The Lion King's first trailer will take you back to your childhood

Can you feel the love tonight?

Like a Thanksgiving Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has released the director's first trailer Jon Favreauof The Lion King, which will be released in cinemas on July 19, 2019. The photorealistic remake of the 1994 computer-animated classic features a vocal cast of stars: Eric Andre like Azizi, Beyonce like Nala, Billy Eichner like Timon, Chiwetel Ejiofor as a scar, Donald Glover like Simba, James Earl Jones like Mufasa, John Kani like Rafiki, Florence Kasumba like Shenzi, Keegan-Michael Key like Kamari, John Oliver like Zazu, Seth Rogen like Pumbaa, JD McCrary like young Simba, Shahadi Wright Joseph as a young Nala and Alfre Woodard like Sarabi.

Set to Hans ZimmerThe trailer shows the realm of animals with Mufasa saying to his son Simba: "All that light touches our kingdom.But the time of a king reigns as a ruler rises and falls like the sun. , the sun was setting over my time here and will rise with you as a new king. "While" Circle of Life "is playing, the trailer shows all the animals arriving to greet the little lion.

Disney announced that Favreau would reimagine The Lion King in 2016, following the success of its The jungle Book remake; this last film, with Neel Sethi and featuring the vocal talents of Idris Elba, Giancarlo Esposito, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong & # 39; o, Gary Shandling and Christopher Walken, won $ 966 million at the box office.

It goes without saying that everyone involved handles the restart with the utmost care.

A year ago, E! News spoke to Eichner about his role in The Lion King. "I was panicked," admitted the actor. "I mean, the cast is amazing, Seth Rogen and I are Timon and Pumbaa, so we do" Hakuna Matata, "and then we also sing" Can you feel love tonight "with Simba and Nala, who will be heard by Donald Glover … and someone who's called Beyoncé. "Eichner even doubted meeting Beyoncé, asking her," Why would she want to be in the studio with me ?! "

The Lion King will be Disney's third remake of an animated film that will be released theaters next year. First place will be Tim Burtonof Dumbo March 29, followed by Guy Ritchieof Aladdin May 24th.