James Earl Jones, who voiced Mufasa in the 1994 film is once again voicing the character in the latest film. Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Director Jon Favreau has just left a scoring session for The Lion King with Hans Zimmer and an orchestra. It was for the stampede (yes, THAT stampede). And it will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the 1994 animated classic that, with Favreau’s footage playing in the background, it got a little emotional in that room.
“Working on it doesn’t make it any less emotional,” Favreau said.
