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Disney’s The Lion King dominates the box office, pushes global haul to $531 million

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Avengers: Endgame topping Avatar to become the biggest film in history wasn’t the only cause for celebration at Disney this weekend, as director Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King dominated the box office, scoring the biggest ever July opening – a title previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Domestically, […]

Ranking Hans Zimmer’s 17 greatest scores (that aren’t Batman or Pirates of the Caribbean)

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Composer Hans Zimmer revisits Oscar-winning territory with his score for Disney’s remake of The Lion King. In celebration, here are Zimmer’s 17 greatest film works presented and ranked – with a few notable omissions… In 1994, Disney released one of the jewels of their renaissance period: The Lion King. This anthropomorphised take on Hamlet, playing […]

Movie Review – The Lion King (2019)

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The Lion King, 2019. Directed by John Favreau Starring Donald Glover, Beyonce Knowles, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Chewetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph SYNOPSIS: When the heir to the throne of the Pride lands believes he’s responsible for the death of his father, he flees his destiny […]

Video Review – The Lion King (2019)

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The Lion King, 2019 Directed by Jon Favreau. Featuring the voice talents of Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, John Oliver, John Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Eric André, Florence Kasumba, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Amy Sedaris This week sees the release of Disney’s newest release […]

Simba confronts Scar in The Lion King TV spot

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Another TV spot has landed for the upcoming remake of the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King which gives us a peek at a fully-grown Simba taking on his villainous uncle, Scar; watch it here… SEE ALSO: The Lion King TV spot showcases Timon & Pumbaa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6go8alJcSQ Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion […]

Disney drops six new TV spots for The Lion King

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With less than two weeks to go until the hotly-anticipated release of The Lion King, another six TV spots have arrived online for the CG-animated remake of the 1994 Disney classic; watch them here… SEE ALSO: Disney releases cast and character portraits for The Lion King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb8v3alFBPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stz0BTQ1Cdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-7I4Zd1HPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVPT-f-FPWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKNwoFXiMn4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXckTLqHSvI SEE ALSO: Ranking Disney’s […]

The Lion King TV spot showcases Timon & Pumbaa

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Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to share a new TV spot for the hotly-anticipated cgi-animated adventure drama The Lion King which showcases best friends Timon & Pumbaa; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Disney releases cast and character portraits for The Lion King https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1146450729261047808 Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes […]

Disney releases cast and character portraits for The Lion King

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With a little over two weeks to go until The Lion King arrives in cinemas, Disney has released a batch of character portraits for director Jon Favreau’s (The Jungle Book) upcoming remake of the beloved 1994 animated classic which feature the voice actors and their CG-animated counterparts Donald Glover (Simba), Beyonce (Nala), Billy Eichner, Seth […]

Disney’s The Lion King tracking $150 million domestic opening weekend

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UPDATE: According to the official tracking from Variety, Disney’s The Lion King is on course for a domestic opening weekend of $150 million. That’s lower than the early projections, but the figure is expected to rise over the coming weeks as we count down to its July 19th opening. Original story follows… After scoring several […]