Disney’s new ‘Lion King’ looks like the original, but uglier

Published April 11, 2019 7:10pm ET



The trailer for Disney’s new “Lion King” film is out, and in the 25 years since the original, surprisingly little has changed.

That goes for its audience, for one. The film’s original viewers have grown older but no less nostalgic for the classic musical. It also applies to the movie itself. Disney’s summer 2019 update seems practically identical, except it actually looks a little worse.

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