Lion King May Have Found Their Scar - Collider Movie Talk

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Thursday August 3rd, 2017) Kristian Harloff, Clarke Wolfe, David Griffin, Dennis Tzeng, Natasha Martinez and Wendy Lee discuss the following: -Alex Kurtzman may exit Dark Universe franchise -Chiwetel Ejifor is in talks to play Scar in The Lion King -Opening This Week – Detroit, Kidnap -New clip and TV spot released for IT -First trailer released for Angelina Jolie’s ‘First They Killed My Father’ -Mail Bag -Live Twitter Questions In a newly released interview with IGN, The Mummy director and Dark Universe architect Alex Kurtzman cast some doubt on to his involvement in the future of the shared universe of monster movies by revealing to the outlet that he is unsure if he’ll return after The Mummy didn’t exactly launch the franchise as intended. According to a report from the Wrap, Chiwetel Ejifor has entered talks to voice the role of Scar in the live-action Lion King remake. Jeremy Irons voiced role in the original 1994 Lion King, with reports claiming last month that it would actually be Hugh Jackman voicing the role before reps for the star said there was absolutely no truth to it. Ejifor now joins Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Seth Rogen as Pumba, Billy Eichner as Timone and John Oliver as Zazu; with reports also stating that Beyonce is up for the role of Nala. OPENING THIS WEEK A new TV spot and international clip for IT debuted yesterday ahead of its September debut in theatres. The international clip teases a famous scene from the book its based on with the TV spot showing off a tad more of Pennywise and the many ways he can get to you. IT stars Bill Skarsgård as the iconic clown alongside an ensemble of young actors that include Stranger Thing’s Finn Wolfhard and Midnight Special’s Jaeden Lieberher. Directed by Mama’s Andrés Muschietti, IT opens in theatres on September 8th, 2017. Netflix has released the first trailer for Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father. Jolie directs the film, based on the memoir of Loung Ung, who survived the deadly Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1978 as a child in Cambodia; with Jolie also collaborating on the script with Ung. The grand scale period epic was shot entirely in Cambodia, using local cast and even shot in the Khmer language by Jolie, whose love affair with the country began while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. MAIL BAG LIVE TWITTER QUESTIONS Check out the YouTube Playlist for Awesometacular: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayt6616lBckuUHPMdwFINi_vcyc-ysnC Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliderdotcom Follow Kristian: https://twitter.com/KristianHarloff Follow Clarke: https://twitter.com/ClarkeWolfe Follow Dennis: https://twitter.com/ThinkHero Follow David: https://twitter.com/Griffinde Follow Natasha: https://twitter.com/Natashalexis_ Follow Wendy: https://twitter.com/WendyLeeSzany As the online source for movies, television, breaking news, incisive content, and imminent trends, Collider Videos is more than an essential destination. Visit Collider: http://collider.com Follow them on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Collider SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCHMOES YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoesknow Collider Show Schedule: MONDAY: TV Talk | http://bit.ly/29BR7Yi TUESDAY: Heroes | http://bit.ly/29F4Job Team Schmoedown | http://bit.ly/29C2iRV WEDNESDAY: Nightmares | http://bit.ly/29BQUV3 THURSDAY: Jedi Council | http://bit.ly/29v5wVi FRIDAY: Schmoedown | http://bit.ly/29C2iRV SATURDAY: Mailbag | http://bit.ly/29UsKsd Behind the Scenes/Bloopers | http://bit.ly/2kuLuyI SUNDAY: Mailbag | http://bit.ly/29UsKsd MOVIE TALK: Every week day | http://bit.ly/29BRtOO