Surprise! Disney drops first trailer for “live-action” film The Lion King

Enlarge / D'awwww... newly anointed baby Simba is presented to his people for the first time. (credit: Disney)
The fine folks at Disney just gave us a last-minute holiday surprise by releasing the first trailer for their hotly anticipated 'live-action' remake of the 1994 animated classic, The Lion King. The Mouse House sneakily didn't give any hint that it was planning to debut the trailer. The only giveaway was a Thanksgiving Day Instagram post by actor J.D. McCrary, who voices Simba in the upcoming film.
(Spoilers for original film—and probably the remake—below.)
The original animated The Lion King was a smashing success, raking in $766 million worldwide at the box office to become the highest-grossing animated feature of all time. It won two Oscars for its music (by Hans Zimmer) and spawned an equally successful long-running Broadway musical, plus a number of smaller spinoffs. In short, it's been nothing but a money-making machine for Disney over the last 24 years.
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