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Simba's dad, Mufasa, portrayed once again by James Earl Jones, narrates the trailer, telling Simba, \"Look at the stars. ... The great kings look down on us from those stars. And so will I.\"

The film, directed by \"Iron Man's\" Jon Favreau, also features the voices of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Simba's evil uncle Scar, Alfre Woodard as Simba's mother, John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumba, Billy Eichner as Timon and Keegan Michael-Key as Kamari — a hyena.

Disney's \"The Lion King\" opens in theaters July 19.

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