Beyonce, Donald Glover headline star studded cast of 'The Lion King'

Donald Glover will play Simba in "The Lion King." (Phil McCarten/Invision/AP)

Beyonce will play Nala in "The Lion King." (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

James Earl Jones will reprise his role of Mufasa in "The Lion King." (Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

Chiwetel Ejiofor will play Scar in "The Lion King." (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Alfre Woodard will play Sarabi in "The Lion King." (Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

John Oliver will play Zazu in "The Lion King." (Phil McCarten/Invision/AP)

John Kani will play Rafiki in "The Lion King." (Gary Van Wyk/Ginkgo Agency/www.21Icons.com via Getty Images)

Seth Rogen will play Pumbaa in "The Lion King." (Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

Billy Eichner will play Timon in "The Lion King." (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Keegan-Michael Key will play Kamari in "The Lion King." (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Eric Andre will play Azizi in "The Lion King." (Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Disney has announced the cast of the live-action reboot of The Lion King featuring Beyonce as Nala, Donald Glover as Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar and James Earl Jones reprising his role of Mufasa.

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The Lion King will be directed by Jon Favreau, who also directed the live-action version of The Jungle Book.

"It is a director's dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life," said Favreau via press release.
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The all-star cast also includes John Oliver, John Kani, Seth Rogan, Billy Eichner and Keegan-Michael Key.

The movie is slated for release on July 19, 2019.

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