Reborn and ready to roar

The classic tale of The Lion King gets updated with photorealistic computer animation and a star-studded voice cast

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It sticks to the original story of a young lion prince fleeing his kingdom, but The Lion King remake opening in cinemas today is not your father's Lion King.

Not only is the photorealistic computer animation a step change from the hand-drawn look of the earlier film, but the star-studded voice cast is also led by two massive American pop stars - Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Donald Glover - who bring a certain cultural cachet to this classic tale.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 18, 2019, with the headline Reborn and ready to roar. Subscribe