by Squeely » November 18th, 2016, 4:31 am
New voice cast will breathe some new life into the characters, so I'm all for it. It's a little unlikely they'll be better than the original cast, but it's Disney, they ain't gonna cheap out here. A new cast will roughly be on par with the originals, while offering their unique take on each character.
A new score will be amazing. Maybe keep the leitmotifs and spirit of Zimmer's original score, add in more African influences, and the new composer's style will shine through in the new bits and pieces. Sounds solid.
I'd love to see some songs from the musical make it in. "They Live in You", "Shadowland", and "Endless Night" would be excellent choices. If they want to keep Scar making advances towards Nala out of the film, they could easily lead into Shadowland by showing the devastation Scar has brought to the Pridelands, and the lionesses all decide someone should go and look for help. Nala could volunteer, giving her a pretty awesome little character moment.