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The early casting announcements for the live-action Lion King movie are absolutely unreal

Published 11:57 18 Feb 2017 GMT

Carl Kinsella
The early casting announcements for the live-action Lion King movie are absolutely unreal

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If you've ever met somebody who doesn't like the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King you should probably take great pains to remove that person from your life completely.

So too for anyone who is not hyper-excited by the recent casting announcements made by director Jon Favreau on Twitter. Favreau shared a picture of Community and Atlanta star Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino) alongside the caption "I just can't wait to be king. #Simba." https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/832747544450998274 It's yet another iconic role for Hollywood's latest golden boy Glover who recently landed himself the part as the young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo movie. Favreau not only announced Glover in the lead role, but also confirmed that legendary actor James Earl Jones would reprise his role as Mufasa, saying "Looking forward to working with this legend." https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/832754734557601792 It goes without saying that we're excited for this one. There's no release date as of yet, but we can't wait to hear the announcements for Timon, Pumba and Scar.

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The early casting announcements for the live-action Lion King movie are absolutely unreal