New Trailer For Live Action ‘The Lion King’ Causes Controversy

Walt Dinsey released a new trailer for a live action film version “The Lion King,” which caused controversy among fans of the original animated version on Twitter:

Me: “I can’t believe Disney is gonna make The Lion King as a live action. they should leave classics alone. How. Dare. They.”

Disney: *releases trailer*

Me: “NAAAAAAAAAANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABA” https://t.co/pBEeBkSj0O

— Ann Odong 🐨 (@AnnOdong) November 22, 2018

I’m going to be WEEPING in the theater and all the way home after. https://t.co/0lZqmrNHAR

— Small Freedia (@KidFury) November 22, 2018

Highest sold movie ever, I’m calling it now, I’m definitely in there when it drops!!! https://t.co/22ZVS9arOt

— Scar (@khscar12) November 22, 2018

When you see the new Lion King trailer but realize you gotta watch Mufasa die again in high definition pic.twitter.com/2h0nrjeDqR

— Soccer Memes (@SoccerMemes) November 23, 2018

I cannot wait for Lion King & Toy Story to come out! like I don’t think youu understand

— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 23, 2018

The original Lion King was the first movie I ever saw in a cinema. I’m not crying, you’re crying. #TheLionKing https://t.co/Wqr6bGXX3g

— Kingslayer (@DakotaKai_WWE) November 23, 2018

Anyone who thinks this is a bad idea needs to get the hell off my timeline. https://t.co/YqyLWEmUfa

— Gordon McGuinness (@PFF_Gordon) November 23, 2018

If live action Lion King doesn’t beat Avatar as the higest grossing movie of all time then something is wrong.

— Dash (@DashWilderWWE) November 22, 2018

I’m not crying https://t.co/JxWgMlU44I

— Marina Amaral (@marinamaral2) November 23, 2018

New Lion King trailer is amazing. I’m billing @Disney for the therapy I’m going to need. As if watching a cartoon Musfasa dying wasn’t traumatic enough, now I can see the light drain from his eyes in IMAX 3D. #TheLionKing

— Jack Whitehall (@jackwhitehall) November 23, 2018

Hearing James Earl Jones voice in the brand new #lionking trailer had me welling up with emotions. I said from day one, this was going to be a fantastic movie. The cast is stacked, the cgi is beautiful. I can’t wait.https://t.co/1I4buoh0TF

— Joshua Ovenshire (@TheJovenshire) November 23, 2018

As much as I like the visuals of the remake (remaster? Lol), the original still has its charm intact. What a landmark film. https://t.co/GtLDXxnjge

— Mufaddal Fakhruddin (@mufaaf) November 23, 2018

However, the trailer has also prompted some mixed emotions for fans of the original. Some people still aren’t convinced the remake will match the excellence of the first version, others debated whether CGI effects really count as live-action, and some wondered whether the film should even be remade at all.

These movies aren’t necessary. https://t.co/KoY8nKTKUv

— Norm Wilner (@normwilner) November 23, 2018

Does the Lion King need a remake like this? https://t.co/MSJzzyl7Jr

— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@NewsRadio930) November 23, 2018

the good thing about a shot-for-shot photoreal remake of The Lion King is that it requires less imagination of both the people who make it and the people who watch it

— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) November 23, 2018

Is the new lion king even live action?
Like they just take a picture of the African Savanna and animate the lions over it for the entire movie

— Slazo (@Slazo) November 23, 2018

The Lion King didn’t need a CGI remake. Change my mind.

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 23, 2018

*New Lion King trailer comes out*

My brain:
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.

Me: ”It’s CGI not live-action.”

— Gumby Beckham (@PorkchopTBP) November 22, 2018

I am depressed by the Lion King remake trailer with its cold rendering empty of life and without art direction. I prefer to share with you the sublime backgrounds from the original movie : https://t.co/EBKdV12RYT pic.twitter.com/qmBhE1F7Nh

— Tohad (@sylvainsarrailh) November 23, 2018

(Sources: Twitter, Walt Disney Studios/YouTube)