Last holiday season, Disney proudly previewed The Lion King. But it was no ordinary trailer. Instead of the usual scenes from the movie, it featured The Lion King's opening four-minute musical sequence, ''Circle of Life,'' in its entirety. Attempting to repeat this success, Disney has released a similar preview of next summer's Pocahontas. Currently playing with — what else? — The Lion King, the Pocahontas clip also features a complete musical number, in which the Native American princess takes Pilgrim John Smith on a sweeping tour of her forest home. ''We are all connected to each other,'' Pocahontas sings, surrounded by woodland creatures, ''in a circle, in a hoop that never ends.'' Any echoes of ''Circle of Life'' may (or may not) be unintentional, but they'll no doubt strike a chord. In fact, Disney is so certain of Pocahontas' selling power that it's advertising the trailer in Lion King newspaper ads. Is such confidence warranted? Hear it from the mouths of babes: ''Can we see this at Christmas?'' one little moviegoer asked her mom after her first glimpse of Pocahontas. If that's not a vote of confidence, what is?
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"Pocahontas" and "The Lion King" share the screen -- Disney shoots for box office success with cross-promotions between the films
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