Feb. 18 (UPI) -- James Earl Jones and Donald Glover are to lead the cast of the live-action movie The Lion King.
The Jungle Book and Iron Man director Jon Favreau is helming the film for The Walt Disney Co. It is an adaptation of the 1994, animated movie musical, which featured songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, and was later transformed into a wildly popular stage musical, as well.