Sir Elton John has sensationally slammed Disney's big-budget live action remake of The Lion King, three months after it was released to massive box office success but mixed reviews.
While the 2019 remake of Disney's 1994 classic raked in the cash — it's now the top-grossing animated film of all time — critics labelled it a "disaster", the most common complaint that much of the fun of the original film had been lost.
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It seems Sir Elton — who penned all the music for the original film — agrees.
"The new version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me because I believe they messed the music up. Music was so much a part of the original, and the music in the current film didn't have the same impact. The magic and joy were lost," Sir Elton told GQ in a typically candid new interview.