Disney might have stumbled a bit at the box office with the release of Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’, but the studio has nothing to worry about when it comes to their remake of ‘The Lion King’ opening in theaters this summer.
Not only is ‘The Lion King’ property one of the most beloved films in the Disney canon, but the new footage Disney showed at CinemaCon dazzled press so much that it’s clear the film is a visual effects game-changer that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
The footage for ‘The Lion King’ showed the famous “everything the light touches” scene between Mufasa and Simba. Like the teaser trailer that debuted last year, the scene is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of Disney’s animated ‘The Lion King.’ However, the effects blew nearly everyone in attendance away.
‘The Lion King’ is the latest directorial effort from Jon Favreau, who helmed Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ in 2016. While ‘Jungle Book’ featured child actor Neel Sethi opposite VFX animals, ‘The Lion King’ is completely animated using photorealistic computer visual effects.
The latter voiced the same character in Disney’s 1994 animated movie. Disney is opening ‘The Lion King’ in theaters nationwide July 19.
