On Sunday afternoon, a golden carpet was especially rolled out in London’s Leicester Square for The Lion King European premiere. It was a star-studded affair with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrating the occasion along with Beyonce and a host of other cast members.
Fans packed in to the capital city on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the huge names who were in attendance including Beyonce, Jay Z, Seth Rogen, Pharrell Williams, Sir Elton John and composer Hans Zimmer to name but a few.
They were eager to talk about Disney’s latest live-action movie and the experience of attending with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in attendance. Take a look at their red carpet interviews – or should we say gold carpet interviews in the video players below!
The Royal Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
John Favreau (Director)
Seth Rogen
Pharrell Williams
Sir Elton John
Sir Tim Rice
Hans Zimmer
Florence Kasumba
Billy Eichner
Keegan-Michael Key
Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover (Atlanta, Solo: A Star Wars Story) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls, “Lemonade” visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala, and James Earl Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Field of Dreams) as Simba’s wise and loving father, Mufasa, reprising his iconic performance from Disney’s 1994 animated classic.
The utterly brilliant Chiwetel Ejiofor (Twelve Years a Slave, Doctor Strange) will be playing the villainous role of Simba’s uncle Scar, and Alfre Woodard (Juanita, Marvel’s Luke Cage) portrays Simba’s no-nonsense mother, Sarabi. JD McCrary (Tyler Perry’s The Paynes, Vital Signs) plays Young Simba and Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, Broadway’s “The Lion King”) brings Young Nala to life on the big screen.
John Kani (Coriolanus, Captain America: Civil War) takes on the role of baboon Rafiki, and John Oliver (Last WeekTonight with John Oliver, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is hornbill Zazu, Mufasa’s loyal confidant.
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Brining in the love and humour to the movie is Seth Rogen (Sausage Party, Neighbours) playing the adorable warthog Pumbaa, and Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, American Horror Story) joins the cast as know-it-all meerkat Timon.
What makes us even more excited about the movie, is the talent calling the shots off camera. In the director’s chair for this one is Jon Favreau, already known for his super work on THE JUNGLE BOOK.
The full trailer alone has already shown us that Disney have already created a live-action masterpiece that will definitely be bringing the goosebumps and tears. If you haven’t yet seen the trailer, then what are you waiting for?! Check it out in the video player below!
What do you think of the interviews? Will you be watching the upcoming movie when it arrives in cinemas? As always, we like to know your thoughts, so leave a comment below, tweet us @filmandtvnow or drop us a comment on our Facebook page.
Disney’s The Lion King arrives in cinemas July 19th.
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