TheWrap reports Oliver will play the uptight but helpful bird who acts as an adviser to King Mufasa and eventually Simba. Oliver also added that he thinks his casting as Zazu is both ideal and perfect. John Oliver will reportedly voice the red-billed hornbill Zazu in Disneys upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King. The film is slated for release in July 2019. The Only Royalty John Oliver Recognizes Is His Lion King Co-Star. Jeff Nathanson has written the script for The Lion King remake, with Favreau currently working on the project. for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and has gone on to host HBO late-night news satire programme Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has been running since 2014.
He will also be voicing a character in Paramount’s upcoming animated comedy Amusement Park, working alongside stars such as Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Mila Kunis and Jeffrey Tambor. Oliver is no stranger to voice acting having previously taken on the role of Vanity Smurf in Sony Pictures’ The Smurfs franchise, and lent his voice to episodes of The Simpsons and Robot Chicken. In the upcoming live-action remake of the film Zazu will be played by Academy Award-winner John Oliver. Billy Eichner is to voice comical meerkat Timon, while Seth Rogen is in line to voice his pal, the warthog Pumbaa. Of the many beloved characters in Disney’s The Lion King one of the most memorable is Zazu the wise-cracking fast-talking hornbill who serves as royal advisor to King Mufasa. However, should the Primetime Emmy Award winner sign on to the flick, he will be joining the previously confirmed cast of Donald Glover, who is voicing Simba, and James Earl Jones, who will reprise his role as Mufasa. Representatives for Disney and Oliver have yet to comment on the reported casting. While trying to appear proper and dignified, Zazu often became easily rattled when dishing out advice to the lions in the narrative, including Mufasa, and later on, his son Simba. Oliver is reported to be voicing character of Zazu, the red-billed hornbill who was a supporting figure in 1994’s animated classic, where he was voiced by English actor Rowan Atkinson. Described as dignified and uptight but a total nervous wreck the bird serves as an. The English political commentator and comedian will take on voice acting duties for Jon Favreau’s upcoming film, according to The Wrap. The Last Week Tonight With John Oliver host will voice the part of red-billed hornbill Zazu. John Oliver is set to voice Zazu in Disney’s live-action The Lion King remake.
Jeremy Irons was terrific in the original so Disney might be after another British villain actor to take on the role this time around. The Wrap broke the news confirming that he will play the role of the.
John Oliver, the host of HBO's popular weekly series Last Week Tonight. John Oliver will lend his voice to the well-known character in the remake of the movie. The biggest one is Scar, Simba’s evil uncle and the film’s villain. Last Week Tonight host John Oliver will star as Zazu in Disney's live-action remake of The Lion King. With this announcement, that leaves very few of the movie’s major players left to cast. TheWrap reports Oliver will play the uptight. The Lion King has already seen a number of big names join the cast including James Earl Jones (Mufasa), Donald Glover. On the face of it, then, casting another English comedian in the role sounds like a great idea. John Oliver will reportedly voice the red-billed hornbill Zazu in Disney's upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King. Oliver will voice the the role of high-strung Zazu the king’s royal adviser. (Timon), but now, according to THR, John Oliver will join the team to voice the king’s advisor, Zazu. His British fuddy-duddy nature was brilliantly brought to life by Rowan Atkinson. John Oliver to Voice Zazu in Live-Action Lion King. In the original, the red-billed hornbill was Mufasa’s majordomo and most trusted advisor.
The latest casting announcement, courtesy of The Wrap, reveals that John Oliver has joined the movie to voice Zazu.