It’s the circle of life — the first full length trailer for Disney’s live action remake of “The Lion King” dropped during Sunday’s Oscars. The new footage didn’t reveal much about the upcoming feature, although it did seem to almost mirror the original 1994 animated classic. The latest trailer began with a familiar scene set to the chant from “The Circle of Life” as the sun rises and Rafiki lifts Simba over the kingdom. The voice cast includes James Earl Jones, returning to his original role as Mufasa from the original film, along with Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar. The first teaser trailer became Disney’s most watched trailer in a day, racking up a record 224.6 million views in its first 24 hours. Jon Favreau, the filmmaker behind movies such as “Iron Man,” “Elf,” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” is directing “The Lion King.” He recently directed Disney’s live-action remake of “The Jungle Book” in 2016. The fantastical CGI adventure became a massive box office smash, grossing $966 million worldwide. Disney is rebooting a number of its classics this year. A live-action version of “Dumbo” is slated to release on March 29, while Guy Ritchie’s “Aladdin” is arriving on May 24. “The Lion King” hits theaters July 19. Watch the trailer above.<doc-sep>Lion King.” Just say those two words and let the childhood memories come rushing back to you. Recall the moment you fell in love with this Disney classic back in the olden days of 1994…if you were alive then…and how it became a part of your life. That feeling resurfaces every time I see anything pertaining to the live-action remake set to release later this year. Last night, during the Oscars, Disney released some new (sort of) footage for the movie, and it was wonderful. The new trailer pretty much has stuff we’ve already seen, with a couple of extended bits. (That Pride Rock scene, though!) But there was more: Disney also released a poster that should warm the heart of any ’90s kid: One of the things I’m loving about this remake is just how real everything looks. Ever since Disney started adapting its animated classics as live-action films, people have been wondering how it could be done with something like The Lion King. Unless the studio planned on herding actual lions, it was going to have to use animation of some kind, just computer rather than hand-drawn. And computer animation can look fake. Still, Jon Favreau pulled something similar off with the 2016 Jungle Book remake, and it looks like he’s going to do it again. I can barely tell these are computer generated creatures. RELATED PRODUCT Houston Astros Orbit Game Of Thrones Mascot On Fire Dragon Bobblehead Buy Now! Buy Now! Still, for all that, the best part about this version of The Lion King may be the epic, epic cast: Donald Glover: Adult Simba Beyoncé: Adult Nala James Earl Jones: Mufasa Chiwetel Ejiofor: Scar Alfre Woodard: Sarabi John Oliver: Zazu John Kani: Rafiki Billy Eichner: Timon Seth Rogen: Pumbaa And that’s still an incomplete list. Amazing, isn’t it? I can’t wait to see how this all comes together when the movie hits theaters on July 19. To stay up to date on everything Game of Thrones, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter. Watch Game of Thrones for FREE with a no-risk, 7-day free trial of Amazon Channels<doc-sep>Disney used the 91st Oscars telecast on Sunday night to debut a new trailer for their highly-anticipated remake of The Lion King. While most of the footage was recycled from the first teaser trailer that debuted in November, there are a few tiny bits of footage that are brand new (courtesy of Walt Disney Studios YouTube). The studio also released a new poster that, much like how the trailer mimics scenes from the original 1994 movie, mirrors several elements from the original poster. Atop Pride Rock: Disney used the 91st Oscars telecast on Sunday night to debut a new trailer for their highly-anticipated remake of The Lion King; The trailer ends in the same way, with Rafiki holding up Simba for all of Pride Rock to see, as the camera pulls back to reveal all of the animals Like the teaser in November, this trailer opens with the beginning of The Circle of Life song, showing the sun coming up at Pride Rock. The next two shots feature two new animals who weren't seen in the previous trailer, a rhino and a leopard, who both look to the rising sun. There is then a similar shot of several birds flying over the sea, and the same shot of giraffes, zebras and elephants from the earlier footage. There is also the same shot of young Simba (voiced by Donald Glover) stepping into the paw print of his father Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones). New animals: The next two shots feature two new animals who weren't seen in the previous trailer, a rhino and a leopard, who both look to the rising sun Same animals: There is then a similar shot of several birds flying over the sea, and the same shot of giraffes, zebras and elephants from the earlier footage Father's footsteps: There is also the same shot of young Simba (voiced by Donald Glover) stepping into the paw print of his father Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones) There is also a similar but slightly different shot of all the animals converging on Pride Rock. In the first trailer, the camera showed various animals coming over a ridge, but the second shot offered more of a sweeping panorama of this animal kingdom. There is also character who is not seen but heard saying, 'It is time,' before the same shot as Rafiki (voiced by John Kani) breaking a red root and using the powder to create a red stripe on Simba's forehead. While that scene is largely the same as the first, in the new trailer, Simba is seen sneezing after Rafiki applies the red powder. Pride Rock: There is also a similar but slightly different shot of all the animals converging on Pride Rock Animal kingdom: In the first trailer, the camera showed various animals coming over a ridge, but the second shot offered more of a sweeping panorama of this animal kingdom Red root: There is also character who is not seen but heard saying, 'It is time,' before the same shot as Rafiki (voiced by John Kani) breaking a red root and using the powder to create a red stripe on Simba's forehead Simba: While that scene is largely the same as the first, in the new trailer, Simba is seen sneezing after Rafiki applies the red powder The trailer ends in the same way, with Rafiki holding up Simba for all of Pride Rock to see, as the camera pulls back to reveal all of the animals. The studio also released a new poster that offers a glimpse at Simba and Mufasa admiring the Pride Rock sunset. While it is essentially different from the original poster, since the original only has Mufasa atop Pride Rock, it uses the same color scheme as the poster for the 1994 original animated classic. The original Lion King earned $312.8 million during its original box office run in 1994, from just a $45 million budget, which would equate to $673.8 million today, when adjusted for inflation. Disney releases The Lion King remake on July 19, in theaters nationwide, with no other movies opening against it in wide release. New poster: The studio also released a new poster that offers a glimpse at Simba and Mufasa admiring the Pride Rock sunset<doc-sep>
“Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.” That might look like double Deutsch, but it’s actually the iconic opening words to “The Circle of Life,” which literally translates to ‘there comes a lion’ – fitting, really, given that it’s now synonymous with The Lion King, Disney’s timeless classic that tells the story of young cub following in his father’s footsteps. And now, much like Cinderella and The Jungle Book before it, The Lion King will be receiving a fresh lick of paint this summer thanks to Jon Favreau, who’ll be taking us back to the Pride Lands for a live-action adventure the likes of which we’ve never seen before. That’s mostly because an absolutely incredible ensemble cast has been assembled here, featuring everyone from Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Wars Story) to Beyoncé to the frankly irreplaceable James Earl Jones. And now, with its release date quickly approaching, Disney has dropped a new trailer online. Though not terribly long, its mix of vibrant cinematography, richly textured CGI, and of course, a few familiar music cues, should hit all the right notes to get fans emotional and maybe even a bit misty-eyed. First Poster For Disney's The Lion King Remake Features Young Simba 1 of 2 Click to skip MORE FROM THE WEB Click to zoom Overall, it’s another promising look at the upcoming live-action remake and has us hopeful that Favreau will strike gold again after his success with The Jungle Book. Something tells us we have nothing to worry about though, especially because of that aforementioned cast that Disney’s lined up. The Lion King is the last of the three remakes that the studio’s releasing this year, after March’s Dumbo and May’s Aladdin. We wouldn’t be surprised if the films pull in more cash as they go along, too, with the Savanna-set epic poised to bring in a ton of money at the box office.