whose voice is scar in the lion king
Jeremy Irons
title: Scar (The Lion King) text: Irons' prominent British accent, critics have compared both the actor and Scar to Shere Khan, the villain of Disney's "The Jungle Book "(1967), voiced by English actor George Sanders. Chiwetel Ejiofor was officially chosen on November 1, 2017 for the role of Scar for the CGI live action remake, "The Lion King" (2019) directed by Jon Favreau, as he had impressed him after watching his antagonistic performance as Baron Mordo in the Marvel film "Doctor Strange" (2016). The studio originally dismissed "The Lion King "as a risk because, at the time, it was believed that the greatest films starred people. title: Scar (The Lion King) text: King Claudius, the main antagonist of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", Scar's villainy was additionally inspired by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. As the character's supervising animator, Deja based Scar's appearance on that of Irons himself, as well as the actor's Academy Award-winning performance as Claus von Bülow in "Reversal of Fortune "(1990). Before Irons was cast, the directors had considered offering the role to actors Tim Curry and Malcolm McDowell. As a character, Scar has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics, who greeted Irons's vocal performance with equal enthusiasm. However, Scar's violence, dark color palette and allegedly effeminate mannerisms were title: Scar (The Lion King) text: is not a lion to be trifled with." A film that features the voices of several well-known A-list actors, namely Irons as Scar, Matthew Broderick as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi, "The Lion King "has since gone on to be acclaimed as "one of the most impressive arrays of voice talents ever utilized in an animated film." Critics have repeatedly singled out Irons's performance, praising it extensively: Cindy White of IGN called Irons's performance "deliciously smarmy," while Andy Patrizio of IGN wrote that Irons voices Scar "in perfect Shakespearean villain mode." "Rolling Stone"s Peter title: The Lion King text: Nala, but she had not accepted the role yet due to a pregnancy. In April 2017, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen joined the film as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. Two months later, John Oliver was cast as Zazu. At the end of July 2017, had reportedly entered final negotiations to play Nala and contribute the soundtrack as well. The following month, Chiwetel Ejiofor entered talks to play Scar. Later on, Alfre Woodard and John Kani joined the film as Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively. On November 1, 2017, and Chiwetel Ejiofor were officially confirmed to voice Nala and Scar with Eric title: Scar (The Lion King) text: he may occasionally remind you of Claus, comes from the fact that they both share the same voice box." While recording Scar's song "Be Prepared," Irons encountered challenges with his voice. The actor reportedly "blew out his voice" upon belting the line "you won't get a sniff without me," rendering him incapable of completing the musical number. Consequently, Disney was forced to recruit American voice actor Jim Cummings, who had also been providing the voice of "The Lion King"s laughing hyena Ed at the time, to impersonate Irons and record the rest of the song. Jim Cummings told "The Huffington