Revealing mistake: Numerous times in the film the animals walk from shade into sunlight without their eyes reacting.
The Lion King (2019)
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Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, John Kani
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Scar: Life's - not fair - is it my little friend? While some are born to feast - others spend their lives in the dark... begging for scraps.
Trivia: Billy Eichner got the role of Timon without having to audition. Director Jon Favreau was a big fan of Eichner's "Family on the Street" show and suggested the thought to Eichner's agent, who then contacted Eichner and he accepted the role immediately.
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."