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Forget Cinderella, The Jungle Book (also directed by Jon Favreau) and Beauty and the Beast – this is the live-action remake everybody is waiting for. And with an opening like that, how could we not?

See for yourself:

Laugh at us all you want, we can’t be the only ones on the verge of tears (and we’re not). Here’s what everybody else is saying about this extremely promising trailer:

THIS IS SO
ICONIC
POETIC
POWERFUL
INSPIRING
I HAVE NO WORDS! #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/ZNNYd7XSbj

— La Zanzy ☕️ (@neveradamnjoy) November 22, 2018

This movie is going to be full of sobbing 20 and 30 year olds. #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/lPuZCKe7Gr

— SewingForever™️ (@beenerdish) November 23, 2018

Me when I heard James Earl Jones speak as Mufasa in #TheLionKing trailer pic.twitter.com/88g7340iJL

— Allison the Disney Diva (@Daviesallison1A) November 22, 2018

I’M AN EMOTIONAL PUDDLE OF TEARS RIGHT NOW #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/fchlwzZFtk

— up, up and away! (@supercavill) November 22, 2018

“REMEMBER” #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/NPoxhUwPrd

— Milena Leal (@MilenaLeaI) November 22, 2018

Even though it’s only a teaser it already managed to capture what fans loved best about the original – a sweeping sense of the epic story about to be told.

We’re all for appropriation but found ourselves appreciating how faithful this reimagining was.

Here’s a side-by-side of ‘The Lion King’ trailer with the same scenes from the 1994 original movie. #TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/nHpKHWDzPJ

— Lights, Camera, Pod (@LightsCameraPod) November 22, 2018

The live-action remake of The Lion King is due out summer next year and though this feels like a long way away, at the very least it means we’ll probably get another few trailers to look forward to.

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