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“Atlanta” star and creator Donald Glover will play Simba in Disney’s live action “Lion King,” The Wrap has learned.
Other Disney live-action films based on iconic properties include “Maleficent,” “Cinderella” and next year’s “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Emma Watson as Belle.
Jeff Nathanson is writing the script on the live-action “Lion King,” which is considered one of the pinnacles of Disney’s animated movies.
TheWrap reported in August that the filmmakers were looking to cast a young Lando, a fan favorite and gambling enthusiast who appeared in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” for the film