Director Jon Favreau continues to work his Disney magic on the studio's live-action remakes, and next up for the talented director is the beloved classic The Lion King.

Favreau announced earlier tonight that Donald Glover has joined the cast as Simba, the would be king. Now he's taken to Twitter to announce that a revered Lion King alum will be joining the growing cast. That would be none other than icon James Earl Jones, who played the voice of Simba's father Mufasa in the animated original.

Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa pic.twitter.com/1LszbWrcYT — Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 18, 2017

Favreau tweeted a picture with the caption "Looking forward to working with this legend. #Mufasa", so apparently he will be reprising the role. In the original film, Mufasa is the king of Pride Rock while his son Simba enjoys a thoroughly peaceful life in the pride lands. His mischevious and jealous brother Scar aims to take the Pride Lands for himself and using Simba as bait, well, essentially Disney crushed thousands of fans hearts because they like to see their fans cry. You can't have Mufasa without Scar, but no word on any casting choices for that part just yet.