<P> The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film , directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau , produced by Walt Disney Pictures , and written by Jeff Nathanson . It is the remake of Disney 's 1994 animated film of the same name and inspired in part by William Shakespeare 's Hamlet . The film stars the voices of Donald Glover , Beyoncé , James Earl Jones , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Billy Eichner , Seth Rogen , John Oliver , John Kani , Alfre Woodard , Eric Andre , Florence Kasumba , Keegan - Michael Key , J.D. McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph . It is set to be released on July 19 , 2019 . </P>
<P> The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film , directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau , produced by Walt Disney Pictures , and written by Jeff Nathanson . It is the remake of Disney 's 1994 animated film of the same name and inspired in part by William Shakespeare 's Hamlet . The film stars the voices of Donald Glover , Beyoncé , James Earl Jones , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Billy Eichner , Seth Rogen , John Oliver , John Kani , Alfre Woodard , Eric Andre , Florence Kasumba , Keegan - Michael Key , J.D. McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph . It is set to be released on July 19 , 2019 . </P>
when will the lion king remake be released
when will the lion king remake be released
July 19 , 2019
July 19 , 2019