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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 18 July 2019
'Lion King' composer Hans Zimmer finds circle of life

By LINDSEY BAHR who also lost his father at a
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Com- young age.
poser Hans Zimmer can't "All that stuff that one had
seem to get away from managed to cover up so
"The Lion King." well, I had to go and open
The emotional score has up and actually write from
gotten him jobs, his only that point," Zimmer said. "I
Oscar and secured him a had to write what it felt like
place in the hearts of chil- to be a little boy who loses
dren and adults. But he his father."
wasn't sure he wanted to And yet Zimmer is always
come back when Jon Fa- somewhat surprised to find
vreau approached him to that people have such a
revisit the soundtrack for his connection to it. Terrence
technologically advanced Malick only approached
reimagining of the animat- him for "The Thin Red Line,"
ed film, which opens na- which would earn him an-
tionwide Thursday night. other Oscar nomination,
"I'm always the one saying because of "The Lion King."
no to everything," Zimmer, He remembers being at a
61, said. "I suppose I'm the dinner with Malick, Wer-
reluctant bride." ner Herzog and others and
He only agreed to do "The overhearing, "The voices of
Lion King" a quarter of a This July 10, 2019 photo shows composer Hans Zimmer posing for a portrait at the Montage Hotel the two great filmmakers
century ago because of his in Beverly Hills, Calif., to promote the film "The Lion King." passionately arguing with
daughter. She was 6 at the Associated Press each other which piece in
time, and his movies at that 'The Lion King' they prefer."
point weren't exactly child- That it wasn't going to be a this will not become a musi- thought was going to be a "I'm going, they're talking
friendly. musical. cal ever." How it ended up "nice cartoon" turned into about a KIDS movie," Zim-
"I couldn't take her to a "I said I don't want to do a that way is, "another story." something much darker. mer said, still slightly baffled
Tony Scott bloodbath," Zim- musical, I hate musicals," But it's not the only way "The The story about a young and amused. "Terry Malick
mer said. Zimmer said. "And they Lion King" diverged from prince who loses his fa- and Werner Herzog argu-
He had one stipulation: said, we'll guarantee you his expectations. What he ther hit a nerve for Zimmer, ing about 'The Lion King!'"q

Fans to descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con

By LINDSEY BAHR slate at all. Although War-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dust ner Bros. is coming with "It:
off your Captain Marvel Chapter Two," it does not
cosplay, San Diego Comic- have a big Hall H presen-
Con is here. tation planned for any of
The four-and-a-half day its DC properties like "Jok-
convention kicks off er" and the Harley Quinn
Wednesday when the spinoff "Birds of Prey." And
show room floor opens to there will be no "Star Wars"
thousands vying for exclu- news either.
sive merchandise, from art "If anything, the exiting of
to toys. Later, Warner Bros. some movie studios has
will get things going with a made more room for TV
ScareDiego event promis- and TV is just the best of
ing some hair-raising new the best right now," said
footage from "It: Chapter Perri Nemiroff, a senior
Two." producer for Collider.com
"We have some exciting and host of the YouTube
footage but I can't go into series Movie Talk. Television
details," said "It" director enthusiasts will have their
Andy Muschietti. "But I think pick, whether they want
it's going to be worth it for one last go-around the
the fans to go and watch." cast of a show that's ended
Movie fans will also get a (like "Game of Thrones" and
look at Paramount's "Ter- In this Thursday, July 19, 2018, file photo, attendees Michael Mijerark, left, and Ryan Trent, center, "Supernatural"), to check
minator: Dark Fate" at a dress as knights from "Warcraft," at Comic-Con International in San Diego. in with some old favorites
Hall H presentation Thurs- Associated Press ("The Walking Dead," ''The
day, and on Saturday be Good Place," ''Westworld,"
treated to a Marvel Studios "special guests" will outline Galaxy Vol. 3," ''Shang-Chi" which is already clean- ''Arrow," ''Rick and Morty"
presentation with its presi- the plans for Phase 4 of the and "The Eternals." ing up at the box office and "Riverdale"), or get
dent, Kevin Feige. Details Marvel Cinematic Universe, The movie fare is lighter with "Spider-Man: Far From first look at a new proper-
for the Marvel show are be- which could include an- than usual, however. A few Home," and Universal Pic- ty (such as "Snowpiercer,"
ing kept under wraps, but nouncements about "Black of the studios have chosen tures, which doesn't have ''Star Trek: Picard" and "The
many expect Feige and his Widow," ''Guardians of the to sit this year out, like Sony, any superheroes on its Witcher").q