THE LION KING (2019) MOVIE NEWS & REVIEW

the lion king (2019) movie

Genre              |   Fantasy Adventure

Classification   |   PG

Running time   |   120 minutes

Released         |   17 July  2019

cast

Donald Glover ... Simba (voice)
Beyoncé ... Nala (voice)
James Earl Jones ... Mufasa (voice)
Alfre Woodard ... Sarabi (voice)
Chiwetel Ejiofor ... Scar (voice)
Billy Eichner ... Timon (voice)
Seth Rogen ... Pumbaa (voice)
​Keegan-Michael Key ... Kamari (voice)

director

​Jon Favreau

writer

​Jeff Nathanson ... (screenplay)
 
Brenda Chapman ... (story)
Irene Mecchi ... (characters)
Jonathan Roberts ... (characters)
Linda Woolverton ... (characters)

cinematographer

​Caleb Deschanel

music

​Hans Zimmer

film editor

Adam Gerstel
Mark Livolsi

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box office result

Worldwide               $? million

Australia                 $? million

North America        $? million

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movie minutiae

​Both Donald Glover (Simba) and James Earl Jones (Mufasa) have worked on STAR WARS movies, though on separate occasions. James Earl Jones provides the voice of Darth Vader in the STAR WARS films that he appeared in, and Donald Glover is set to appear as Lando Calrissian in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018).

​Donald Glover (Simba), Alfre Woodard (Sarabi) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar) have all appeared in live action Marvel films. Glover was in SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017), Woodard was in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016), and Ejiofor was in DOCTOR STRANGE (2016), all of these films released after Disney's acquisition of Marvel.

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THE LION KING (2019) STORY SYNOPSIS

​Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

THE LION KING (2019) MOVIE REVIEW

Reviewed by Mark Geraghty   |   Review date 16 July 2019

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THE LION KING MOVIE (2019) USEFUL LINKS

The Lion King (2019 film) - Wikipedia
​The Lion King (2019) - IMDb
​The Lion King (2019) - Rotten Tomatoes​

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