Lion King - Live Action Movie

A skeptic optimism...

I like that Valentina and feel the exact same way...

one of the least necessary film adaptations in the history of film adaptations. these Disney live-action remakes are positively exhausting.

Yeah, this is the most pointless remake ever. I'm just glad they brought back James. (Also, Donald Glover is Simba)

For what it's worth, I did enjoy his Jungle Book, and I wouldn't want to hear anyone else trying to be Mufasa. I love the Donald Glover casting too, while I'm at it...

Ughh. This is just a cash grab. Why mess with perfection?

Also it technically won't be live action, it'll be hyper-realized CGI animation, just like the animals in The Jungle Book. Unless of course, they can somehow wrangle real lions, warthogs, and meerkats to be in the movie, which I think would be too much even for Disney.

Whatever, I will watch anything Donald Glover.

I just hope there will be some white bloods SOMEWHERE in the crowd scenes or there will be letters.

2 words...joke Joyce.

Updated On: 2/18/17 at 11:23 PM

What the hell?

Disney is now turning 2d animation classics into cgi animation classics?

Why do we need another animated Lion King?

Every Disney movie is considered original in their own right even if they take liberties on traditional versions of the fairytales. Nearly every one of them is recycled, arguably. With hundreds of films in their catalog, and this sudden upturn in live action retellings, and money in the bank, Disney can do whatever the heck they want. We will still get our original animated films like Moana and Zootopia, but if yall want the ORIGINAL Lion King, read Hamlet. If you want the ORIGINAL Little Mermaid, read the Andersen version. Simple solution: if you're not on board with a remake, why waste your time griping?

Of course I'm not gonna see any of these remakes, I just support newer ideas more.

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"Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen are in final talks to play Simba's lovable sidekick duo, Timon and Pumbaa, respectively."

Hmm.

resurrecting this thread as the movie will be out this year, out of curiosity i checked their INDB page and was a bit sad that they only are listing the main cast and not any of the ensemble/backup singers or more in the line of music credits to see if or what any new songs will be (surely there will be new songs) Because I dont really think that the guy playing Rafiki will be singing Circle of life or anything like that, so was looking to see who else are providing vocals on this.

also there is one person listed as only 'voice', I wonder what that could be?

It is in post production now so all these things should have been finalised/recorded I would think.

Will they go the route of beauty and the beast and leave out all the new songs from the stage show?

Will Beyonce get a new song to replace Shadowland (unfortunate but highly likely)

Will endless Night be cut? (if not then atleast Julie Taymor will get a credit in the movie as I think she is credit as one of the lyricists.

It is also interesting that they have renamed 2 of the hyenas.