Disney Fans Are Terrified Of The Lion King's Live-Action Pumbaa
By Emily Lee
May 31, 2019
Are you excited for the live-action adaptation of The Lion King? Ahead of the film's July premiere, Disney released the first movie posters showcasing all the major characters. Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, the dynamic duo behind beloved characters Timon and Pumbaa, shared their character posters on Twitter. The reaction to each of their posts, however, was drastically different.
While many fans found Eichner's photo-realistic meerkat quite adorable, the response to the photo-realistic warthog was less enthusiastic. Many fans of the original animated classic found this version of Pumbaa, the warmhearted warthog, to be kind of scary. Here's Pumbaa's new look:
I am Pumbaa pic.twitter.com/fxFgUWCXLI
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 30, 2019
Shortly after Rogen shared the promo image, though, fans started calling his character poster "terrifying."
ok so I'm not the only one who was terrified of the new Pumbaa
— Soopertartory β€οΈπΆπ£ (@Soopertartory) May 31, 2019
Therapist: It's okay, photo realistic Pumbaa isn't real & can't hurt you.
— Funky Funky (@LordFunkyFist) May 30, 2019
Photo realistic Pumbaa: pic.twitter.com/Xy0Aot1awX
we were talking about how scary pumbaa looks in the new lion king so i uh. turned his poster into a horror movie poster pic.twitter.com/fLnDzcJKr5
— Sof πΉ (@LobsterScoundrl) May 30, 2019
Others, though, defended the photo-realistic version of Pumbaa after the backlash started.
What the hell yall thought Pumbaa was suppose to look like? Piglet? pic.twitter.com/c7HKcC4OiZ
— DKT (@darleneturner53) May 30, 2019
did yβall really expect pumbaa to not look like a warthog...? pic.twitter.com/8i9erNNAjm
— π¨ (@sotaylorwaslike) May 30, 2019
People are talking about Pumbaa saying he ugly and terrifying bitch heβs a warthog heβs not Wilbur from Charlotteβs Web ππ pic.twitter.com/YnG5Wlf9Er
— alex (@alexelizabetth) May 30, 2019
The upcoming films trailer gives fans a sneak peak of what Pumbaa will look like in action, as well. What do you think about Pumbaa's new look? Is it terrifying or simply true to life?
The Lion KingΒ opens in theaters on July 19.
Photo: Disney