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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 11 July 2019

“The Lion King” cast talks reimagining the Disney classic

By KATIE CAMPIONE that people can also relate
Associated Press to and make it feel organ-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dis- ic and genuinely funny,”
ney’s “The Lion King” has Eichner said. “Even when
received no shortage of Donald Glover came in to
remakes and spinoffs in the do ‘Hakuna Matata’ in our
years since its original 1994 scenes together, we were
release. Now, as the film all riffing. We kept it very
reaches its silver anniver- organic and very raw, and
sary, Disney delivers a new I think the movie hopefully
take on the animated mu- benefits from that.”
sical. Glover shared a similar sen-
Cast and crew gathered timent about Favreau, say-
in Hollywood for “The Lion ing the director’s vision for
King” world premiere Tues- the remake is the reason he
day night, and discussed signed on.
reimagining the classic. “The story of us all being
“I think I’m really lucky, be- connected is a universal
cause I feel like a lot of the truth that we really can’t
people who are experienc- ignore anymore,” he said.
ing it don’t remember the “If we don’t really like see
first one,” joked Donald the value of our lives to-
Glover, who voices adult gether what’s the point of
Simba. all this? Because we’re all
“(The original film) is such connected.”
a big part of who I was,” The vibrant red carpet
Glover continued, adding hosted stars including for-
he felt the weight of his role Bob Iger, left, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, poses with “The Lion King” cast mer Destiny’s Child singers
especially during his duet member Beyonce, center, and the film’s director Jon Favreau at the premiere of the film at the El Michelle Williams and Kelly
of “Can You Feel the Love Capitan Theatre, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. Rowland, Tiffany Haddish,
Tonight?” with co-star Be- Associated Press Jamie Foxx, Chrissy Metz,
yoncé. While the remake “This time, I could breathe,” You,” which debuted in the voices Timon, said direc- Tracy Morgan, Yara Sha-
pays homage to the source he said, explaining that stage production. tor Jon Favreau (who also hidi, Chloe x Halle, and
material, a new approach some of his music was per- “We wrote it originally for helmed Disney’s recent Zooey Deschanel (whose
allowed for more creative formed too fast the first the movie 25 years ago, “The Jungle Book”) allowed father, Caleb Deschanel,
liberties than its predeces- time around. “I could let and it made its mark on him to record his voiceovers is the cinematographer).
sor, many cast and crew them play properly. I could Broadway and around the alongside his co-star Seth Inside, Favreau introduced
noted. do things with them that I world, and it’s now a very Rogen, the voice of Pum- the cast, who were met
Hans Zimmer, who com- never did before.” special version in this movie baa. Most voice actors do with a standing ovation
posed the original film’s Composer Lebo M. said the soundtrack,” he said. “The the job solo. before the film started. He
underscore, said he was remake will feature tunes music department, we “I think it all comes back to also singled out filmmakers
excited to produce new from the original, and a went crazy.” Jon Favreau for being bril- of the animated original
compositions as well as re- host of new songs, as well At times, so did the cast. liant and knowing how to that were in the audience
vamp original music cues. as the anthem “He Lives in Actor Billy Eichner, who do a big spectacular film for special thanks.q

Alison Gaylin probes how violence affects families

By OLINE H. COGDILL er’s youngest sister was only his own sense of closure by as a character study as
Associated Press 4 when she was killed in a first trying to interview his Gaylin intelligently delves
“Never Look Back” by Ali- shootout by teenagers Ga- grandfather, whose bitter- into each person’s psyche.
son Gaylin (William Morrow) briel LeRoy and April Coo- ness still simmers. Robin, wrapped up in her
The popularity of true crime per, nicknamed the Inland The two have a fight. Quen- fraying marriage and on-
podcasts bleeds into the Empire Killers who ended tin finds another angle for line haters who object to
tightly plotted “Never Look up murdering 12 people in his podcast when a source her column, begins to won-
Back” by Alison Gaylin. Her Southern California in 1976. calls to say he believes der just how well she knows
fictional hero Quentin Gar- His grandfather, devastat- a woman named Renee her mother, who never talk-
rison uses his position as ed by his little girl’s murder Bloom is really April, who ed about her past.
the interviewer for the L.A.- that led to his wife’s sui- was presumed killed in a The idea that this well-liked
based podcast “Closure” cide, neglected his surviv- fire along with Gabriel. suburban matron who was
to chronicle how violence ing child. The source says he rec- a loving mother could be a
affects families for decades A drug addict all her life, ognized April’s voice and killer living incognito seems
in various ways. Kate became the kind of mannerisms when he saw preposterous to Robin_the
Alison Gaylin’s 11th novel parent she had — neglect- Renee doing a televised fodder of B movies. And
perceptively examines ing Quentin, destroying his discussion with her daugh- yet, the more Robin begins
family dynamics, the dom- This cover image released by self-confidence and crush- ter, online film columnist to consider this, the more
ino effects of violence and William Morrow shows “Never ing his sense of identity. Robin Diamond. Although she wonders about her
our personal stories — real Look Back,” by Alison Gaylin. He’s afraid to ever show skeptical, Quentin still flies mother.
or invented — that help us Associated Press his true self to his husband, to the New York area to Quentin is clinically de-
maneuver through life. The ing twist. Dean, or his life-long best find the truth, igniting an- pressed, obsessive and pos-
strong tension that launch- Violence destroyed Garri- friend and co-producer, other chain of violence. sibly violent, but Gaylin’s
es “Never Look Back” only son’s family and he inherit- Summer. The solid plot of “Never realistic shaping makes the
intensifies with each surpris- ed the aftermath. His moth- Quentin uses “Closure” for Look Back” also works well reader also feel for him.q