The individual character posters for the new live-ish action The Lion King were released today and look, I know there was a lot of real artistry that goes into making such a gorgeous and detailed blend of live animals and CGI effects. But to the untrained eye–which is pretty much all of us–these posters just kinda look like … regular lions.
As noted over on Pajiba, “the supporting cast options are a lot more colorful, and actually have some personality.”
I’d also include Scar’s poster in that; it’s got heaps of personality.
A lot of people, though, seem to be having a tough time handling just how realistic Pumbaa up there looks. I don’t know what they expected a warthog to look like, but apparently, this ain’t it.
are we just gonna ignore how fucking terrifying pumbaa is??? is this not a children’s movie??? https://t.co/Ebm6sNQ730
— arabella (@schezrehn) May 30, 2019
i always knew Timon was a meerkat but now that i’ve seen him as an actual meerkat i’m really confused that he is in fact, a meerkat .. a small, tiny little meerkat
also WTF PUMBAA IS THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES https://t.co/Kf9vT5HzO1
— gabriella lindley (@velvetgh0st) May 30, 2019
they should have worked on making pumbaa more cute instead of focusing so much energy on making zazu look exactly like john oliver pic.twitter.com/fggQ4jIjyP
— 🌟mad🌟 (@madxicanx) May 30, 2019
What do you all think of The Lion King’s hyperrealistic style? Bland? Terrifying? Beautiful? Let us know!
david attenborough has been out here showing us what lions look like for decades now, but go off disney, I guess https://t.co/eaWFO5OZQx
— ≠ roxanna ≠ roxanne ≠ roxy (@roxana_hadadi) May 30, 2019
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What did you all see out there today?
(images: Disney)
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