THE LION KING Live-Action Remake Adds Seth Rogen And Billy Eichner As Pumbaa and Timon

THE LION KING Live-Action Remake Adds Seth Rogen And Billy Eichner As Pumbaa and Timon

Disney and Jon Favreau's live-action remake of The Lion King has found its Timon and Pumbaa in the form of Parks and Recs actor Billy Eichner and Preacher showrunner Seth Rogen, respectively...

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 25, 2017 12:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: The Wrap
Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of The Lion King continues its run of spot-on casting announcements, as The Wrap reports that Seth Rogen (Neighbors, The Green Hornet, Superbad) will be playing jovial warthog, Pumbaa, while Billy Eichner (Parks and Recreation, Difficult People) will bring life to his streetwise meerkat pal, Timon.

The pair were responsible for some of the funniest moments in the animated classic, as well as one of the most memorable songs: "Hakuna Matata."

The Lion King will also see James Earl Jones reprise the role of Mufasa from the original, while Donald Glover will provide the voice of Simba. We recently found out that Disney was courting Beyonce for the part of Nala, but haven't heard anything on that since.
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CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 4/25/2017, 1:00 PM
Rogen is good for Pumbaa, I can definitely see that working.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/25/2017, 1:01 PM
Billy Eichner? That's cool. He was a name I had thrown out there for the Genie before the Will Smith talk has begun.
Philip
Philip - 4/25/2017, 1:56 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - I hope he tones his usual schtick down a bit though.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/25/2017, 2:01 PM
@Philip - I have faith that Favreau will find the right balance.
TheMfayz
TheMfayz - 4/25/2017, 3:12 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - Eddie Murphy for genie! EDDIE MURPHY FOR GENIE!!!!
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 4/25/2017, 5:20 PM
@TheMfayz - nah, Eddie Murphy needs to reprise his role as Mushu in Mulan. You can't be Mushu and Genie.
TheMfayz
TheMfayz - 4/27/2017, 12:00 PM
@thunderpun573 - fair point.
Havenless
Havenless - 4/25/2017, 1:05 PM
Rogan is perfect choice for Pumba, well done
BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 4/25/2017, 1:05 PM
new day for the hyenas please
Menks123
Menks123 - 4/25/2017, 1:05 PM
Great casting! This is shaping up to be great, Lion King is my favorite animated movie by far and trust Favreau will do amazing work.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 4/25/2017, 1:10 PM
Not familiar with Eichner (I never watched Parks and Rec), but Rogen as Pumba?
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 4/25/2017, 1:12 PM
This is great casting. Rogen and Eichner work well with each other.
mrHJK
mrHJK - 4/25/2017, 1:15 PM
Awesome choices
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