This one is shaping up very nicely indeed.
Casting is well under way on the Jon Favreau directed live-action revamp and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Woodard will voice the role of Sarabi, Simba’s mother.
She joins a host of big names already attached to the project including-
Donald Glover will voice the role of Simba.
The dulcet tones of James Earl Jones will voice Mufasa.
Chiwetel Ejiofor will play villain Scar.
Comedian and talk show host John Oliver will voice Zazu.
John Kani will voice the role of Rafiki.
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen have also signed on to play Timon and Pumbaa. Woodard was most recently seen in Netflix’s Marvel series Luke Cage.
Via THR
