Young McCrary belts out “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” as energetically as ever, and John Oliver’s take on Mufasa’s hornbill majordomo Zazu provides many of the same laughs as the original did. Mostly, though, screenwriter Jeff Nathanson follows the same story beats and song cues as the ’94 film.
It also forces unsuspecting audiences to contemplate a giraffe’s digestive process from leaf to poop. It’s a smart, evocative sequence depicting the “circle of life” across the African wilderness. The way Favreau depicts Rafiki’s discovery is one area where this “Lion King” diverts from the ’94 version. Meanwhile, Rafiki (voiced by John Kani, the elder king from “Black Panther”) catches something on the wind that Simba lives, despite what Scar told everyone in the Pride Lands. She provides Simba both a romantic partner (fueled by the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”) and a chance at redemption over his father’s death. Check out the new images for Disney’s The Lion King featuring voice talent with their characters. Soon, Simba’s lioness friend Nala, who as an adult is voiced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, arrives on the scene. (Image courtesy Disney) Zazu, voiced by John Oliver, left, and Simba, voiced by JD McCrary, in a scene from "The Lion King," directed by Jon Favreau. As the king’s trusted aide, the baboon Rafiki lifts young Simba up so all may bow, the song “Circle of Life” - written, like most of the songs, by Elton John and Tim Rice - swells to a crescendo in a shot-for-shot remake of the 1994 version’s first minutes. again announces the sunrise and summons animals big and small to Pride Rock for a presentation of King Mufasa’s new heir, the lion cub Simba. The Zulu chant by South African musician Lebo M. Now, as it did 25 years ago, the opening snaps the viewer to attention. With director Jon Favreau and an army of animators and artists arranging pixels into realistic-looking African landscapes and talking animals, the answer is, yes, this lion still roars. The original Lion King made more than $968 million at the box office and won multiple Academy Awards, in addition to a pair of Grammy Awards for its soundtrack.Every time Disney has produced “The Lion King,” it’s been a stylized rendition, and the question becomes whether the particular style - hand-drawn animation in the 1994 film, puppet performance in the Broadway production, or now photo-realistic computer animation - works for the story of a young cub maturing into a leader. It's directed by Jon Favreau ( Iron Man, Jungle Book) and hits theatres in summer 2019. The new Lion King's story was written by Catch Me If You Can and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Jeff Nathanson.
the only characters voiced by white actors were Zazu, Timon, and Pumbaa.
#WHO PLAYS ZAZU IN THE NEW LION KING MOVIE#
You can see the full lineup in the image below, which Disney shared on Twitter today. Does the new Lion King movie have real lions or is everything CGI 3,457 Views. Eric Andre and Keegan-Michael Key also have roles in the film. The character's original voice performer, Robert Guillaume, passed away recently. Actors who played the role of Zazu: Adam Stein,Ben Roseberry,Bill Bowers,Cameron Pow,Danny Rutigliano,Enrique Segura,Esteban Oliver,Geoff Hoyle,Jeff Gurner,Jeff. Black Panther actor John Kani voices Rafiki. John Oliver voices the annoying and overbearing bird Zazu, while comedy mainstays Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner voice Pumbaa and Timon, respectively. Some of the names were already known, including Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones returning from the original film to again voice Mufasa.Īs rumored, Beyonce plays Nala, while 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor voices Simba's evil uncle Scar. Disney today announced the full voice cast for its upcoming Lion King remake.
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