The first teaser certainly gives Disney fans the impression that The Lion King is going heavy on the nostalgia and taking little creative liberties… come on, they even used the exact recording of “Circle of Life”! However, per the production chief over at Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sean Bailey, the new Lion King isn’t an uninspired release. Here’s what he recently told The Hollywood Reporter:
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