There's one scene in 'The Lion King' remake that people already know will be too real

"[It's] really going to make me relive the trauma of my childhood."
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Shannon Connellan
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This article contains spoilers for The Lion King, if you've never seen it, if that's possible.

The first teaser trailer for Disney's live action version of The Lion King dropped on Thursday, and one particular scene has dredged up painful memories we'd long pushed to the bottom of our hearts.

James Earl Jones' iconic voice returns as the king of the pridelands and Simba's father, Mufasa, in director Jon Favreau's forthcoming film.

Jones' resonant tones echo over one particular moment in the trailer, which, at around the 0:30 mark, shows the stampede scene.

You know the scene. In Disney's original 1994 animated film, it's the brutal turning point for Simba's journey, as an evil play from his diabolical uncle Scar results in Mufasa's tragic death.

It's one of the most devastating movie scenes from many of our childhoods, watching Simba nestle into his father's mane, tug at his ear, and try to wake him as the dust settles. As a six-year-old, I cried for days, inconsolable and unable to get Simba's words out of my tiny head.

"Get up, we've got to go home."

And this moment, folks on Twitter pointed out, might be so much more real in Favreau's live action film.

Honestly, I don't think it's going to be any easier this time around. Take a buddy.

Topics Disney

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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