When I was kid, there were three things that fascinated me like nothing else: sharks, Indiana Jones and cheetahs. The fastest land animal, springing from zero to 60 miles per hour in seconds! So I find the trailer for the nature doc African Cats, Disney’s third annual DisneyNature film, catapulting me into the past.
Supplying stock pop music behind beautifully-rendered shots of gold-tinted sierra landscapes and growling kings of the jungle, African Cats doesn’t look like anything new, but certainly something worth checking out. See the trailer below via Apple.
Synopsis: An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, “African Cats” captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion. Disneynature brings “The Lion King” to life on the big screen in this True Life Adventure directed by Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill (“Earth”). An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, “African Cats” leaps into theatres on Earth Day, April 22, 2011.
African Cats hits theaters April 22nd, 2011.
What do you think of the trailer? Did you see Earth and Oceans?