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Disney’s Live-Action Lion King Remake Casts Donald Glover As Simba; Mufasa Revealed

Disney’s string of live-action remakes of their animated classic films seems to be on the rise. With films like Beauty & the Beast & The Little Mermaid landing soon, it’s no surprise that the house of mouse has decided to do a live-action version of The Lion King.

Although the film hasn’t gone into production, Disney has confirmed that they’re bringing in Donald Glover to play Simba & they’re bringing back James Earl Jones to play Mufasa! Jon Favreau, director on the film announced the big news via Twitter!

Jeff Nathanson will write the film. The release date for the film is still beign kept under lock & key.

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Sean Marshall

Sean Marshall

Sean is known as one of the toughest film critics from New York City. If you ever wanted to know what a time capsule stuffed with pop culture looked like, Sean is it. Anime, movies, television shows, cartoon theme songs from the 80s to the early 2000s, video games & comics this man knows is all. Sean created 4 Geeks Like You back in 2012 as a platform where every form of pop culture could be discussed. Sean has his Bachelor of Science in Nursing & is a film enthusiast.

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