The Lion King (2019 film)

The Lion King is a 2019 American musical film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, 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 stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original film. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.

Plans for a remake of The Lion King were confirmed in September 2016 following the success of Disney's The Jungle Book, also directed by Favreau. Much of the main cast signed in early 2017 and principal productionbegan in mid-2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 19, 2019. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its visual effects, musical score and vocal performances, but criticism for the lack of originality and emotion in the characters.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Scar (voice)
	John Oliver	...	Zazu (voice)
	James Earl Jones	...	Mufasa (voice)
	John Kani	...	Rafiki (voice)
	Alfre Woodard	...	Sarabi (voice)
	JD McCrary	...	Young Simba (voice)
	Shahadi Wright Joseph	...	Young Nala (voice)
	Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Sarafina (voice)
	Keegan-Michael Key	...	Kamari (voice)
	Eric André	...	Azizi (voice)
	Florence Kasumba	...	Shenzi (voice)
	Seth Rogen	...	Pumbaa (voice)
	Billy Eichner	...	Timon (voice)
	Amy Sedaris	...	Guinea Fowl (voice)
	Chance the Rapper	...	Bush Baby (voice) (as Chance Bennett)