none of the new songs from The Lion King are exactly gems
Whahuh? I think He Lives in You, Endless Night and Shadowlands are all gorgeous. I'm still pissed they cut Morning Report. If they wanted to cut anything, it should have been Chow Down. At least the film won't have a hyena so-you-think-you-can-dance break.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Honestly, the Beauty and the Beast Live Action remake was barely live action as well. Sure it had a handful of human beings on film, but that whole thing looked like it was shot in front of a green screen.
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "That is a good cast, but I'll say it again- the cast was ALREADYperfect, as was the original work. I don't know why they picked this movie to do- even Jungle Book made more sense because it was an older film and at least contained a human character.You can't really call this"live-action," as there still will be no humans in it. You can call it the "fancier CGI animation" remake."
Because it’s going to make them an insane amount of money
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Again, it's CGI. They're animating over her face. She record all the pickup and changes in a studio that she wants. She's going to be okay.
And there's no way Shadowland makes it, me thinks. They will.write a new, more radio friendly song for her in about that moment. If not multiple new songs or moments for her.
Endless Night isn't necessary, though it is a good theatre song.
He Lives In You is better than anything written for the movie, and should be in there even as an instrumental in my heart of hearts.
But, yeah, they'll probably do the Beauty and the Beast thing and write a few completely new songs for the film.
Why do they keep saying this is live action if it’s all CGI?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Dave28282 said: "So 2d animated classics are now re-made into 3d animatedversions? That's interesting.
So in the future when we speak about the Lion King animated film, we have to ask, which one?
It's weird to me as the 2d artform is superior by far.
Also, did they change the names of the Hyena's?"
Yeah, they did...weird! In the original and the musical they are Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. I wonder if they plan to eliminate the humour around the hyena formerly known as Ed; I guess it's politically incorrect.
I'm another one who doesn't see any value in this remake. I think the original is perfect as it is (and not just because as a 4 year old I was convinced the purchase of the VHS cured my chickenpox!) and the musical is wonderful too. I don't see what this will add that those 2 don't already provide.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000