DONALD GLOVER to play 'SIMBA' in Disney's live action 'LION KING' Remake.JAMES E
- Feb 20, 2017
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Director Jon Favreau announced on Friday via Twitter that Donald Glover is set ascend to the throne of Pride Rock as Simba in Disney's Lion King remake which Favreau will be directing.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director also revealed that James Earl Jones will reprise his role as Mufasa, the beloved father character he voiced in the 1994 animated original.
Favreau and Glover are believed to have first met at The Hollywood Reporter's conversation on creativity in December, where Favreau told Glover his son is a fan of the Atlanta star's music, which he performs under the name Childish Gambino.
"By the way, full disclosure: I see your face every day when I wake up my 15-year-old son because on his door is a portrait of you," Favreau told the actor-musician.
Favreau brought The Jungle Book to life last year, following 2015's Chef. Favreau plans to build on his work on Jungle Book, which featured a human child actor and brought a jungle and its animals to life using cutting-edge technology and green screen.
Jeff Nathanson, a Steven Spielberg favorite, is writing this new take on the animated classic, which is considered one of the pinnacles of Disney’s animated movies. In the original film, Jonathan Taylor Thomas voiced young Simba, while Matthew Broderick voiced the adult version of the character.
In addition to Simba, Glover is taking on another iconic role, playing Lando Calrissian in the young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, which is currently filming. Jones, well known as a Star Wars veteran, reprised his voice work as Darth Vader in December's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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