"The King Has Returned" In theaters July, 2019. ▼ The Lion King (2019) CONCEPT trailer. CG-animated re-imagining of the 1994 Walt Disney classic The Lion King. © 2019 - Disney The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film, directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Jeff Nathanson. It is the remake of Disney's 1994 animated film of the same name and inspired in part by William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Oliver, John Kani, Alfre Woodard, Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, Keegan-Michael Key, J.D. McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph. It is set to be released on July 19, 2019. ✖ Subscribe For ALL NEW Trailers! ► http://bit.ly/SmasherTrailers ✖ Follow us on Twitter! ► http://www.twitter.com/SmasherAf ✖ LIKE us on Facebook! ► http://www.facebook.com/SmasherAfk ────────────────── On September 28, 2016, Walt Disney Pictures confirmed that Jon Favreau would be directing a fast-tracked remake of the 1994 animated film The Lion King, which would feature the songs from the 1994 film, following a string of recent box office successes on the other Disney remake films such as Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast with the latter three also earning critical praise. Later on October 13, it was reported that Disney had hired Jeff Nathanson to write the screenplay for the remake. In November, talking with ComingSoon.net, Favreau said the virtual reality technology he used in The Jungle Book would be used to a greater degree in The Lion King. In mid-February 2017, Donald Glover was cast as Simba, with James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa from the 1994 film. In April, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen were cast to play Timon and Pumbaa respectively. In July, John Oliver was cast as Zazu. In August, Alfre Woodard and John Kani were announced to play Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively. Earlier in March, it was announced that Beyoncé was Favreau's top choice for the role of Nala and that the director and studio would be willing to do whatever it took to accommodate her busy schedule. Later on November 1, her role was confirmed in an official announcement, which also confirmed that Chiwetel Ejiofor would play the role of Scar, with Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, Keegan-Michael Key, J.D. McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph joining the cast as Azizi, Shenzi and Kamari, young Simba and young Nala, respectively. ────────────────── ✖ Thanks to NovaConcepts for the awesome intro! ►https://www.youtube.com/user/itsnovaify ────────────────── ► Subscribe to Smasher for ALL NEW Trailers, TV Spots, Exclusive Clips & More from your most anticipated Movies & Shows! All The Must See Trailers HERE: http://bit.ly/SmasherTrailers ✖ This is a Concept Trailer so YES, this video is "Fake" and "Not real". This was not made to fool or scam anyone, it is simply for fans to take a glimpse into what the movie could be like. ✖ Copyright Disclaimer: This video was made purely for entertainment & fun. No copyright infringement intended. All copyright belongs to their respective owners. **Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended.