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Donald Glover Will Play Simba In Live Action 'lion King'; Late-night Mocks Trump Press Conference

... died Sunday at 76. With the Oscars around the corner and much of Hollywood still focused on the twists and turns of the presidency of Donald Trump, here's what's new and interesting in entertainment and the arts. Late-night TV shows turn Trump news conference into one big joke. Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna split again. Mariah Carey redeems herself on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'. Feb. 17, 2017, 4:45 p.m. Donald Glover will play Simba in Jon Favreau's live-action 'Lion King' movie. Meredith Woerner. Donald Glover continues his reign as Hollywood's hottest hire, as it appears he will soon become the King of the Jungle, Simba, in Disney's latest live-action adaptation. Director Jon Favreau, who successfully brought "The Jungle Book" to life with voice actors such as Bill Murray, Idris Elba, and Scarlett Johansson, has moved onto his next ...

Donald Glover Used Billy Dee Williams To Develop Lando Portrayal

... made an effort to get to know him and "probably figure out a way to use me in developing his character." Williams also addressed his previous comments about there being no one else apt to portray Lando. He clarified that he identifies with the character so much and it has been a huge part of his life. However, he also knows that someone else will have to portray the role eventually, though that doesn't mean that he's saying goodbye to the character. In fact, he wouldn't say no if someone asked him to don his Lando persona once again. Glover, meanwhile, told Deadline  that portraying Lando is "a big deal." He admitted that playing such an iconic role is "hard" and it makes him want to "live up to the expectation.". The "Star Wars" Han Solo spinoff will bow in theaters on May 25, 2018. The film takes place before the events of 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" - a time when Han Solo still ...

Donald Glover Still Hasn’t Read The ‘han Solo’ Script

... mother. Glover recalled that after learning that he’d won the part, he called up his mother and father and she instantly had some stern advice for her offspring. “I called my mum and my dad when I heard I’d won the role, and she said to me, ‘Don’t mess this up. This is Billy Dee Williams, and he is really cool.’ I take it very seriously.”. Donald Glover has previously recognized the importance of the role not just to the whole cinematic community, but to himself personally, too. [Image by Lucasfilm]. After it was announced that he’d be playing Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo film, Donald Glover sat down to talk to The Hollywood Reporte r , where he admitted that the character was the first ever action figure that he had. “It was the first action figure I ever had. I remember my dad giving it to me…I remember Lando really well. He was like the only black guy in space. And he was the cool one. I just realized, he still has to be cool. And cool is an interesting thing. It changes… Cool changes depending on the perspective. Also, it’s fun because [the Han Solo movie is set] before [Empire Strikes Back], so he’s still ...

Lando Calrissian Actors Donald Glover, Billy Dee Williams Seen At Lunch Together

... One thrilled fans with its gritty action and deep insight into the pre-existing canon of the franchise’s original trilogy. Lucasfilm is set to delve into Han Solo ’s background with an upcoming standalone based on the space pirate. UP NEXT:  Han Solo Actors Harrison Ford And Alden Ehrenreich Spotted Together At Lunch. And, now, one of the standalone’s star is meeting up with his original trilogy icon. Over on Twitter, a user managed to snap a photo while eating lunch at a restaurant called Los Feliz that features two huge stars. Donald Glover and Billy Dee Williams were seen eating together in the background as a waiter attended to the them, and the photo is now making its round on the Internet. Of course, fans know that Glover has been vocal about his excitement for Star Wars. Last year, the actor admitted that Lando was the first action figure he ever received as a child and that he was honored to be part of the franchise. Glover is not the only star who has met their Star Wars ...

Donald Glover's Vast Talents

... “I needed people to understand I see Atlanta as a beautiful metaphor for black people,” he  told New York magazine's Rembert Browne. The show's writing staff is completely black, and largely new to TV. In January, Atlanta won Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes; Glover beat out Jeffrey Tambor, Anthony Anderson, Gael Garcia Bernal and Nick Nolte for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy. In his speech, he thanked "all the black folks in Atlanta.just for being alive and just for doing just amazing, and being amazing people." His show  went two-for-two that night. A supergeek raised as a Jehovah's Witness among siblings and foster children in the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain, Glover was an outcast from the start. He told Marc Maron  on WTF in 2011. "Growing up in the South, people didn't like me because I was black. And it took on this thing: I'm gonna be me so much, and be sooo likeable, that I will change their minds. And I know now that that's impossible. But I had to ...

Donald Glover Is Simba, James Earl Jones Mufasa In 'lion King' Remake

... also play famed Star Wars smuggler Lando Calrissian in the highly-anticipated Han Solo standalone film for Disney. Favreau tweeted the news about Glover joining the cast. I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba __link__/w UYKix MBJI. — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017. Favreau also tweeted a picture of Jones saying that he was "looking forward to working with this legend #Mufasa.". Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa __link__/1 Lszb Wrc YT. Jon Favreau to direct live-action version of 'The Lion King'. Favreau is making a CGI created live-action version of Lion King, similar to Disney’s remake of The Jungle Book, which he also directed. No release date has been publicly announced for the new movie. A similar process is being used for Beauty and the Beast, which debuts next month starring Emma Watson. Contributing: The Associated Press. 886 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. Read or Share this story: __link__ luc 8 Md. NEVER MISS OUT. Be a ...

Donald Glover Will Join James Earl Jones In Disney’s ‘lion King’ Remake

... upcoming remake will be a live-action movie or not. While Disney, the film studio behind the project, has recently announced plans to remake most of its animated classics with live action , Faverau’s 2016 film for the studio, a remake of “The Jungle Book,” was almost entirely animated, featuring just one human actor and employing motion-capture and other digital techniques instead. It received critical acclaim and made nearly $1 billion at the box office. The new “Lion King” does not have a release date, and while it has been fast-tracked by Disney, Faverau is also working on a sequel to “The Jungle Book,” according to Variety. In the meantime, fans will still get to see Glover soon as a young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming “Star Wars” movies about Han Solo. That movie , also produced by Disney, is currently filming and is slated to be released in May 2018. On ...

How Everything From Strippers To Donald Glover Helped 'bad & Boujee' Explode

... It,” he’s made concerted efforts to go viral as part of his marketing strategy. “Oh hell yeah [we try to cultivate memes],” he says. “We're like, ‘Who made this meme?! We need to get them this record.’ It's really a promotional tool now - we didn't have to pay anybody, but there's a business out there for it.” He traces the impact of memes to seeing snipes (posters) on the street in his early days as a promoter. “You'd say, ‘Oh damn, this record's about to be hot,’ because you'd seen it a lot of places. This is before the Internet.”. The timing of the song’s exploding popularity was also a combination of old-school and new-school marketing - sure, it was tied to going viral on Twitter, but it also happened over the holidays, traditionally a boom time for song and album sales. “It really popped between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I think ...