ICYMI: The Lion King World Premiere Red Carpet
The Lion King hits theaters next week, but this weekend you can get hyped up for the opening by watching “The Lion King World Premiere” red carpet:
Reuters reported from Los Angeles:
Beyonce led the stars behind the voices of “The Lion King” down the red carpet on Tuesday at the world premiere of the remake of the 1994 Disney movie which uses computer-generated imagery to bring a realistic look to Pride Rock.
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.”
After the regal display on the red carpet, fans and stars alike gathered in the Dolby Theatre, where director (and Disney Legend honoree) Jon Favreau spoke about the film, letting in fans on a secret: Only one shot in the entire movie was not rendered in CGI! Can you spot the real-world moment in the film? Favreau didn’t reveal the location of the shot, but he did call the cast and creative team on stage to a rousing round of applause before the audience settled in to watch the film for the first time ever.
Despite mixed early reviews, The Lion King will certainly roar into theaters next week? Will you be there? Let us know in the comments.