The Lion King remake is 30 minutes longer than the original

[jett]

AMC seems to have revealed the remake's running time, and it's exactly 30 minutes longer than the animated film

Disney can't help but add stuff to these remakes, and I would say that most of this shit has not been all that well-received (like Belle and Beast teleporting themselves to Paris or giving a backstory to Jaffar), and usually just gets in the way of the great pacing of the original movies. Half an hour is a decent amount. So what do you think Disney's adding now?

 

[Awesome Kev]

everyone FREAK OUT!

 

[Detective Loki]

I mean you can't have a 1:1 straight up live action remake. Plus I'm sure they added more songs. Looking at Aladdin.

Also who cares? It looks good. Jungle Book was good. What's to worry about?

 

[Betty]

Watch them have an extra musical number that not only sucks but breaks the flow of the film.

 

[Sanjuro]

They added scenes after the snap. Mufasa comes back.

 

[Deleted member 15428]

So it's longer than Kimba the White Lion?

 

[Joe]

HE LIVES IN YOU

 

[Slaythe]

I mean they weren't gonna market the fuck out of Donald Glover to have it star a total of 5 minutes were they :p ?

 

[Deleted member 7051]

You can't go in expecting a shot for shot remake, so who cares if it's longer?

 

[FormatCompatible]

Clearly it's for Nala and Simba's sex scene.

 

[Cocolina]

Watch them have an extra musical number that not only sucks but breaks the flow of the film.

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it'll be Rafiki's empowering opus

 

[WinFonda]

more adult nala and simba + rafiki and hyenas probs

tho you can argue focusing more on the adult simba breaks the balance of the script, which was pretty even if not skewed more towards young simba

 

[Surfinn]

Where's the option for "adding meaningful story to help flesh out characters"? Cuz that's what happened with Aladdin, they added a good 20 minutes for Jasmine and it was the best surprise of the movie.

 

[Travo]

Slow tracking shots of animals walking and running.

 

[entremet]

HE LIVES IN YOU

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That's the Broadway song, right?

 

[konka]

I imagine there will be more scenes of how Scar is fucking up everything.

 

[digitalrelic]

Seems too long, which was one of the main problems of the Beauty and the Beast live action slog. But I have confidence in Favreau to pull it off. He's yet to do me wrong.

 

[Window]

I think 1.5 hr big budget films are a rarity these days. The expectation for event films is to be long for them to be worth the ticket cost.

 

[Wazzy]

Please don't add He Lives In You. That's iconic from Lion King 2 and sounds better than the broadway version. It's got the same vibe as Circle Of Life and works best as an opening.

Shadowland is a MUST.

 

[jett]

Where's the option for "adding meaningful story to help flesh out characters"? Cuz that's what happened with Aladdin, they added a good 20 minutes for Jasmine and it was the best surprise of the movie.

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There you go.

 

[Seesaw15]

89 minutes is mad short. You could get 30 minutes just from scenic vista shots + the credits for all the cg artist.

 

[The Watcher]

IIRC "He lives in you" a Lion King 2 song isn't it?

 

[Surfinn]

There you go.

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Thanks

 

[Wazzy]

IIRC "He lives in you" a Lion King 2 song isn't it?

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It's from the broadway show but was used for Lion King 2 and worked so beautifully.

 

[Galkinator]

ORIGIN OF MUFASA

 

[jett]

IIRC "He lives in you" a Lion King 2 song isn't it?

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Technically no, it's from Rhythm of the Pride Lands, an album with music inspired by the original movie. But made more famous by the Broadway show and the sequel.

 

[Z-Beat]

Gotta set up that Kovu arc at the end

 

[Saucycarpdog]

I wonder if they'll change the only scene I've always had a problem with. When Scar tells everyone Simba murdered his father and tries to push him off a cliff, no one stands up for him. Not even his mother or Nala.

 

[Kirblar]

And this AFTER cutting "Be Prepared."

 

[Schreckweg 5000]

I mean you can't have a 1:1 straight up live action remake. Plus I'm sure they added more songs. Looking at Aladdin.

Also who cares? It looks good. Jungle Book was good. What's to worry about?

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Insert famous Walt Disney quote here

 

[FTF]

lol haven't like all the remakes been 30 minutes longer than the original cartoons??

 

[Fancy Clown]

More content in your entertainment product per dollar, all hail Disney

 

[Antoo]

Isn't it good they are expanding things? I mean isn't that the point?

 

[Arthands]

Set up for the inevitable Lion King 2.

 

[Oneiros]

Probably giving more stuff for Nala and Simba's mother to do. Their roles were really small in the original.

 

[samoyed]

HE LIVES IN YOU

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HE LIVES IN ME

 

[Big-E]

I saw the trailer that played before Endgame and in that trailer, I felt that it was pretty much shot for shot the same. I don't know what the point is to do a remake that is shot for shot the same so the more that it is different is better in my eye. If you wanted shot for shot you can watch the original.

 

[AnansiThePersona]

30 minutes dedicated to Mufasa explaining to Simba how him and Nala aren't brother and sister

 

[Hydrus]

That's gonna be a lot of banging.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Isn't it good they are expanding things? I mean isn't that the point?

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Exactly. Pad out that second act with some Lion King world-building.

 

[Joe]

30 minutes dedicated to Mufasa explaining to Simba how him and Nala aren't brother and sister

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Updated for modern tastes.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Cool.

People would complain if it was a 1:1 remake so Disney can't really win either way.

Except at the box office, obviously.

 

[Deleted member 15737]

To quote Travis Touchdown" "Could be the shit, could just be plain ol' shit."

My fave kid movie, 30 extra mins could be amazing, or could ruin it. Too early to say.

 

[Meg Cherry]

I mean they weren't gonna market the fuck out of Donald Glover to have it star a total of 5 minutes were they :p ?

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Yeah. You don't pay for Beyonce & Donald Glover to only be in the last few scenes of your movie. They're going to pad the shit out of that climax.

 

[Chivalry]

Lame. Even the original feels plodding.

 

[Wazzy]

Cool.

People would complain if it was a 1:1 remake so Disney can't really win either way.

Except at the box office, obviously.

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I'm completely fine with it being the same other than some small additions but what bothers me is the fact the visuals aren't going to even be similar.

I don't understand why adding some color to distinguish everyone is bad yet talking lions who sing is totally cool. Scar can't have a black mane? Nala can't have blue eyes? Even the cubs look exactly the same.

I'm hoping the movie is still enjoyable and the reason they aren't showing the talking parts is to save it for the movie but the less shown the more worrying it gets. What is Can't Wait To Be King even going to look like?

 

[Aadiboy]

They spent 10 minutes in Aladdin on Jasmine trying to convince Hakim to betray Jafar

 

[tucah]

You don't get Beyonce and then have her for like ten minutes of screen time, there's gonna be a lot more Nala I would assume.

 

[Lumination]

Trick question. Whatever they add, people will complain.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

And this AFTER cutting "Be Prepared."

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Wait, what? But that's the best fucking song🤬😞😞😞