Watch the first nostalgia-packed ‘Lion King’ trailer

Apr 10, 2019

By Ari Rees

A shining new trailer has brought our first real look at Disney’s “The Lion King” live-action remake.

Watch the trailer below

Falling just under two minutes, the trailer is a nostalgia-packed story featuring several first looks from the film.

Highlights

We hear James Earl Jones returning to voice Mufasa.
We get our first look at Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his band of hyenas.
We see young Simba (JD McCrary) interacting with Zazu (John Oliver).
The infamous stampede is shown.
Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyonce) are seen together for the first time.
Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) and Timon (Billy Eichner) get their first feature.

Side-by-side of the famous clip of Simba growing up in the 2019 'The Lion King' vs. the original 1994 movie. #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/nMY0fCm6Li

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Date: “The Lion King” hits theaters July 19.