On Saturday it’s the London Pride parade, which snakes its way from BBC’s Broadcasting House at the top of Regent Street down through London’s theatre district, before its ends in the seat of government in Whitehall. To help celebrate, the cast of The Lion King have teamed up with the London Gay Men’s Chorus for a rather joyful rendition of Circle Of Life.
While we have a very strong suspicion the audio wasn’t recorded live, the video was shot outside the Lyceum Theatre, where The Lion King plays. It’s evidence, if it were needed, that Circle Of Life really is an awesome song which was written, of course, by gay elder Elton John.
Take a look at the video below and see if it’s possible not to start singing along. [Read more…]
Jon Favreau is busy putting together the voice cast for his live-action take on The Lion King, and he’s just found the men he want to be Simba’s warthog and meerkat pals, Timon and Pumbaa. 
Disney is being remaking just about every animated movie it’s ever made as a live action project. So far it’s been far more successful than anyone expected, as even some that seemed like bad ideas, such as The Jungle Book, turned into a huge hit. The Lion King however is another proposition again, as it doesn’t have any humans in it at all, but with the stage version being a colossal success, it shows it certainly has potential in the live-action arena.