The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Jeff Nathanson. It is the remake of Disney's 1994 animated film of the same name. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones (who reprises his role from the original film), Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Kani, John Oliver, and Alfre Woodard.



Director
Jon Favreau

Producer
Jon Favreau
Karen Gilchrist
Jeffrey Silver

Cast
Donald Glover as Simba
JD McCrary as young Simba
Beyoncé as Nala
Shahadi Wright Joseph as young Nala
James Earl Jones as Mufasa
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar
Billy Eichner as Timon
Seth Rogen as Pumbaa
John Kani as Rafiki
John Oliver as Zazu
Alfre Woodard as Sarabi
Eric Andre as Azizi
Florence Kasumba as Shenzi
Keegan-Michael Key as Kamari

Distributor
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures

Trailer
TBA

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