Revealing mistake: Numerous times in the film the animals walk from shade into sunlight without their eyes reacting.
The Lion King (2019)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, John Kani
Revealing mistake: Numerous times in the film the animals walk from shade into sunlight without their eyes reacting.
Mufasa: You must take your place... in the circle of life.
Trivia: No real footage was used, except for the very first shot of a sunrise in Africa that Jon Favreau "slipped in to see if anyone would notice".
Question: Why was Chiwetel Ejiofor hired to voice Scar? Why didn't they hire David Oyelowo (who voiced Scar in The Lion Guard)?
Answer: None of the cast of The Lion Guard was cast in the film, so why would Oyelowo have been? Ejiofor was cast because, in the words of director Jon Favreau, he "is just a fantastic actor, who brings us a bit of the mid-Atlantic cadence and a new take on the character. He brings that feeling of a Shakespearean villain to bear because of his background as an actor. It's wonderful when you have somebody as experienced and seasoned as Chiwetel; he just breathes such wonderful life into this character."