Elton John and the cast of The Lion King turn out for the premiere
Sir Elton attended The Lion King premiere
Disney fans all over the world are gearing up to see the live-action version of The Lion King which is due to be released in cinemas this Friday (19th July). The reboot, which stars the likes of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones and Donald Glover, will follow the same storyline as the original 1994 animated version.
Before it's release later this week, The Lion King had its official European premiere at Leicester Square in London last night (Sunday 14th July) and a whole host of stars turned out for the extravaganza - including none other than Sir Elton John, who co-wrote the music for the first film.
Elton also returned to Disney to rework his original masterpieces for the remake with assistance from Beyoncé, who voices Nala in the film. The pair also worked with original lyricist Tim Rice to make brand new song 'Spirit', which serves as the lead single from the soundtrack.
Swipe through to see which famous faces we saw on the red carpet at The Lion King premiere...
Elton John attended the event with his husband David Furnish, pictured here talking to Pharrell Williams
Florence Kasumba
The Black Panther actress voices hyena Shenzi in the new version.
Pharrell Williams
Singer Pharrell Williams worked on the soundtrack of the film.
Pharrell Williams
Billy Eichner
Parks and Recreation star Billy Eichner voices Timon the meerkat in the film.
Billy Eichner
Seth Rogen
Hollywood star Seth Rogen voices Pumbaa the warthog.
Seth Rogen
Keegan-Michael Key
Toy Story 4 actor Keegan-Michael Key voices Kamari, a hyena.
We also caught up with Seth Rogen, who voices the character of Pumbaa, a warthog and mentor to Simba throughout his childhood and teenage years along with Timon the meerkat, who is voiced by Billy Eichner.
Speaking about Beyoncé being a part of the film, Seth revealed that although the pair had briefly met once before, he admitted it was "thrilling to be associated" with the singer "in any way, shape or form," adding, "I wear it as a badge of honour!
Seth also revealed that he found it "weird" that he's now associated with a new generation of children's films, "I've literally never made a movie that children could even see before, it's very flattering!"
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