The movie stars some of its original cast members including star Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, JamesEarlJones, Paul Bates, John Amos, Shari Headle, Louie Anderson, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
The newly-released trailer features some of the original actors including Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, with Wesley Snipes and JamesEarlJones.
Previous casts from the original film return to reprise their roles; they include; Eddie Murphy, JamesEarlJones, Shari Headley, and Arsenio Hall. Additional casts include Davido, Jermaine Fowler, Kiki Layne, comedian Micheal Blackson.
Other cast Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, JamesEarlJones and John Amos are expected to make a return. An excited Brewer is replacing Jonathan Levine who was originally chosen as its director.
Alongside Beyonce - and mostly previously announced - will be Donald Glover as Simba, JamesEarlJones reprising his role in the 1994 animated movie as Mufasa, and then Nigerian born British actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor as his nemesis Scar.
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