rafiki).
‘The Lion King’ roars into cinemas on July 19.
A movie tied to so many of our childhoods, you might not want to miss this one out. We’ve already got our calendars marked. Have you?
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