The Lion King same name, with Jon Favreau directing. The following month, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write the script for the film. Favreau originally planned shoot it back to back with the sequel to "The Jungle Book". However, it was reported in early 2017 that the latter film was put on hold in order for Favreau to instead focus mainly on "The Lion King". In February 2017, Favreau announced that Donald Glover had been cast as Simba and that James Earl Jones would be reprising the role of Mufasa. The following month, it was reported that was Favreau's top choice to voice
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle he would be the Jungle King. "Leo the Lion" was produced by Jetlag Productions and was distributed to DVD in 2002 by GoodTimes Entertainment. Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle is a 46-minute direct-to-video animated film, originally released in 1994. Leo (voiced by Garry Chalk) is the lion king of the jungle, but unfortunately he doesn't know well what a king's job is. He believes it is his right to do as he pleases, even if it means disrupting the peace of others or being plain rude to them. As a king,