John Oliver has joined the voice cast of Jon Favreau’s live-action “The Lion King,” two ... will voice the part of red-billed hornbill Zazu. Described as dignified and uptight — but ...

By Mia Galuppo John Oliver has joined the cast of Jon Favreau’s Lion King movie as Zazu. Oliver is joining ... wrote the script for the live-action adaptation, which is being produced by Favreau ...

We've been getting more and more live-action adaptations of classic Disney ... The British Last Week Tonight host tackled the part of Zazu, the uptight hornbill who serves as King Mufasa's majordomo.

Favreau already has form with Disney live-action attempts, having helmed The Jungle Book. The 2016 epic grossed $966.6 million at the box office worldwide, and also accrued a strong 95% approval ...

Zazu. It’s actually a little surprising how perfect the casting for this movie appears to be. Either way, from everything we’re hearing, The Lion King is shaping up to be another reliably ...

Zazu had his own song, "The Morning Report," cut from the original animated release of the movie. Maybe he'll get to sing it in the live-action film. Alfre Woodard will voice Mufasa's wife ...

However, other live-action Disney remakes haven't done as well ... the return of characters that audiences know and love, ...

The 1994 movie instantly became a family favorite, spawning sequels and even a live-action version released ... Disney fans are only just realizing the parrot Zazu was voiced by none other than ...

(At this point, I’m expecting the forthcoming Snow White live-action film to include a scene ... they also encounter younger versions of Zazu (Preston Nyman) and Rafiki (Kagiso Lediga).

British comedian John Oliver is to take on the role of the highly-strung bird Zazu in the live-action remake of The Lion King, according to reports. The stand-up comic and political commentator ...