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| Directed by | Jon Favreau |
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| Screenplay by | Jeff Nathanson |
| Based on | Disney's The Lion King by Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton[1] |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time
| 118 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250–260 million[3][4] |
| Box office | $1.439 billion[5] |
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Casting
In mid-February 2017, Donald Glover was cast as Simba, with James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa from the 1994 film.[27] In April 2017, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen were cast to play Timon and Pumbaa respectively.[28] In July 2017, John Oliver was cast as Zazu.[29] In August 2017, Alfre Woodard and John Kani were announced to play Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively.[30][31]
Earlier in March 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé was Favreau's top choice for the role of Nala and that the director and studio would be willing to do whatever it took to accommodate her busy schedule.[32] Later on November 1, 2017, her role was confirmed in an official announcement,[33][34] which also confirmed that Chiwetel Ejiofor would play the role of Scar, and announced that Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, and Keegan-Michael Key will be the voices of Azizi, Shenzi and Kamari while JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph will be the voices of young Simba and young Nala, respectively.[35][36][37][38][39] In November 2018, Amy Sedaris was announced as having been cast in a role created for the film.[40]
