People on the internet are losing it over Donald Glover and James Earl Jones being cast for the Lion King live-action. Disney and Jon Favreau announced the huge news on Friday, and we just can’t hide our excitement!
The upcoming Lion King live-action movie is already the best remake ever. Because let’s be honest, this Disney classic is the greatest and if you add bringing back Mufasa’s original voice and super talented Donald Glover you already nailed the movie.
One more joining the slate.
The House of Mouse has brought back some of its classics and they have really delivered. Over the past years, we’ve seen huge comebacks such as Cinderella, Maleficient, Alice In Wonderland, The Jungle Book, and let’s not forget about the long expected The Beauty And The Beast.
We have loved all of them but honestly, we kept wondering when would they bring back the greatest story of all, The Lion King. Well, Disney went full Genie in the bottle and said “Your dreams are my commands,” and graced us with the huge news of a Lion King remake back in September.
Giving us something more to hold on to.
We’ve been holding on to this precious news since September without really knowing much about it, but it was okay because at least we knew this was happening. We only knew Jon Favreau is directing and the story is on Jeff Nathanson’s hands.
Now just a month before the premiere of The Beauty And The Beast, Disney graced us with another news keeping us full excited about the project. On Friday Jon Favreau announced Donald Glover in the role of Simba and James Earl Jones as Mufasa.
I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017
James Earl Jones voiced the original Mufasa
Back in 1994, so we’re really going down memory lane *tears running down your face.*
Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa pic.twitter.com/1LszbWrcYT
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017
People are losing it over the huge news.
I mean Donald Glover is THE dude of the moment, and James Earl Jones is a living legend. This was just too much to process and people on the Internet are really experiencing lots of emotions because THIS IS HAPENNING.
Already singing Hakuna Matata out loud!
100% true!
DONALD GLOVER AS SIMBA AND JAMES EARL JONES IS BACK AS MUFASA THIS IS ALREADY THE BEST LIVE ACTION DISNEY MOVIE EVER
— vidya (@torndaya) February 18, 2017
Trying and failing to stay calm, because this is the dopest news of the year!
THIS JUST IN JAMES EARL JONES IS GOING TO BE MUFASA AGAIN IN THE NEW LION KING MOVIE pic.twitter.com/47Td18kbxn
— EditingIsEverything (@The_Real_Editor) February 18, 2017
Too much to handle.
EVERYBODY SHUT UP DONALD GLOVER WAS JUST CAST AS SIMBA IN THE LION KING pic.twitter.com/Eq9ED41crt
— 🔥Prince Zuko🔥 (@starrynightlord) February 18, 2017
Clapping.
@Jon_Favreau pic.twitter.com/cY9cAi08Uz
— A. Angélique Roché (@AngeliqueRoche) February 18, 2017
I have mine already here, and you?
me: a live action lion king? wow disney needs to cool it with the remakes
them: donald glover is simba
me: i've already bought my tickets— gracie gomes (@viivalagracie) February 18, 2017
Totally relatable.
I'm so happy that James Earl Jones is back as Mufasa but that feeling of reliving the saddest moment of my childhood #lionking #disney pic.twitter.com/E0p8emT38h
— Matthew Luciow (@Matty_ICE2013) February 18, 2017
Source: BuzzFeed
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