Disney Finally Sets a Date for The Lion King Live-Action Remake 

Disney is on pace to release at least one live-action remake every year until it runs out of animated classics. Following this year’s

will be The Lion King in 2019, the studio announced on Tuesday (via

). (Disney also announced a second “Untitled Disney Live Action” project for Aug. 9, 2019, along with two coming out in 2020 and 2021). Jon Favreau, who is set to direct Donald Glover as Simba in

remake, also announced the movie’s release date on Twitter: July 19, 2019, which means yes, you will likely be enjoying the cool breeze of an air-conditioned movie theater while watching Donald sing about how he just can’t wait to be king.

Speaking of the song that basically sees the quick transformation of Simba from a cute BB lion to a hot lion who’s ready to take back his rightful place on top of Pride Rock, here’s a nice little rumor about Simba’s live-action BFFs: Both

are reporting that Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen are currently in talks to lend their voices for Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. If all goes well, I surely hope this means that Timon will be as sassy and shady as Billy’s on-screen persona on

and that Seth’s delightful laugh will be a large part of Pumbaa 2.0. Meanwhile, there\'s still no word on whether or not Beyoncé has agreed to play Nala in the remake. Come on, Queen Bey. The world needs this.

I just can’t wait to be king. #Simba pic.twitter.com/wUYKixMBJI

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