Disney’s reimagining of The Lion King is deep into production and if you were lucky enough to see the footage from last years D23 Expo then you know the films characters will have a familiar to them, except one fan favorite character.
We have exclusively learned from a source close to the project that the film’s villain Scar is expected to have a new look to him.
According to our source, The studio is considering making Scar a rare white lion with a weak/frail look to him, the idea is to give Scar a much different look from the rest of the lions in the film(Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Serabi). This would be drastically different from the dark orange and black we know from the classic animated film.
It should be noted that this is what is being considered and things can easily change in post-production.
The Lion King is directed by Jon Favreau, and stars Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, John Oliver as Zazu, John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Eric Andre as Azizi, Florence Kasumba as Shenzi, Keegan-Michael Key as Kamari, JD McCrary as Young Simba and Shahadi Wright Joseph as Young Nala.
The Lion King hits theaters on July 19, 2019.
Katrina
March 20, 2018 at 7:11 am
They should keep his design closer to the original. I don’t like the idea of him being a white lion
The Animation Commendation
March 21, 2018 at 1:47 pm
That’s an…interesting development.
Ally
March 23, 2018 at 11:29 am
A very very interesting development. Thanks.
Disney Film Facts, have you any news about Maleficent 2? I read shoots are imminent and I’d like to know something about this. Thanks for your work