 Release date: July 19, 2019 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Jon Favreau MPAA Rating: N/A Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson Cast: Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, Beyonce Knowles, Chiwetel Ejiofor, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Eric Andre, Keegan-Michael Key Genre: Adventure, Family Official website: movies.disney.com/the-lion-king |
The action of the family cartoon begins at the moment when the heir to the supreme ruler of the savannah appears, who will someday have to take the place of his father. This event becomes a real holiday for many animals living in these places. However, not everyone is happy about this. Among the animals, some want to seize power and destroy the central ruler. They hide in the hope that they can find the right time to strike.
The lion cub that was born learns to walk and run. Under the strict supervision of his parents, he begins to study the world. But from early childhood, he is brought up in such a way that he becomes a great ruler who can cause the love and respect of other animals.
Meanwhile, the brother of the central ruler begins to develop a plan that will help him overthrow a relative. The desire to become a king becomes obsessive for him. It comes to the fact that he decides to kill his brother in cold blood. He does not realize that the king’s son will avenge his father’s death in the future.
