The two artists, who double Simba and Nala in the Anglo-Saxon version, re-enact the cartoon tube of the 1990s.
“Love shines under the stars ….” . Fans have heard for the first time the new version of Can You Feel the Love Tonight , a must-see song from The Lion King , taken over by Beyoncé and Donald Glover in the live-action remake .
Only a short clip of about thirty seconds was unveiled, during a commercial broadcast Thursday night by Disney. A cult title of Elton John, re-interpreted by the two artists who double Simba and Nala.
New #TheLionKing international TV spot featuring Beyoncé and Donald Glover singing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" 🦁👑 pic.twitter.com/L5FzVyKcXD
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) June 20, 2019
This new Lion King is one of Disney’s many film rewrites, after The Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book, and before Mulan and The Beautiful and the Tramp . Directed by Jon Favreau, it will resume the plot of the cartoon of 1994.
In addition to Donald Glover and Beyoncé, the Anglo-Saxon cast also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar) and Seth Rogen (Pumba). See you in French theaters on July 17th.