James Earl Jones in Lion King remake
JAMES Earl Jones will reprise his role from The Lion King in the new live-action remake, the film’s director has revealed.
The veteran US actor voiced Simba’s father Mufasa in the original 1994 Disney animation, which won two Oscars and earned $968m (£780m) at the box office.
Jon Favreau, who is directing the new version, posted a photo of Jones on Twitter with the caption: “Looking forward to working with this legend #Mufasa.” Favreau also revealed actor and musician Donald Glover, the star of TV comedy series Atlanta, will voice the character of Simba in the film.
Disney announced in September it was “putting a new re-imagining of The Lion King on the fast track to production”. No release date has been announced.
POLICE are investigating after nails and piles of broken glass were left on a public woodland trail. The hazards were discovered by a walker in Lampeter, Ceredigion, on Tuesday.
Roderick Bale, 45, of Lampeter, found the items in the Upper Forest and Lodge Wood area, where he walks most days.
Mr Bale said: “Over the last couple of weeks I have found broken glass, which was removed, and there was a nail.”
He claimed: “It’s trying to intimidate and endanger people who are using an open access path which they have the right to use.
“I think it’s disgusting and the person doing it needs to be caught.”
This is not the first time that hazards have been found in Lampeter woodland area by residents.
In June last year a number of wooden boards with several six -inch nails sticking out of them were found in the Upper Forest area.
They were left facing upwards, in what appeared to be a bid to injure people walking or running in the area, or to damage the tyres of a cyclist’s bike.
Some were also left hidden by moss so people in the area might not necessarily see them.
Speaking about the most recent incident, Mr Bale said: “For people walking and their dogs it’s even more dangerous. They’re really sharp and in some instances they have been covered over with leaves.
“I have contacted the police and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), who are investigating and I have put warnings up on mountain bike forums asking people to be vigilant in the woods.
“The worst thing from this would be if people stopped using the woods.”
Haydn Ellis, field team supervisor with NRW, said: “We encourage people to walk, run or ride and get healthy in our forests. It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors.
“Sabotaging woodlands is incredibly dangerous and puts people at risk.
“We’ve cleared the hazardous items left on the trails in Upper Forest near Lampeter.
“If anyone sees evidence of dangerous behaviour or activity in our forests, please report it to the police on 101 and to us on 03000 653000.”