The Lion King‘s live action remake is only weeks away, and to get fans even more excited Disney has released a new set of promotional images featuring the movie’s cast alongside their CGI counterparts.
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The special shoot shows the real life voice actors facing their on-screen characters, setting a deeply reflective and powerful mood for the upcoming movie.
Disney also released a featurette with behind the scenes commentary from director Jon Favreau and a number of actors.
“We wanted to capture what people’s memory of this was with both music and the imagery,” Favreau explained, speaking about the inspiration behind the retelling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flXkOTJBtvU&feature=youtu.be
The Lion King will hit cinemas on 19 July.
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