r/lionking

I heard this song the other day and listening to the lyrics I thought it fit pretty well with Vitanis character and story and I imagine it would be her singing this to Nuka and Kovu after everything pretty much saying that their both the reasons she found a way to start over and found a reason to keep going

So we all know James Earl Jones. Iconic voice for Mufasa, and just an iconic actor in general. Sadly, he did pass away in 2024. May he rest in peace. Anyway, here’s an idea I had and yes I know it’s dumb, but I wanted to share it so that I could read other people’s opinions on it.

If Disney ever makes anymore Lion King projects and Mufasa appears in them and he has to speak, rather than getting a sound-alike or using AI, Disney should just cast Hayden Christensen! Yes I know the voice doesn’t match up, again James Earl Jones’s voice alone is iconic, but me personally I think it’d be a really cool way to honor him by pretty much having Anakin Skywalker taking over Darth Vader’s role. Also, it’s not like Disney won’t be able to afford Hayden. 1, he’s not gonna ask for a lot of money, and 2, if they cast Ewan McGregor, Hayden will probably just do it for free!

But again, this is Disney, so not only will we never get a Lion King 2 follow-up, at this point I will seriously take a sequel series, but Disney will just use AI to recreate Mufasa’s voice, and then be like “What did we do wrong,” when they get a bunch of backlash for it.

I want to start by saying that Jeremy Irons is and will always be the best Scar, and he left impossible boots to fill, but I actually think that Chiwetel Ejiofor did a pretty decent job at portraying his own version of Scar. Whilst the lack of facial expressions was an overall negative in the film, I think it actually suited his delivery for Scar. I think Scar was the best done character in the remake and in my opinion Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones were by far the best voice actors in the remake.

I'd like to know where most of The Lion King fans discovered the franchise, so I created this poll. Unfortunately, I could only include 6 options, so I had to leave out the original movie (I believe most people discovered the franchise through it), and those who discovered it through books, comics, the Broadway musical, or something else, can also share their thoughts!

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