John Kani, the actor who played T’Challa’s father, King T’Chaka, in Captain America: Civil War, has been cast to play the pivotal role of Rafiki in Disney’s live-action version of The Lion King. First released in 1994, the animated classic The Lion King is one of the Mouse House’s most coveted properties, amassing more than $968.4 million at the global box office, and earning a pair of Oscars for Best Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” for Elton John and Tim Rice) and Best Original Score (for composer Hans Zimmer).
The story of the young cub, Simba, who disappears from his village after he feels responsible for the ...
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