After having conquered hearts with ‘The Jungle Book’ in 2016, Disney is all set to present its legendary franchise and crown jewel - ‘The Lion King’ – with ground-breaking technology that re-imagines the greatest story ever told.
Etched forever in pop culture, the animated version was known for its strong and emotional storytelling and memorable characters that won hearts of fans everywhere. The character of Scar (Simba’s nefarious uncle) is specially etched in our memories as one of the most menacing villains.
An there is a great news for everyone as Disney India ropes in reigning heart-throb of the 90s, Arvind Swami to voice the menacing Scar in the Tamil version! Interestingly the actor had dubbed for the lead Simba in the Tamil version over 20 years ago when the animated version released on TV for Indian audiences.
“It was a great learning experience dubbing for an animated film over 20 years ago when I dubbed for Simba in The Lion King. When I was approached this time around to dub for a character in the new version of The Lion King I preferred to dub for Scar as I saw the character as the most Interesting and multidimensional. It was an enriching professional experience” says Arvind Swami.
Directed by ‘Iron Man’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ fame director, Jon Favreau, Disney’s The Lion King is one of the most-anticipated films of recent times. The heroic coming-of-age journey will make it to the large canvas with a pioneering and game changing photo-real technology, using cutting-edge tools to make the musical drama come alive on the big screen.