A live-action remake of The Lion King was always inevitable after the successes of The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast to name but two, but new hyenas Azizi … Disney is taking fans back to Pride Rock — this time with a new live-action twist. Sarafina (voiced by Zoe Leader in The Lion King and Penny Johnson Jerald in the 2019 film) is a lioness who is Nala's mother. It's official: Queen Bey is the new Nala. The Lion King is part of Disney's project to produce live-action remakes of its classic and beloved films. The Pride Lands return to their former glory, looking beautiful and prosperous once more. Just knowing that Beyoncé is a part of The Lion King's remake is enough to make us preorder our tickets, but the rest of the cast is pretty close to The Lion King is a 2019 American musical film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Related: The Lion King Trailer Breakdown: Every Live-Action Shot Compared To Animation When the villainous Scar seizes control of the Pride Lands, he does so by allying with Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, and the rest of a large hyena pack. A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The full cast for Jon Favreau's live-action remake of 'The Lion King' has been revealed and it's pretty amazing! It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. However, recently an adorable dog's reaction from one of the scenes of The Lion King has been going viral on social media. This is an insult to Lion King fans, and fans of the Hyena Trio because everyone knows Shenzi's companions as Banzai and Ed because they've went by those names in every piece of The Lion King media. List of The Lion King characters. Sarafina. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. Mufasa prepares Simba to be the next king of the jungle. Circle of Life / Nants' Ingonyama; I Just Can't Wait to Be King (2019 soundtrack) Be Prepared (2019 Version) Hakuna Matata (2019 soundtrack) The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2019 soundtrack) Can You Feel the Love Tonight (2019 soundtrack) Never Too Late The Disney film, The Lion King remains one of the most loved movies of all times and fans went into a frenzy when the live-action version of the movie was released again. Our only idea is it's because the name Banzai is well known as Japanese and Ed isn't Swahilian at all. The story follows Simba who runs away from his mother after disaster strikes. The movie managed to take the die-hard fans of the cult film on a trip down the memory lane. He's sought out years later to take back his place as king when his Uncle Scar threatens to destroy his home of the Pride Lands. Jon Favreau, the director behind Disney's live-action "The Jungle Book," is also bringing "The Lion King" to life. In the live action film, following Mufasa's death, Scar tries to get Sarabi to be his mate; however, she turns down his advances. Lion King Cartoon and Live-Action Cast Side-by-Side Photos See What the "Live-Action" Lion King Characters Look Like Next to Their Cartoon Counterparts July 17, 2019 by Quinn Keaney Simba and Nala are now king and queen, and Rafiki presents their cub Kiara to the rest of the animals, thereby continuing the circle of life. It's official: Disney confirmed the full cast of The Lion King remake on Wednesday (Nov. 1), and it's jam-packed with stars like Beyonce, Donald Glover and John Oliver. However, the naive Simba believes in his envious uncle Scar that wants to kill Mufasa and Simba to become the next king. The Lion King (2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.