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Disney’s The Lion King remake gets a first trailer and poster

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Walt Disney Pictures has just dropped a Thanksgiving gift for fans of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King with the release of the first trailer for director Jon Favreau’s (The Jungle Book) upcoming remake; check it out here, along with a teaser poster featuring young Simba… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OARmVa5qs54 Lions rule the African savanna in The […]

Jon Favreau shares The Lion King behind-the-scenes cast photo

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The Lion King director Jon Favreau has shared a behind the scenes photo from the upcoming remake of the 1994 Disney classic featuring himself alongside voice actors Donald Glover (Simba), Seth Rogen (Pumba), and Billy Eichner (Timon) in a recording studio; check it out here… #lionking@Sethrogen @billyeichner @donaldglover pic.twitter.com/O1gyQFWYub — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) October 17, 2018 […]

Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice Scar in The Lion King

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Disney and Jon Favreau may have found its villainous Scar for The Lion King remake, with Doctor Strange’s Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to voice the evil lion, according to The Wrap. Jeremy Irons voiced the role in the original animated film. So far, the film’s cast includes Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Simba, Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) […]

Hans Zimmer’s greatest non-Christopher Nolan soundtracks

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With Dunkirk out now, Sean Wilson selects those Zimmer soundtrack classics that have been overlooked… Christopher Nolan’s astonishing, overpowering World War II epic Dunkirk is on release now and there’s a common thread running through the laudatory reviews: the music is inseparable from the visuals. Indeed, Hans Zimmer’s keening, groaning, growling compositions help blur the […]

David Oyelowo to voice Scar in Disney’s The Lion Guard

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Disney Junior has announced that David Oyelowo (Selma, Star Wars Rebels) has joined the cast of the animated series The Lion Guard for its second season, where he will lend his voice to the iconic role of Scar, the villainous younger brother to Mufasa. Scar will appear in the flames of a volcano after Simba […]

WWE’s The New Day lobbying for The Lion King roles

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During last night’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, The New Day cut a promo on their way to the ring where Xavier Woods mentioned that alongside the trio hosting WrestleMania 33 and a gaming event at SXSW, they are also sharpening their voice acting skills to hopefully land roles playing the hyenas in director […]

Donald Glover and James Earl Jones join Disney’s The Lion King

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Disney has kicked off the casting on its upcoming remake of The Lion King, with director Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book) revealing on Twitter that Donald Glover is set to lend his voice to Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise the role of Mufasa from the original 1994 animated classic. I just can’t wait […]

Jon Favreau discusses The Lion King and The Jungle Book 2

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Having successfully adapted The Jungle Book to live-action earlier this year, Jon Favreau was subsequently announced as helming an adaptation of another animated Disney classic The Lion King, adding a second project to his slate after the planned sequel to The Jungle Book. Speaking to Collider, Favreau has revealed that he intends on shooting both […]

Jeff Nathanson to pen Disney’s The Lion King remake

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Last month it was announced that The Jungle Book helmer Jon Favreau has signed on to direct a live-action (well, CG) remake of The Lion King, and now Disney has found itself a screenwriter for the project. According to Variety, Jeff Nathanson will write the remake of the 1994 animated classic, having recently penned the […]