LUKE CAGE Actress Alfre Woodard Signs On To Play Sarabi In Disney's THE LION KING
The Lion King has added another great voice talent, this time in the form of Luke Cage actress Alfre Woodard who will be playing Simba's mother, Sarabi, in the re-imagining of the Disney classic. UPDATE...
The cast of Jon Favreau's The Lion King is starting to round out, and there has been another addition today. Hot on the heels of the news that Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to provide the voice of Scar, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Alfre Woodard will also be joining the picture as Sarabi, Simba's mother.
Woodard joins, Donald Glover (Simba), James Earl Jones, (Mufasa), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), John Oliver (Zazu) and Ejifor, who THR also confirms is now a lock.
The Lion King is being written by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' scribe, Jeff Nathanson, with Favreau on board as producer along with Jeffery Silver.
The film is currently shooting in L.A, and is slated to be released in theaters on July 19, 2019.
UPDATE:: The Wrap reports that Captain America: Civil War actor John Kani will provide the voice for Rafiki the wise old mandrill.