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Depicting stunning African scenery, the new
movie follows the same plot as the original Oscar-winning
animation about lion cub Simba, who flees his kingdom after his
villainous uncle Scar connives to take his father Mufasa's place
as king.
Actor Donald Glover is the voice behind the grown-up Simba,
while Beyonce portrays his friend Nala. The cast also includes
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa) and James Earl
Jones, who voiced Mufasa in the 1994 film.
"I just listened to what (Beyonce) had to teach me," Glover said
of working with the Grammy Award winner.
"Only very few times do you get to work with somebody as iconic
as Beyonce," Glover said. "I was like, okay, we are like
blending this thing together so let me just listen to what she
is doing and play off of that."
"The Lion King" was an instant hit with audiences around the
world when it was originally released. A hugely successful
musical theater version still runs on New York's Broadway and in
London.
"It's like a recipe that will be delicious forever, it just
works," Rogen said of the story.
"The Lion King" remake, which begins its worldwide cinema
roll-out in China on Friday before hitting other countries next
week, follows new versions of "Aladdin" and "Dumbo". It is
directed by Jon Favreau, who was behind the 2016 remake of "The
Jungle Book".
(Reporting by Reuters Television; writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian; editing by Jason Neely)
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