Lion King News

04/13/2020 - New Timon & Pumbaa Show in the works?



https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/lion-king-spinoff-timon-pumba-reportedly-coming-disney/



According to our sources – the same ones who told us Bambi and Robin Hood remakes were in development, both of which are now confirmed – The Lion King‘s Timon and Pumbaa are reportedly set to be the stars of their own Disney Plus limited series, which is said to be a more comedic offering that could potentially take several cues from 2004’s direct-to-video The Lion King 1.5, which tracked what the duo were up to before and during the events of the movie.



https://insidethemagic.net/2020/04/disney-timon-pumba-series-rwb1/?utm_content=bufferb48d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3O4BUiIgInDaf1LX6AjRj3TR2LMrgT8uNRKOIVQS6X1Rf1B0yMFd7CS2Y



There has been no confirmation about whether or not the possible Disney+ original series will feature characters from the 1994 Disney’s The Lion King animated film or the new version of the movie. Though, we can guess the reported Disney+ Lion King series would likely be a comedy and could potentially feature Billy Eichner (Timon) and Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), who voiced the beloved Disney characters in the 2019 live action Lion King remake.



Although Disney has yet to confirm anything about an upcoming streaming Timon and Pumbaa series, they have recently announced several original Disney+ series. New original content is necessary to keep Disney in the streaming game against industry giants like Netflix. Charlie Quigg forwards these two links hinting at a possible new Disney+ show centered around Timon & Pumbaa:

10/08/2019 - Live-Action TLK Sequel?



We Got This Covered has been informed by our sources – the same ones who told us an Aladdin sequel was happening, which we now know to be true – that Disney wants to do a Lion King follow-up. According to what we’ve heard, though, director Jon Favreau isn’t so keen on the idea, which may mean that a new director will be hired to helm it. We’ve also been told that it’s not a sure thing just yet, but they’re certainly discussing it given the barnstorming success of the first one.



https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/disney-making-lion-king-sequel/?fbclid=IwAR2cWsVnqMGswiaATLz6_DSfzgSFw3arHAqrMBmN8dAV3slrCwwxXQRisaY



Unclear at this point is whether said sequel would just be a live-action Simba's Pride, or whether it would go in some new direction. If remakes like Aladdin are earning sequels of their own, though, it's hard to deny there's a possibility of more TLK movies on the horizon.



Via Charlie Quigg. I'd say it still only qualifies as a rumor, but there's talk of a sequel to the 2019 TLK remake being in the works:Unclear at this point is whether said sequel would just be a live-action Simba's Pride, or whether it would go in some new direction. If remakes like Aladdin are earning sequels of their own, though, it's hard to deny there's a possibility of more TLK movies on the horizon.Via Charlie Quigg.

07/31/2019 - How Scar Got His Scar Apparently there is now a canonical answer to this age-old question: How did Scar get his scar?







Decades of speculation and fanfiction have covered possibilities such as clashes with large beasts such as wildebeests or rival lions to a lovers' quarrel, but now thanks to The Lion Guard it seems we have our answer.

07/11/2019 - Donald Glover on Jimmy Kimmel Live Donald Glover appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on July 9 to promote TLK, as well as to talk about a number of behind-the-scenes topics:







Via Charlie Quigg.

07/11/2019 - TLK clips: "A Gift He'll Never Forget" and "I'm Gonna Name Him Fred" Two official preview clips have been published to YouTube, giving us a look at how more of the characters will look, move, and emote.



"A Gift He'll Never Forget" features Scar and young Simba in the gorge, setting the stage for the stampede:







And "I'm Gonna Name Him Fred" is the scene of Timon and Pumbaa discovering Simba collapsed in the desert, with updated dialogue and repartee:





07/09/2019 - TLK World Premiere Livestream (and Circle of Life preview!) This livestream was broadcast tonight and featured the cast and filmmakers of the new movie, with interviews, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and (at the 1:22:50 mark) a preview of the "Circle of Life" presentation scene!







Via Jaime.

06/24/2019 - TLK Tickets Available Today — plus Jon Favreau Interview on Fandango https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-jon-favreau-on-the-lion-king-753799



Tickets can be purchased starting today at Fandango — and if you follow the link you'll get an in-depth exclusive interview between Fandango and TLK director Jon Favreau.



Jon Favreau: We learned a lot on The Jungle Book, and one of the things we learned is that if you push the facial expressions on an animal too much it starts to look less like an animal and more like a human. Part of the naturalistic approach of The Lion King that would have not fit in with our tone. Part of it is trying to make the animals express emotions without facial expression, so like in the case of Pumbaa, who is a very comedic character who has a lot of facial expressions in the old one, how do you make a warthog comical if you can't make him make faces? You have to look at the reference of warthogs in nature, and you start to see that they're very comical in the way that they move.



So, part of it was directing the animators to express the emotions of the characters, be it the lion or the meerkat or the warthog, in a way that is both consistent with what people would see in nature, but also to express the performance choices the actors are making. So, there’s a lot of body language that was worked into this piece. What’s nice is that as you watch the film all together, I think it's very successful. But it definitely is one of the things that created one of the bigger challenges, to try to help bring the charm and humanity of the original productions into this without having the ability to manipulate the facial expressions and the naturalism of the animals to the extent that you could in animation. Tickets can be purchased starting today at Fandango — and if you follow the link you'll get an in-depth exclusive interview between Fandango and TLK director Jon Favreau.

06/24/2019 - "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Trailer with Beyoncé

06/06/2019 - Japanese Trailer with Dialogue Charlie Quigg sends this compilation of TLK trailers, which includes one (skip to 1:00) for the Japanese market which features dialogue that gives us a good idea of how JD McCrary (young Simba), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), and James Earl Jones (Mufasa) sound in this new outing.



