James Earl Jones set to voice a well loved character in a new Disney remake

There are many times when a remake is announced that you think “It just won’t be the same without……”
It seems the creators of a live-action remake of The Lion King felt the same, after announcing James Earl Jones would be back as Simba’s father Mufasa.
Directed by Jon Favreau, the movie will also feature Atlanta star Donald Glover as Simba.

Jon recently tweeted his excitement about the new project.

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

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017

Although best known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars, James has also given his voice to episodes of The Simpson’s as well as being in a number of television roles and movies.

He was nominated for an Academy award in 1971 for best actor in a leading role for The Great White Hope.

James has also been nominated for numerous Golden Globes, for performances in Pros and Cons, Gabriel’s Fire and Claudie. He won a Golden Globe for The Great White Hope.

Lion King was originally released in 1994 and is one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, hauling $968.5 million at the global box office.

The remake is expected to bring breathtaking visuals following in the line of recent version of The Jungle Book, also directed by Jon Favreau.