This genius used deepfakes to "fix" the new "The Lion King"

Last month, Disney released a remake of its classic film "The Lion King" -- and which turned out to be a CGI spectacle that critics said "just doesn't work with the material." Now, a video on YouTube made by visual effects artist Jonty Pressinger shows how deepfake technology could be used to combine the two art styles -- wide-eyed, expressive faces drawn in the style of the original film provide a more emotive, recognizable cast of characters when edited into the realism-focused style of the new film. The video shows a side-by-side cut of the new film's trailer and the deepfake edits. Now, instead of looking like any other bewildered cat, Simba has the soulful visage one might expect from a Disney film. The villainous lion Scar once more has his signature, exquisitely-groomed black mane, and Pumbaa no longer looks like some random, er, feral hog.