Watch: The Lion King

Watch: The Lion King

Did you think we were done with the live action Disney films for 2019? Absolutely not, they're going for the hat-trick with 'The Lion King'. If you're on social media, you've probably already seen the widely-shared images of Simba and Mufasa from the movie, who look photo realistic.

This movie is slated for release on July 19th, which is the precise 25-year anniversary of the original 'Lion King' film from 1994. In a connection between the two takes in the story, James Earl Jones reprises his role as Mufasa, which makes him the only on-screen performer to work on both versions of the story, although Hans Zimmerman is also back as composer, and Elton John is once again working on the soundtrack. Plenty of nostalgia, along with a modern perspective. We hope at least some of the songs from the original turn up as well. If 'I Wanna Be Like You' isn't in it, is it really 'The Lion King'?

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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