Cast Update On Lion King Remake

With Jon Favreau attached to direct, the project has been amassing its cast for the past few months. Donald Glover’s signed up to voice Simba, with James Earl Jones reprising his role as Simba’s father, Mufasa. More recently, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen were revealed to be playing meerkat/warthog double act Timon and Pumbaa.

The latest casting announcement comes courtesy of Omega Underground, who tell us that Hugh Jackman has boarded the project as Scar. Disney has yet to confirm this news, but with D23 currently underway, we expect them to do so quite soon.

The Lion King is just one of a whole host of classic Disney animated properties being given live-action remakes.