While the teaser didn't offer up much exciting new footage, Disney also released a new poster for the movie that had people talking.
Not only does the poster channel one for the animated movie's theatrical release, but it also gives us our first glimpse of Mufasa. Take a look:
There are a few takeaways from this poster, but the biggest is that we're getting our first real look at Mufasa.
The poster depicts a scene from early on in the animated movie when King Mufasa tells Simba that everything the light touches is part of their kingdom. Directly after, the two walk among the plains and Mufasa tells his son that they are all connected in the great circle of life.
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If the poster itself felt familiar, it's because it channels another one from the theatrical IMAX re-release of "The Lion King" in December 2002, which uses the same warm color palette.
Here they are larger, side by side:
Disney's marketing for the movie is heavily leaning on the nostalgia factor for the movie. Its first teaser trailer was a near recreation of the animated movie's opening.
One more thing to take note of on the poster is the order of the voice talent listed at the top.
Seth Rogen is second to Donald Glover's Simba, suggesting Rogen's role as Pumbaa may be larger than what we thought. His name appears before Chiwetel Ejiofor, who voices the villain, Scar, and a few spots ahead of Billy Eichner, who lends his voice to Timon. And, yes, in case you were worried, James Earl Jones is returning to reprise his role as the King of Pride Rock.
"The Lion King" will be in theaters July 19, 2019.
