Courtesy of DisneyFilm & TVNewsThe Lion King trailer doesn’t have enough Beyoncé in itSpoiler: there’s a king, he dies, then his son becomes the kingShareLink copied ✔️November 23, 2018Film & TVNewsTextKemi Alemoru What is more soothing than the baritone notes of James Earl Jones’ voice, which is factually one of the wisest sounding voices in the world? You probably know him as Mufasa – and the narrative voice of the new Lion King trailer. The preview premiered during an American football game on Fox last night, giving viewers a first look at the film. Of course, it looks like it’s going to be the same as the original, but with more visual effects. Reprising his role as the King of the Pride Lands 25 years later, Jones will join Childish Gambino as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa the warthog, and Beyoncé who will lend her god-like vocals to Nala. Unfortunately, this trailer doesn’t actually feature Beyoncé at all. Instead, we get a preview of some very familiar dialogue. “One day, the sun will set on my time here,” Mufasa, says to his son Simba. “And will rise with you as the new king.” It would be really funny if Jones hadn’t actually recorded any new audio at all and it was all just stitched together from his studio recordings in 1994. I’m also holding out hope that they dub Beyoncé “Deja Vu” over the end credits. Despite the fact we all know the plot line and dialogue, the film will probably be a massive success. Disney has taken to rehashing its classics using new technology. The company recently attracted widespread acclaim when it made Jungle Book again with more visual effects (but less magic). The Lion King will be in cinemas in July next year. Watch the trailer below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe Voice of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian docudrama moving audiences to tearsMeet the 2025 winners of the BFI & Chanel Filmmaker AwardsOobah Butler’s guide to getting rich quickRed Scare revisited: 5 radical films that Hollywood tried to banPlainclothes is a tough but tender psychosexual thrillerCillian Murphy and Little Simz on their ‘provoking’ new film, Steve‘It’s like a drug, the adrenaline’: Julia Fox’s 6 favourite horror filmsHow Benny Safdie rewrote the rules of the sports biopic Harris Dickinson’s Urchin is a magnetic study of life on the marginsPaul Thomas Anderson on writing, The PCC and One Battle After AnotherWayward, a Twin Peaks-y new thriller about the ‘troubled teen’ industryHappyend: A Japanese teen sci-fi set in a dystopian, AI-driven future