re: The Lion King Trailer

You barely beat me to this. Looks incredible. Got some goosebumps on my morning commute.

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I’m hopeful that this will be the best live action remake to date. Looks good

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Yeah, I don't know what to think. I don't know how else to explain other than these Disney movies don't translate well into live-action for me. Like the Beauty and the Beast remake was damn near a frame by frame duplicate of the original and it just wasn't nearly as good. It wasn't as bad, just not as good.

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I’m hopeful that this will be the best live action remake to date. Looks good

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Looks like it could be pretty good but I have no idea how this can actually be called a live action remake since all the animals are CG. Are the landscapes even real or are those all CG too?


Also, while some take issue with Jeremy Irons not playing Scar I have no problems with it. I've seen Lion King on Broadway twice now and both of those actors were really good so I see no reason why anyone should be worried about the performance of an excellent actor like Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Honestly what's weird to me is they went back to James Earl Jones. Not sure why they would have him back if they aren't bringing anyone else back and are trying to do an updated version. If anything it's going to be distracting to hear him but not any of the other voices from the original.