Chiwetel Ejiofor to Voice Scar in Disney's Live-Action THE LION KING
According to reports, the 12 YEARS A SLAVE star is now in final talks with the studio to take on the character originally voiced by Jeremy Irons in the original animated version.
Today is Thursday, June 4, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Sasha Allen Peter Jöback Scott Wolf Lindsay Frost Sam Harris Buddy Crutchfield Keith David Mary Testa Bill Nolte Gabriel Berry Bruce Dern Dennis Weaver Oliver Cliff Helen Wood Alan Shulman Jess Barker Rosalind Russell Richard Whorf Vinton Hayworth Frances Howard Gabriel Pascal Guy D'Ennery Clara Blandick Juan De La Cruz Robert B. Smith David Vilner Rebecca Henderson Julie White Richard Gladstein Doris Betts Priscilla Morrill Gordon Cotler Irwin Bazelon