The Tamil version of the Hollywood movie The Lion King has some talented people involved in the project. Lyricist and writer, Madan Karky is penning the dialogues for this film and actor Siddharth has been roped in to lend his voice for the lead character.
The star is currently busy with several projects in the offing. He has been shifting his focus between various films such as Aruvam, Sivappu Manjal Pachai, and Shaitan Ka Bachcha and the Bollywood flick Chhichhore.
On getting the opportunity to do the voice over, Siddharth has said in a statement, “I can never forget the first time I saw The Lion King on screen, as well as on stage. I had an equally unforgettable experience speaking and singing in Tamil, as Simba, in the new version of this timeless classic. I can’t wait to see my new avatar in the theatres with my audience.”
Interestingly, the Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan are lending their voices for the Hindi version of The Lion King.
The Lion King is an American musical drama film directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of the animated film with the same title that was released in 1994.
The film will have the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones.
Hans Zimmer is the music composer for this flick with Caleb Deschanel handling the cinematography and Mark Livolsi and Adam Gerstel taking care of the editing. The film is scheduled to hit the silver screens on July 19 worldwide.
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