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Disney's Live-Action Adaptation Of THE LION KING Casts Donald Glover As Simba James Earl Jones As Mufasa |
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Friday, 17 February 2017 16:50 |
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"I just can't wait to be King."
Director Jon Favreau has just announced, via Twitter, that James Earl Jones and Donald Glover have both joined the cast of his upcoming live-action adaptation of The Lion King as the father-and-son duo of Mufasa and Simba, respectively.
It's unknown whether Glover will voice both adult lion Simba and young cub Simba, but considering he has previously voiced 14-year-old Miles Morales on Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man, it's probably not a stretch to assume he'll be pulling double duty when he steps into the role of one of Disney's greatest protagonists.
Jones will return to one of his most iconic roles, having previously voiced Mufasa in the original 1994 Disney animated classic of the same name.
Check out the announcement tweets below:
I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017
Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa pic.twitter.com/1LszbWrcYT
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017
The film was first announced last September, following the blockbuster success of Favreau's Read more: |
