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Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks to play Scar for "The Lion King."
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The BatB remake was pure mediocrity, there was zero ambition behind that movie. It's a shameless, soulless ripoff with trash additions. It's biggest sin is turning the GOAT Disney character design of The Beast into some ragged, grey-looking sewer rat. The Jungle Book at least did its own thing, but I maintain that it's helped by the fact that the original animated movie isn't all that great.
I guess that's something to be thankful for, for now anyway.
Protip: there's zero chance anyone replacing Irons will be half as good in that sequence.
Did you see Beauty and the Beast?
Inferno313
Banned
Chiwetel Ejiofor is not in that film.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Wait a minute, John Oliver? As in John Oliver?!
Inspired casting!
Inspired casting!
sturgboski
Member
Aww, I was still hoping for Irons. I'll begrudgingly accept this casting. Not a knock against the actor or anything (definitely great casting), but I mean they got Jones back, I want my Irons Scar.
If the film is done anywhere close to the same manner, it really won't matter that he is. The range given to just about every actor in that film was absolutely depressing.
Inferno313
Banned
I don't disagree. I thought that movie was pretty average.
But this is not being made by the team that made Beauty and the Beast. It's largely being made by the folks who made The Jungle Book, which is far-and-away the best of Disney's live-action adaptations so far.
Beauty and the Beast was one of the rare films that made me feel just depressed watching it. The new Transformers couldn't even accomplish that!
I heard most people comparing the two, though it may have been as simple as, "Look, two live-action cartoons." Couldn't get anyone interested in seeing Jungle Book in cinemas, so it kind of slipped from my mind. I should check it out!
Discotheque
Banned
It's ok. A lot of famous voice actors in jungle book but it felt a bit phoned in tbh
And the kid was pretty bad. But yeah definitely a step above beauty and the beast. Much easier to get through. Neither worth watching again tho
And Pete's Dragon was the best Disney cartoon remake.
And the kid was pretty bad. But yeah definitely a step above beauty and the beast. Much easier to get through. Neither worth watching again tho
And Pete's Dragon was the best Disney cartoon remake.
The Futurist
Member
He's great, but let's be realistic, no one is going to top Jeremy Irons.
The voice is legendary.
The voice is legendary.
I feel like this thread is becoming an alternate history thread where people are mentioning remakes that I forgot even existed.
Just leave me to die with Jason Scott Lee's opus.
Discotheque
Banned
I think Disney even forgot that they put that one out to be fair haha
They're bringing the director back for Peter Pan though. I think he'll do a good job
They're bringing the director back for Peter Pan though. I think he'll do a good job
Reminding folks of the visual and vocal charisma of Irons version, is not the way.
They've already announced Peter Pan too?
Soon enough they will be remaking their remakes.
Robdraggoo
Member
He's been great in so many things. But I still don't know how to pronounce his name lol
Inferno313
Banned
It's... Not a competition though?
I can love Irons performance and be very excited to see what Ejiofor does with the character.
DrunkShogun
Member
The fact I can hear the voice from that gif says something. I'm somewhat optimist because chiewetel can't do a Jeremy iron voice so will have at least a different interpretation. The right answer would be to bring irons back.
Inferno313
Banned
Nah. Irons has already give the performance once, and he did it perfectly. I'm not sure what else he could mine out of the character in a repeat performance. Best case scenario, it'd be samey. Worst case, it'd be a shadow of his original performance and no one wants that.
I'd honestly have been fine with a new Mufasa too. But, I think getting the same iconic voice works in that particular instance a bit better, as Mufasa's purpose in the story is less as a character driving the narrative but more as an icon for Simba to aspire to.
lightskintwin
Banned
I think they should've chose a different voice for Mufasa, if they were going to change everybody else's. Now James Earl Jones performance will be compared to his older performance, and it's just going to be difficult to compare to perfection. At least with a different voice actor, among all the other different voice actors it'll simply be a different take.
I mean, both of them bring awareness to the previous films. So I wouldn't say they are all but unnecessary.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Im so fucking sad that they got James Earl Jones for Scar, and Constantino Romero, that was his spanish voice (with vader and mufasa), is dead.
I still hope they get Jeremy Irons spanish voice actor for scar, because the voice of this guy in spanish is competely meh and doesnt work for scar. But then the Jungle book tried to go for the voice actors of the american actors (and foer the befurniture in the beauty and the beast remake) the animals did, so thats not a good sign for this movie.
The original animted movie in spanish was amazing apart from kid simba.
I still hope they get Jeremy Irons spanish voice actor for scar, because the voice of this guy in spanish is competely meh and doesnt work for scar. But then the Jungle book tried to go for the voice actors of the american actors (and foer the befurniture in the beauty and the beast remake) the animals did, so thats not a good sign for this movie.
The original animted movie in spanish was amazing apart from kid simba.
I mean, Timon WAS played by Nathan Lane in the original.
Glass Rebel
Member
You can keep Simba v Scar: Dawn of Justice.
Wait a minute, John Oliver? As in John Oliver?!
Inspired casting!
Oh my god I hadn't even seen this. Perfection.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
A good pick, but is there a reason why Jeremy Irons isn't going to voice Scar again?
lightskintwin
Banned
It appears they're going to cast all the Lions with Black actors. I like the choice.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
He was such a great antagonist in Serenity. I really hope he turns into a villain in the MCU as well, that was certainly the vibe I got from Dr. Strange anyway. I have never read a comic so this may have been obvious to fans already.
Glass Rebel
Member
Did you miss the post-credit scene?
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
No, that's what I was referring to. Perhaps 'vibe' was the wrong word, but does that scene alone suggest he's becoming a villain? He doesn't kill anyone, just thinks there are too many magic users. Honest question, I genuinely don't know.
Yep, that's Scar.
Damn this could work.
Glass Rebel
Member
I mean, he literally takes a man's ability to walk away lol.
They made some changes to him to make him a more nuanced character from his comic origins but he is (almost?) exclusively depicted as a villain. Not sure which direction they will go with him in the MCU but it's pretty clear that he's going to be an antagonist to Doctor Strange.
the_darkness
Banned
People in here really going to fucking litigate the original casting of Broderick and Irons because they're not black?
lightskintwin
Banned
What?
Glass Rebel
Member
Don't use words that you don't know the meaning of.
the_darkness
Banned
Did I stutter?
lightskintwin
Banned
No, but your sentence doesn't make sense. How about you quote specific posts so we at least get an idea of what you're talking about.
I don't see anybody trying to take a claim to a court of law for the original casting of Lion King because Irons and Broderick weren't black. LOL
civilstrife
Member
I disagree with this film being unnecessary. Some of the scenes will look absolutely gorgeous in CG if done right.
I hope they go for a slightly stylized look. Go crazy on colors. Make those sunrises and starry nights POP.
I hope they go for a slightly stylized look. Go crazy on colors. Make those sunrises and starry nights POP.
They're definitely going for the same realistic look of The Jungle Book. Hopefully they do stylize it a tad.
I wanna see how they attempt to recreate the Circle of Life opening, because that shit is flawless, just perfect.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I didn't like Broderick's white bread accent when I rewatched the Lion King as an adult. His parents are
CyclopsRock
Member
I honestly think the role where he's got the most Scar like voice is probably Love Actually. "Well, give them a quid and tell them to bugger off!"
EdReedFan20
Member
The singing voice of young Simba was, too. Speaking of which, I wonder if Donald Glover is doing both adult Simba and young Simba, or if there will there be specific casting for that latter role (same applies to Nala).
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Maybe they'll do some weird voice alteration thing. I vaguely recall a TV show doing that some years back.
Seems like a good choice imo. Still mad Desus & Mero aren't big enough to have been Timon and Pumbaa. They would've been PERFECT for them.
Donald is only voicing adult Simba. JD McCrary, who has a guest appearance on "Terrified" off Glover's last album, is voicing young Simba.
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