The Lion King (2019 movie)

The Lion King is a 2019 American musical adventure comedy-drama movie written by Jeff Nathanson, and directed and produced by Jon Favreau. It is a remake of the 1994 animated movie of the same name and was produced by Walt Disney Pictures. 

The movie stars the voices of Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Kani,  Amy Sedaris and Alfre Woodard with Keegan-Michael Key.

Hans Zimmer composed the movie score. There is an original song by Elton John.

Much of the main cast signed on in early-2017. Filming of the movie began that summer at a movie studio in Los Angeles. The movie was released on July 19, 2019, the 25th anniversary of the animated classic.

Before inflation, it was one of the highest grossing animated movies yet made

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