Special Look at ‘The Lion King’ Debuts During the Oscars®

Last night, Oscar® viewers enjoyed an all-new look at director Jon Favreau’s The Lion King, which opens in theaters on July 19, 2019.

Disney’s upcoming film journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. 

The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. The all-star cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon, and utilizes pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring treasured characters to life in a whole new way.
This is going to be a big year for Disney movies with Frozen 2, Star Wars, and Lion King sure to be leading box office sales!  I'm certainly adding this classic to my list of summer must see movies to see with the family!  What are some films you're looking forward to in 2019?
Long Live The King!
Hayley 
  

Disney Releases Frozen 2 Trailer

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What movies are you excited for in 2019?  There are several on my list and most of them are from Disney of course, but this one tops the list!  My kids and I are so ecstatic for the release of Frozen 2...the highly anticipated sequel to the mega popular Disney movie "Frozen", that was originally released in November 2013!  Shooting began on this sequel back in September 2017 and Disney just surprisingly released a teaser trailer for the upcoming animated film that's sure to be a major hit with families everywhere! 

Even though the first trailer is now released, we still don't know that much about the story's plot or what will happen.  I guess we'll have to wait a little longer to figure out those details although many rumors have been circling around. 

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From the Academy Award®-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, and producer Peter Del Vecho—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad, and the music of Oscar®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 2 opens in U.S. theaters on November 22, 2019!

See the recently released movie trailer below!

Is that song "Let it Go" stuck in your head now?  
Enjoy!
Hayley