Atkinson said he always considered himself a visual artiste and never found doing voiceover interesting. There has been a lot of promotion of this cast - including some pretty funny pictures of the voice actors staring at their animated characters - but, if you still need a refresher on who's playing who, here's a look at the 14 main voice actors of this new Lion King. ' The Lion King ' is one of the most iconic Disney movies and continues to be a fan favourite but Rowan Atkinson has revealed he was initially not willing to be the voice of Zazu, Mufasa's right-hand hornbill. While the country in which the story takes place isn't stated in the film, all versions of The Lion King are clearly set somewhere in Africa, so this casting is a logical way to bring some more representation to a big Hollywood movie. Movie: The Lion King II: Simbas Pride Franchise: Lion King Incarnations View all 14 versions of Zazu on BTVA. Then there's Florence Kasumba, who voices one of the hyenas and was born in Uganda. Edward Hibbert is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King II: Simbas Pride, and Hideyuki Umezu is the Japanese voice. TV Show: Robot Chicken Franchise: Robot Chicken Incarnations View all 14 versions of Zazu on BTVA. Beyonce was also in contention to play Nala, but it remains. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Scar, is English and has Nigerian parents. Zazu Zazu Seth Green is the voice of Zazu in Robot Chicken. Other voice actors include Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon and John Oliver as Zazu. One of the cool things about the Lion King cast (other than it featuring Beyoncé) is that the majority of the actors have African ancestry. And you'll hear a ton of other actors you know, too, as part of the star-studded Lion King voice cast. This is not a Cats situation where you're going to see Beyoncé dressed up like Nala, but you will hear her. While the movie is being called "live-action," it's about animals and they're all computer animated. The new Lion King remake hits theaters on July 19, and it's full of famous faces.
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