Abiola Sinclair
19, Idris Elba is hunted by a ferocious lion. That creature is entirely computer-generated. But in 1981’s Roar, the beasts mauling Tippi Hedren, daughter Melanie Griffith (then 19) and the rest of the cast were real.Often cited as the most dangerous film production of all time, Roar ...
and “Hakuna Matata” is joyful and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is an utter delight. I even enjoyed the slight reworking of “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”. But there’s not much new with “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King”, whilst Ejiofor...
That’s just the bodily damage. Two years of production and a dozen horror stories later, financiers pulled out completely, leaving Marshall and Hedren to their own devices. The couple sold virtually everything they owned to put their heads in the lion’s mouth once again, using ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)