It remains to be seen whether the upcoming film will recreate some of the original’s biggest musical numbers (we’re hoping for a rendition of I Just Can’t Wait To Be King), or whether it will, much like The Jungle Book, keep the tone more serious.

However the lyrics to the Circle of Life have never seemed quite as appropriate as they do now…

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba

Sithi uhhmm ingonyama

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba

Sithi uhhmm ingonyama

Loosely translated, it means: there comes a lion, oh yes, it’s a lion…

And we have a feeling it’s going to be the mane event when it roars into cinemas in the not-so-distant future.

Disney’s The Lion King is getting a live-action makeover