Donald Glover and James Earl Jones Cast in Live Action Lion King Reboot

It was announced a while back that Disney green-lit a Lion King reboot but we haven’t gotten any more information until recently. Recently, director of the reboot, Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book), released a series of tweets confirming Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa.

I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017

Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa pic.twitter.com/1LszbWrcYT

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017

 There is no news as to when this movie will start production or when it will be released.