Nostalgia and why the Lion King remake attracted so many stars

nostalgia

nostalgia ships
nostalgia can create a project that gets a lot of big stars excited
big stars excited can create a lot of buzz
a successful actor or actress is not necessarily the one that could play a particular part well that could act a particular part the best
they can get deals
they know how to negotiate or get a team together
they know how to get a team together
they know a lot of stuff about creating buzz
they get attention that is needed

a movie like Lion King is a great movie, as proven
It is shown as a great money maker
it is a known quantitiy
they can film with audio