Scar was truly inexcusable in the remake. The whole point of Scar’s story arc was to be a megalomaniac dictator and Disney was scared to portray that in the remake.
Well… Matt Sloan of Blame Society’s _Chad Vader_ fame has become the official Darth Vader voice in various medias, particularly SW video games and the Lego SW franchise.
John 11:25-26 [25]Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: [26]And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Honestly James’ voice being different in this film is the most understandable and acceptable difference from the original considering he’s so old now. Give the guy a break.
That just shows a lack of passion and care for this project. Aside from the fact that this is just as much of a remake as Gus Van Sant’s Psycho, Jones’s voice wasn’t able to replicate what he gave us back in ‘94. It came off as reciting lines to a fanboy rather than fully voicing a character. They could have gotten Keith David, Idris Elba, Laurence Fishburne or Mahershala Ali as Mufasa.
@@supermariofan03 people would’ve complained if he was recast. It’s impossible to make all the fans happy and this seems like complaining over every little thing tbh
@@Andrew_H43 Actually people have complained about him being cast in this, because if you’re gonna recast everyone, then you might as well recast Mufasa. The three actors I mentioned could have done as good of a job as Mufasa as Jones. If you’re actually stating that you don’t think so and so could have done a good job AS so and so, you might as well not even make the movie at all, and you’re pretty much admitting that your version is inferior to the other version.
@@JCinewoo But it's also kind of just pointing out the obvious? To the point of nitpicking? like... The dude's literally complaining about someone growing older with the passage of time-- "Just pointing it out" would have made more sense if they had also pointed at someone who could have done it better. otherwise it just sounds like they're whining about their childhood. additionally, some people will blame the voice actor but the director has a part in this, too. The director liked this lighter tone quality that he was bringing to mufasa, therefore he didn't ask him to change. sounds like it would make more sense to take your complaints up with the director than the VA
@@rai4119 at what point did the person who uploaded this complain about JEJ? If anything like you said they made a jab at the director with the yEs bit by having him say nah this one's fine. But go off I guess
Someone rightfully pointed out in the comments of the YMS that he should’ve voiced Rafiki. His voice is more suitable for that character + great meta-aspect of still being able to teach Simba.
Wouldn't that be way too distracting to have Rafiki sound like mufasa? Also Rafiki is an energetic character with a lot of vocal range, and one of YMS's points about mufasa is that he doesn't have the same energy. It's a nice idea but I don't think it'd work
It's like Julie Kavner and her voice as Marge Simpson. It's amazing how they can still pull off their wonderful and unique voices, but my god give these two a rest, stop straining their old voices.
So glad I’m not the only one who thought of her. I can’t watch newer episodes because her voice sounds so tired and painful. I really care about voice acting and I’m happy when a good VA is interested in continuing their role but if it’s at the cost of their vocal chords it’s just plain sad and distracting. Wish fanboys would give these people more of a break especially after DECADES
@@softestshade7813 it’s not the fans. It’s the executives who want the show to keep going. No one who still watches the Simpson’s doesn’t notice how her voice sounds like she’s being hurt while acting
@@WardenKaz I do think it’s primarily executives but I’ve seen very strange fans complaining about changing/replacing VA roles as if the idea is blasphemy. There’d be more consideration to replace these VAs if they didn’t fear community pushback
Am I the only person that actually still loves his voice? When he was younger it had more growl but now it's more smooth and feels more like calm and wise.
i thought the same thing. when i watched the recent lion king for the first time, i thought in my opinion his voice and the dialogue between him and simba overlooking and explaining the kingdom was better than the original one. more calm and wise like you said
Considering his age his voice is still rather impressive and if they did some proper retakes (and didnt just reuse a bunch of old 94 clips) it might have sounded fine overall, though im not sure it still would have fit this character great considering hes supposed to be this strong beastly ruler not really an old man
If Mufasa was rewritten to be an old sage long past his prime, sure. For a shot-by-shot remake where he's meant to be the same character? Hell no. They should have recast his old ass as soon as they heard his first reading of the script.
"His voice is now better for this film" He's actually correct here. His voice sounds tired, worn out and lacks significantly more emotion - just like the rest of the film (No disrespect to JEJ though, he is one of my favourite actors, but they just should've let the poor man rest. There's plenty of other actors with a great voice they could've picked that don't rely on nostalgia bait)
To be fair I do agree with this all but it was his choice to take the role. I don't really get the "let the man rest" logic when it was his choice to take the role. Unless there was something else going on. Like say if he was pressured into doing it I'd understand the logic there
Someone in the comments of the YMS Lion King said that it would’ve been more suitable if JEJ played Rafiki, and IMO, it would’ve actually been kinda cool
They could have changed his character to be more elderly and wise and calm and that would be fine. Would be a way less egregious change than what they did with Scar.
It's unfortunate that nerds refuse to let James Earl Jones retire, to them he will always be Darth Vader and Mufasa, and Hollywood being Hollywood will pander to these nerds, he's 91, James deserves to live in peace.
To be fair, James could always decline. It's his right to say when he's done. I imagine he really wouldn't have come back to all these roles if he didn't still want to.
Yeah, James is doing this because he wants to. Voice acting isn't exhausting work like many VAs love to pretend it is. If it was, he'd stop. Some people in the business never want to retire, they love it and will keep doing it until something absolutely stops them.
You realize people age right - the man is a brilliant actor who is in his 90’s - let’s see if any of us sound half as good as him if we even make it to our 90’s - give the guy a break smh
Yeah, this is a little mean. People’s voices change as they age and JEJ has been around for a long time. He deserves accolades for still doing what he does.
Yeah I mean I think it’s less of a criticism of JEJ and more so of Favreau’s direction. It’s not JEJs fault necessarily that John used those takes and didn’t get better ones. I’m sure he also didn’t want to strain him, so they did as little takes as possible, which doesn’t help at all.
Fitting that this clip is posted the same day James Earl Jones reprised his role as the voice of Darth Vader in the Obi Wan Kenobi show. As I was watching the episode I was actually thinking of this clip and was pleasantly surprised that Vader sounded just as menacing as he did in the original trilogy. Perhaps it's the specific role of Mufasa or the directing he was given in Lion King 2019 Edit addition: a lot of people have commented talking about how Kenobi probably used an AI and/or a fair bit of editing/sound processing to recreate Vader's voice. It also probably helps that JEJ was likely emulating Hayden's own performance of the lines, so it was a large group effort to get the best performance of Vader. If anything, that just makes me even more disappointed in Lion King 2019. The people behind Kenobi (and other star wars projects) knew that they couldn't rely on JEJ alone and went the extra mile to keep such an iconic part of the character alive. It shows that one group of people really cared about what they were making while another group expected a big name to be satisfying enough for an audience.
Idk, he sounded kinda weary as Vader back in Rogue One. Some of the line readings in Obi-Wan also sounded a bit off, more like how Hayden spoke as Anakin back in the day, so I wonder if some of that got mixed in somehow? I mean, they had AI ready for Luke in Book of Booby Fett, so they could be preparing something like that for Vader.
I'm inclined to think the directing is more to blame. The voice IS still there, even if weakened. But the entire remake was littered with atrocious line reads from pretty much everyone.
it's not really mentioned but Disney developed an AI speech for Mark Hamill in the Mandalorian. It's very likely they have one for James Earl Jones. There's no other logical explanation
I can understand both sides. James' voice, 40+ people (myself included) happy and younger people not caring. New visceral voice, 40+ people not so happy and younger people still not caring. His voice is weaker, yes. So will be ours, in time!
The most stark contrast, to me, is the line, "Is that a challenge?" The original sounded angry, booming, and authoritative, whereas this version just sounds old, tired, and not all there.
THANK YOU!!!! I've been trying to point that out to people. It was so underwhelming, his delivery and heart was not into that remake. Just because he's a legend does not mean we cannot critique or recognize a poorer performance.
@@bahamute6198 cut the guy some slack, he's over 90 years old. the fact that he was still physically capable of voice acting and sitting in a recording room for hours in his age was still impressive.
Absolutely love James Earl Jones and very literally every single movie he was in (yes I'm also including Meteor Man.......... His performance was still good) Although this casting choice seems kind of mean spirited!! Because, you literally have no choice but to compare it to his younger self!! In the world of course you're younger self is going to perform with more passion and more skill. Your body was just not as torn as it is now
@@mascadadelpantion8018 yeah for a very campy movie, I was actually moved by the end, a person standing up to a baddie against all odds is always motivating
@@astronova6150 Just picking up on the idea that someone at that age might not be able to talk at all. Some are perfectly ok talking. It's getting them to listen that can be a problem, and I don't mean problems of deafness.
I didn't realize the whole point of The Lion King is nostalgia and not the story. Shouldn't the actors deliver the story? Is it just about appeasing our nostalgia? And we wonder why society is failing.
Whenever I think of Mufasa, I think of how powerful and commanding he can be, but there's a certain softness to him in a few scenes like whenever he talks to Simba. James perfectly portrays it very well with his performance in the original film. But you can easily tell that the power in his voice is all gone whenever you watch the remake. Honestly, I wouldn't be mad if they let another actor voice him in the remake to begin with, but I get it; they got to bring in *_"tHe NoStAlGiA"_*
Meanwhile, Jeremy Iron's voice is just as iconic, had more screentime in the original film, and in better condition than JEJ - but to keep the fit with the tone of total emotionlessness they decided NOT to bring back Jeremy Irons.
James Earl Jones gave an absolutely perfect performance in the original film. It was full of both emotion and authority, and he has the greatest speaking voice of all time and I will stand by that. In the remake, he just sounds tired the whole time and doesn't put nearly enough emotion into it. I don't really blame him, because he was almost 90 and has lent his voice and presence to plenty of things in the past to make up for one lackluster performance as an 88 year old. He will always be remembered as the voice of Mufasa regardless of the remake.
I like how thanks to the algorithm, the top comments are just people slandering Adum, stating he should give James Earl Jones a break due to his age Yeah, by using the “be thankful” or “give him a break” argument you imply his performance was not great. He is very old, Jon would’ve been able to cast someone else, that’s the issue. He eventually explained he was blaming Disney, and Jon for that decision, not James himself lmao
I don’t care how his voice was at the end. He still is a legend, and his voice still gave me hype. Godspeed, Dark Father, King of the Pride Lands, Voice of our Childhoods. Say hi to Cushing, Lee, Fisher, Prowse, and all the others for us. You will be missed 🙏
@@comixproviderftw_02 it’s been confirmed that it’s James Earl Jones that voiced Vader for Kenobi. Although I think it sounded like they used voice samples of him as Vader from the original trilogy to not make him sound like “Grandpa Vader” as heard in Rebels and Rogue One. The voice effects for Vader’s voice do help a bit to not make him sound completely like “Grandpa Vader” but you could still tell because JEJ is in his 90s now.
It's nothing against the legend JEJ, but the dude is ancient at this point. He can barely summon the air in his lungs to wheeze out a long take, let along project the same kind of soft-spoken regal authority his original portrayal gave off.
I'm grateful he's still among the living. But yes, please just let the man rest and enjoy the rest of his golden years. He's at the very least earned that much, for all he's given us in his long and illustrious career.
@@joolsmacgrools1288 I concor That man has given us decades worth of amazing movies and shows but He needs to just relax and Live out his life with peace and serenity not being capitalized by money hungry company's....unless he wants to go out like Betty, doing what he loved
@@joolsmacgrools1288 Why do you think that they're forcing him to voice Mufasa? He has a choice to do it, he could have decline the offer to reprise the role. He probably did it because he actually enjoys it.
People review voice acting as if it's all about the voice, but remember, it's also about the acting. If a simple "yEs" is questionable to the character's personality, then the voice acting failed to deliver.
It is all about the voice. His voice is flat like he's reading off of a script. You're so delusional. Guy is sleeping through his lines trying to desperately claim his paycheck.
James Earl Jones in 1994 : *records his lines and genuinely sounds humble like he himself would stop at nothing to protect the land he had ruled for years* James Earl Jones in 2019 : *records his lines and sounds like he’s on his lunch break*
You can practically hear him think: "Was it actually great? Oh right, I don't know how to direct voice actors. But hey, it's JEJ, so anything he says is automatically golden and everyone will love it, no matter how flat the delivery sounded"
There has been a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I feel something terrible has happened.... R.I.P. James Earl Jones Millions of voices are crying out today just like Ben said. You were truly great sir!
Disney back then for voice acting was a lot more serious and focused when it came to directing tone of voice and inflections. If you watch the behind the scenes for the original little mermaid you see them doing different takes for lines to try and get it right. Blame the director for not wanting to make sure it was exceptional i guess
What Jon said would have been accurate if he was talking about the 1994 movie, James was in his 60s at that point and his greater maturity contributed something to his performance.
I like Jon he supports tradition but bringing in James Earl Jones wasn't smart on his part because the man is really tired out once you hit an age to where your worn out it really causes your health to decline and once that happens that's where you reach your end
Favreau: Hi Mr Jones! JEJ: Can we make this quick, I’m very tired Favreau: Of course. We’re doing a “reimagining” of the Lion King, and we wanted you to come back and redo your old lines as Mufasa! JEJ: If it’s a remake, can’t you just reuse my old takes? Favreau: (Eye twitches) No, it’s not a remake, and we need you to come back, to deliver the same performance. JEJ: Is the story different, with new lines for me to read? Favreau: No, cuz we want to capture the same magic as the 1994 movie JEJ: This sounds awfully like a remake FAVREAU: IT’S NOT A FUCKING REMAKE!!! JEJ: Jesus, ok. So are the other cast members coming back? Favreau: No, just you. JEJ: Why can’t you just use the old recordings? You’d save money, and my voice doesn’t sound the same as it did 20 years ago. Favreau: Because reusing something as a base would be lazy and unoriginal JEJ: … Favreau: We’re gonna make it in VR JEJ: … Favreau: It’s gonna be so well animated that it’ll be live action JEJ: … Favreau: (Sighs) Ok, there’s a dump truck full of gold waiting outside if you say yes JEJ: Let’s do it
I actually think his voice is still good, and with some changes could've been fit for the movie. Mufasa could've been rewritten as slightly older (lions don't really have long lifespans), and would still have been just as much of a proud and strong king as he was in the original. He wouldn't be in his prime, but that wouldn't mean he couldn't still be a good father figure to his son and a good leader to his pride. But ofc Disney doesn't give af, and apparently Mufasa's relationship with Simba in the first movie was "unrealistic". (Yes this was actually something that was said, look it up LMAO-)
his voice in the Obi Wan Kenobi series sounds amazing, idk if they got a better filter on his voice but it sounds way more like the Original trilogy voice than it did in Rogue One 5 yrs ago.
@@hawk5394 they did use an AI to "de-age" his voice a bit but he was actually recording the lines Lukes voice in Book of boba was fully computerised though
I'm surprised he reprised the role of Mufasa. He's like in his nineties now and everyone's voice weakens with age, especially after nearly thirty years. They probably should have just had a new voice actor, but I think they just were banking on nostalgia. I hate to say it, but this modern version sounds like it was generated through deep fake text to speech. 😅
They really should’ve gotten someone else in the role. My personal pick would be Ernie Hudson (if you’ve heard him as Atticus in Infinity Train, then you know he has the perfect voice for Mufasa) EDIT: If anything, Jeremy Irons should've been the voice actor they brought back instead of JEJ. Jeremy actually sounds like he could still pull off Scar unlike James as Mufasa
@@nabilkhan2971 No, don't say that. Don't wish this cursed movie upon the legend that is Fishburne. We just narrowly avoided having him in that god awful Matrix sequel. Thank the heavens he wasn't in it.
Could you imagine how cool it would've been if Mufasa was voice by Keith David ? But hey to quote Nathan Lane *"Everyone is replaceable except James Earl Jones.......Hakuna f***ing Matata"*
Scar was truly inexcusable in the remake. The whole point of Scar’s story arc was to be a megalomaniac dictator and Disney was scared to portray that in the remake.
Honestly Tay, your voice would be better suited to one of the characters but hey, they don't hire talented people these days.
Typical W TayZonday take
Disney is scared to do anything that may offend anyone in any way they have become pussies
You can say the whole movie was inexcusable
Chiwetel Ejiofor was the only cast member in the remake who impressed me. He had just as much gravity as Irons.
He gets a pass for life because he’s James Earl Jones and nobody else will ever come close to sounding like him.
@@thomashumphrey48 we need proof I highly doubt that
James Earl Jones doesn't sound like James Earl Jones anymore.
@@SomeHarbourBastard that makes no sense at all
Well… Matt Sloan of Blame Society’s _Chad Vader_ fame has become the official Darth Vader voice in various medias, particularly SW video games and the Lego SW franchise.
May I introduce you to Christopher Judge
Rest In Peace to James Earl Jones. Even in his last years his voice was still in better shape than most 70 year olds.
John 11:25-26
[25]Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
[26]And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Honestly James’ voice being different in this film is the most understandable and acceptable difference from the original considering he’s so old now. Give the guy a break.
That just shows a lack of passion and care for this project. Aside from the fact that this is just as much of a remake as Gus Van Sant’s Psycho, Jones’s voice wasn’t able to replicate what he gave us back in ‘94. It came off as reciting lines to a fanboy rather than fully voicing a character. They could have gotten Keith David, Idris Elba, Laurence Fishburne or Mahershala Ali as Mufasa.
@@supermariofan03 people would’ve complained if he was recast. It’s impossible to make all the fans happy and this seems like complaining over every little thing tbh
@@Andrew_H43 Actually people have complained about him being cast in this, because if you’re gonna recast everyone, then you might as well recast Mufasa. The three actors I mentioned could have done as good of a job as Mufasa as Jones. If you’re actually stating that you don’t think so and so could have done a good job AS so and so, you might as well not even make the movie at all, and you’re pretty much admitting that your version is inferior to the other version.
People just wanna be entertained mindlessly
@@supermariofan03 The man is in his 90's most people that age can hardly function
The guy is over 90 years old holy shit, what the hell did you expect?
He's only pointing it out
@@JCinewoo But it's also kind of just pointing out the obvious? To the point of nitpicking? like... The dude's literally complaining about someone growing older with the passage of time-- "Just pointing it out" would have made more sense if they had also pointed at someone who could have done it better. otherwise it just sounds like they're whining about their childhood.
additionally, some people will blame the voice actor but the director has a part in this, too. The director liked this lighter tone quality that he was bringing to mufasa, therefore he didn't ask him to change. sounds like it would make more sense to take your complaints up with the director than the VA
@@rai4119 at what point did the person who uploaded this complain about JEJ? If anything like you said they made a jab at the director with the yEs bit by having him say nah this one's fine. But go off I guess
@@CodeeXD Critical thinking isn’t your strong suit, huh?
No one firced then to makebthis movie invthe first place.
R.I.P James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
Born: January 17 1931
Died: September 9 2024
I don’t care how “bad” you think he sounds. James Earl Jones’ voice still sounds a million times better than everyone else.
Keith David, James Earl Jones & Peter Cullen are the best
I’ll add Kevin Conroy to that list
@@krakowski_6237 yess Batman
@@pastoryoda2789 Morgan freeman
@@pastoryoda2789 I thought u were listing good ass voices
Someone rightfully pointed out in the comments of the YMS that he should’ve voiced Rafiki. His voice is more suitable for that character + great meta-aspect of still being able to teach Simba.
But member the original? Member he was Mufasa? MEMBER JAMES EARL JONES? HE'S DARTH VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADER
@@luiginastro8831 MEMBAH BIG CHUNGUS?!
@@luiginastro8831 Member berries. The movie
They should have just let the poor man retire, he's clearly developing dementia.
Wouldn't that be way too distracting to have Rafiki sound like mufasa? Also Rafiki is an energetic character with a lot of vocal range, and one of YMS's points about mufasa is that he doesn't have the same energy. It's a nice idea but I don't think it'd work
He still sounds good for being in his 90s now. I'm just glad we still have this man with us.
Me too!!! 👑
Defend harder you tasteless piece of garbage.
Same here!!! Well said ❤ 👑
He just passed away today unfortunately. RIP JEJ
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It's like Julie Kavner and her voice as Marge Simpson. It's amazing how they can still pull off their wonderful and unique voices, but my god give these two a rest, stop straining their old voices.
So glad I’m not the only one who thought of her. I can’t watch newer episodes because her voice sounds so tired and painful. I really care about voice acting and I’m happy when a good VA is interested in continuing their role but if it’s at the cost of their vocal chords it’s just plain sad and distracting. Wish fanboys would give these people more of a break especially after DECADES
@@softestshade7813 it’s not the fans. It’s the executives who want the show to keep going. No one who still watches the Simpson’s doesn’t notice how her voice sounds like she’s being hurt while acting
Unrelated as hell, but I love your profile picture
Look up cum town talking about marge's voice it's great
@@WardenKaz I do think it’s primarily executives but I’ve seen very strange fans complaining about changing/replacing VA roles as if the idea is blasphemy. There’d be more consideration to replace these VAs if they didn’t fear community pushback
The "yEs" sounds like he's upset about something and he's just been asked if getting a snack would make him feel better.
Or a confused dementia patient
Perfect
"You are not you when you are hungry"
He’s close to 100 who cares 🤷♂️
He was 25+ years younger
Am I the only person that actually still loves his voice? When he was younger it had more growl but now it's more smooth and feels more like calm and wise.
yEs
Getting older sucks :(
i thought the same thing. when i watched the recent lion king for the first time, i thought in my opinion his voice and the dialogue between him and simba overlooking and explaining the kingdom was better than the original one. more calm and wise like you said
Considering his age his voice is still rather impressive and if they did some proper retakes (and didnt just reuse a bunch of old 94 clips) it might have sounded fine overall, though im not sure it still would have fit this character great considering hes supposed to be this strong beastly ruler not really an old man
If Mufasa was rewritten to be an old sage long past his prime, sure. For a shot-by-shot remake where he's meant to be the same character? Hell no. They should have recast his old ass as soon as they heard his first reading of the script.
@@daliborjovanovic510 that's your opinion
"His voice is now better for this film"
He's actually correct here. His voice sounds tired, worn out and lacks significantly more emotion - just like the rest of the film
(No disrespect to JEJ though, he is one of my favourite actors, but they just should've let the poor man rest. There's plenty of other actors with a great voice they could've picked that don't rely on nostalgia bait)
To be fair I do agree with this all but it was his choice to take the role. I don't really get the "let the man rest" logic when it was his choice to take the role.
Unless there was something else going on. Like say if he was pressured into doing it I'd understand the logic there
*of the film
@@dumbsow9420fair enough. Let me just put it this way and say that they shouldn't have approached him in the first place
@@jetfan925 thanks! Corrected it
@@danielverhagen8865 It’s still kinda a weird take. If he wants to work, let him.
Someone in the comments of the YMS Lion King said that it would’ve been more suitable if JEJ played Rafiki, and IMO, it would’ve actually been kinda cool
They could have changed his character to be more elderly and wise and calm and that would be fine. Would be a way less egregious change than what they did with Scar.
@@liesalllies I mean, they made Rafiki more wise
Top 5 worst ideas.
Yeah and if he could maybe they could've gotten Keith David or even Tony Todd to voice Mufasa in the remake
@@stephano1019 Tony Todd would’ve been an amazing choice
Rest in Peace, Mr. James Earl Jones 🙏🏻
It's unfortunate that nerds refuse to let James Earl Jones retire, to them he will always be Darth Vader and Mufasa, and Hollywood being Hollywood will pander to these nerds, he's 91, James deserves to live in peace.
To be fair, James could always decline. It's his right to say when he's done. I imagine he really wouldn't have come back to all these roles if he didn't still want to.
Yeah, James is doing this because he wants to. Voice acting isn't exhausting work like many VAs love to pretend it is. If it was, he'd stop. Some people in the business never want to retire, they love it and will keep doing it until something absolutely stops them.
Couldn't he decline doing it if he wanted to?
@Motsognir lmao voice acting IS tiring, you have no clue what you're talking about.
Lol
Even though James was in his 60s when the original Lion King was made, he still had that power in his voice that made him sound like a king
The likes in this video might be representing his age now.
It’s just I noticed that people just age in different ways
@@joannemacpherson7645 or could represent your age with a ole lady name like Joanne
@@BOBBYBOMACLLC For the record, Joanne is my Mom’s name. So tread lightly please.
@@joannemacpherson7645 ok granny
The man is in his 90s. Go easy on him.
Yeah but people are too stupid to understand that and still expect him to sound like he did in the 80’s
@@RiveBassCovers then why did they cast him in the first place?
@@kaneda7368 hmmmmmmmmmmmm might be rage bait
Wait, so he was already in his 60's back when he voiced Mufasa? Damn...
@@kaneda7368that’s honestly a good question but also why didn’t they cast the other original actors
You realize people age right - the man is a brilliant actor who is in his 90’s - let’s see if any of us sound half as good as him if we even make it to our 90’s - give the guy a break smh
Yeah, this is a little mean. People’s voices change as they age and JEJ has been around for a long time. He deserves accolades for still doing what he does.
I'll be lucky if I even make it to 50
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Yeah I mean I think it’s less of a criticism of JEJ and more so of Favreau’s direction. It’s not JEJs fault necessarily that John used those takes and didn’t get better ones. I’m sure he also didn’t want to strain him, so they did as little takes as possible, which doesn’t help at all.
''You realize people age right''
the director apparently didn't
Fitting that this clip is posted the same day James Earl Jones reprised his role as the voice of Darth Vader in the Obi Wan Kenobi show. As I was watching the episode I was actually thinking of this clip and was pleasantly surprised that Vader sounded just as menacing as he did in the original trilogy. Perhaps it's the specific role of Mufasa or the directing he was given in Lion King 2019
Edit addition: a lot of people have commented talking about how Kenobi probably used an AI and/or a fair bit of editing/sound processing to recreate Vader's voice. It also probably helps that JEJ was likely emulating Hayden's own performance of the lines, so it was a large group effort to get the best performance of Vader.
If anything, that just makes me even more disappointed in Lion King 2019. The people behind Kenobi (and other star wars projects) knew that they couldn't rely on JEJ alone and went the extra mile to keep such an iconic part of the character alive. It shows that one group of people really cared about what they were making while another group expected a big name to be satisfying enough for an audience.
Idk, he sounded kinda weary as Vader back in Rogue One. Some of the line readings in Obi-Wan also sounded a bit off, more like how Hayden spoke as Anakin back in the day, so I wonder if some of that got mixed in somehow? I mean, they had AI ready for Luke in Book of Booby Fett, so they could be preparing something like that for Vader.
I'm inclined to think the directing is more to blame. The voice IS still there, even if weakened. But the entire remake was littered with atrocious line reads from pretty much everyone.
Does his voice sound better than it did in Rogue One?
it's not really mentioned but Disney developed an AI speech for Mark Hamill in the Mandalorian. It's very likely they have one for James Earl Jones. There's no other logical explanation
@@YourUncleBenis funnily enough, I thought he sounded fine in Rebels compared to Rogue One.
"Give him a break!" Adam isn't critiquing the actor, he's critiquing the casting director
@@thegloveofficial3838 Hes not saying "James needs to sound younger" he's saying "James is too old and shouldn't have been casted in this role
@@thegloveofficial3838 Nope, just stating facts. Do you have any real arguments or are you just here for ad hominem?
No he's not lol
And the casting director casted the original mufasa. Jesus. The shit people bitch about nowadays.
I can understand both sides. James' voice, 40+ people (myself included) happy and younger people not caring. New visceral voice, 40+ people not so happy and younger people still not caring. His voice is weaker, yes. So will be ours, in time!
The gesture Jon made when he said “He’s still got the pipes” while shaking his head spoke volumes.
@@NickFigures 😭😂😂😂😭😂🤣🤣🤣😂😭😭😂🤣😂😭🤣🤣😂
The man is damn near 100 years old. No shit his voice isn't the same
lmao yeah that’s what nobody seems to understand
Seriously if people would just use their brains there wouldn’t be such a fuss
y E s
well then this movie shouldn't have been made in the first place
They could have just casted someone else to voice Mufasa? Why does it have to be him if he isn't capable of performing properly anymore?
Rest in peace to a great legend 🥺
The most stark contrast, to me, is the line, "Is that a challenge?" The original sounded angry, booming, and authoritative, whereas this version just sounds old, tired, and not all there.
HE'S NINETY FUCKING YEARS OLD
@@cfinley81 Then maybe they should have gotten someone younger to do it.
THANK YOU!!!! I've been trying to point that out to people. It was so underwhelming, his delivery and heart was not into that remake. Just because he's a legend does not mean we cannot critique or recognize a poorer performance.
he had as much passion as we had aka none whatsoever about cgi live action shit
@@bahamute6198 cut the guy some slack, he's over 90 years old. the fact that he was still physically capable of voice acting and sitting in a recording room for hours in his age was still impressive.
Absolutely love James Earl Jones and very literally every single movie he was in (yes I'm also including Meteor Man.......... His performance was still good)
Although this casting choice seems kind of mean spirited!! Because, you literally have no choice but to compare it to his younger self!! In the world of course you're younger self is going to perform with more passion and more skill. Your body was just not as torn as it is now
Meteor Man was great, admit it
@@ninjanibba4259 Meteor Man was pretty badass
@@mascadadelpantion8018 yeah for a very campy movie, I was actually moved by the end, a person standing up to a baddie against all odds is always motivating
I loved meteor man
@@ninjanibba4259 it was garbage
I love to juxtapose Revenge of the Sith's "No" with Lion King's "Yes"
Rest In piece, James Earl Jones.
R.I.P James Earl Jones
The voice
The problem with keeping James Earl Jones is that all it does is expose how much better he was in 1994.
That's literally the entire problem with this movie. It shows us how 90s Disney was superior to what it is now.
James was only better in 94, because he was 25 years younger than he is now. Of course it's not gonna be the same when he isn't in his 60's anymore.
The dude was a whole lot younger. It's really not that deep.
@@jerelminter Which is why he shouldn't be here
@@GuranPurin ageist
Favreau shamelessly claiming “OH NO JAMES SOUNDS BETTER FOR THE PART NOW!” is so funny.
Yeah lmao. Glover's face as well
The man has given us an iconic ‘YEs’ and an iconic “NOOOOOOOOOoooooo”
You guys he’s damn near 100!! We’re lucky he can still talk let alone voiceover, criticizing his voice now is dumb… 😑
My mother is four years younger than he is and she has no problem talking.
None at all.
Oh, can she talk. And talk.
Bless her.
@@astronova6150 Just picking up on the idea that someone at that age might not be able to talk at all.
Some are perfectly ok talking. It's getting them to listen that can be a problem, and I don't mean problems of deafness.
he's criticizing the casting, not him as a person
@@hubblebublumbubwub5215 at the very end he made a little fun.
I didn't realize the whole point of The Lion King is nostalgia and not the story.
Shouldn't the actors deliver the story? Is it just about appeasing our nostalgia?
And we wonder why society is failing.
Whenever I think of Mufasa, I think of how powerful and commanding he can be, but there's a certain softness to him in a few scenes like whenever he talks to Simba. James perfectly portrays it very well with his performance in the original film.
But you can easily tell that the power in his voice is all gone whenever you watch the remake. Honestly, I wouldn't be mad if they let another actor voice him in the remake to begin with, but I get it; they got to bring in *_"tHe NoStAlGiA"_*
Apparently his voice is even worse in the new Kenobi show. Have you watched it? Is his voice still as powerful as Vader in that show?
yEs
Man I tell ya these days I hate nostalgia.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Iron's voice is just as iconic, had more screentime in the original film, and in better condition than JEJ - but to keep the fit with the tone of total emotionlessness they decided NOT to bring back Jeremy Irons.
@@chancegivens9390 nostalgia ain't what it used to be
James Earl Jones gave an absolutely perfect performance in the original film. It was full of both emotion and authority, and he has the greatest speaking voice of all time and I will stand by that. In the remake, he just sounds tired the whole time and doesn't put nearly enough emotion into it. I don't really blame him, because he was almost 90 and has lent his voice and presence to plenty of things in the past to make up for one lackluster performance as an 88 year old. He will always be remembered as the voice of Mufasa regardless of the remake.
Yes, it's unfortunate the majority of people are unwilling to accept this, even though it's true.
Rest in peace to an absolute legend of a man.
“A much more resonant quality”
Jon, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?!?!
He's bullshitting however he as to so he can get back to Mando
Jon!!! JON!!!!
Rest easy James your voice work and acting will always be cherished ❤️
R.I.P. James Earl Jones...Someone who has one of the most iconic voices ever as Darth Vader
I like how thanks to the algorithm, the top comments are just people slandering Adum, stating he should give James Earl Jones a break due to his age
Yeah, by using the “be thankful” or “give him a break” argument you imply his performance was not great. He is very old, Jon would’ve been able to cast someone else, that’s the issue.
He eventually explained he was blaming Disney, and Jon for that decision, not James himself lmao
Thank you for all of the great memories RIP James Earl Jones 🪽🕊️🙏❤
Fortunately he’s 90 and still alive when he could’ve died years ago be happy that he still around to voice this
"His voice has a lot more emotion compared to the old one"
Does bored count as an emotion?
Mr James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman will forever be legendary to my family!! Rest easy and thank you for the memories James Earl Jones🕊️
"Mufasa, What does E-Y-E-S spell?"
Mufasa: "E-YeS"
🤣
RIP legend
I don’t care how his voice was at the end. He still is a legend, and his voice still gave me hype. Godspeed, Dark Father, King of the Pride Lands, Voice of our Childhoods. Say hi to Cushing, Lee, Fisher, Prowse, and all the others for us. You will be missed 🙏
0:20 He sounds like he’s talking through a yawn
Very good timing of James on the day Kenobi chapter 3 arrives.
Was he good in it?
@@kole1776 Better than this. Although a part of me feels like it’s someone else. I mean, on IMDb it’s credited to Hayden Christensen. But who knows.
@@comixproviderftw_02 it’s been confirmed that it’s James Earl Jones that voiced Vader for Kenobi. Although I think it sounded like they used voice samples of him as Vader from the original trilogy to not make him sound like “Grandpa Vader” as heard in Rebels and Rogue One. The voice effects for Vader’s voice do help a bit to not make him sound completely like “Grandpa Vader” but you could still tell because JEJ is in his 90s now.
Episode 3 was sick!
@@comixproviderftw_02 No freaking way that's HC
May he rest in peace in Jesus name, amen
It's nothing against the legend JEJ, but the dude is ancient at this point. He can barely summon the air in his lungs to wheeze out a long take, let along project the same kind of soft-spoken regal authority his original portrayal gave off.
I wish I could save TH-cam comments, _"ancient"_ got me wHEEZING
I'm grateful he's still among the living. But yes, please just let the man rest and enjoy the rest of his golden years. He's at the very least earned that much, for all he's given us in his long and illustrious career.
@@joolsmacgrools1288 I concor That man has given us decades worth of amazing movies and shows but He needs to just relax and Live out his life with peace and serenity not being capitalized by money hungry company's....unless he wants to go out like Betty, doing what he loved
@@Skybound808 he could always say no, he clearly wants to do these projects so just let him
@@joolsmacgrools1288 Why do you think that they're forcing him to voice Mufasa? He has a choice to do it, he could have decline the offer to reprise the role. He probably did it because he actually enjoys it.
Rest in Peace legend and icon. Thank you.
Rest in power James! We’ll see you again soon 🕊️
whoever is here after his passing you are aloud to like this😢🥺
People review voice acting as if it's all about the voice, but remember, it's also about the acting. If a simple "yEs" is questionable to the character's personality, then the voice acting failed to deliver.
It is all about the voice.
His voice is flat like he's reading off of a script.
You're so delusional.
Guy is sleeping through his lines trying to desperately claim his paycheck.
James Earl Jones in 1994 : *records his lines and genuinely sounds humble like he himself would stop at nothing to protect the land he had ruled for years*
James Earl Jones in 2019 : *records his lines and sounds like he’s on his lunch break*
He nailed it as Vader recently, I guess since he's older now, he's more director dependent
That was A.I of James' voice in Obi-Wan Kenobi
@@zachsmith3 no he voiced it, there was just A.I touch ups
@@THE_CROW81 Wrong. Jones is officially retired from Star Wars.
Jon sounds and looks so disinterested when he says "That sounds great from over here. It's perfect."
You can practically hear him think: "Was it actually great? Oh right, I don't know how to direct voice actors. But hey, it's JEJ, so anything he says is automatically golden and everyone will love it, no matter how flat the delivery sounded"
There has been a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I feel something terrible has happened....
R.I.P. James Earl Jones
Millions of voices are crying out today just like Ben said.
You were truly great sir!
Disney back then for voice acting was a lot more serious and focused when it came to directing tone of voice and inflections. If you watch the behind the scenes for the original little mermaid you see them doing different takes for lines to try and get it right. Blame the director for not wanting to make sure it was exceptional i guess
What Jon said would have been accurate if he was talking about the 1994 movie, James was in his 60s at that point and his greater maturity contributed something to his performance.
I like Jon he supports tradition but bringing in James Earl Jones wasn't smart on his part because the man is really tired out once you hit an age to where your worn out it really causes your health to decline and once that happens that's where you reach your end
Rest In Peace James Earl Jones.
Lmaoo the “yes” has me in tears 😂😂😂
Favreau: Hi Mr Jones!
JEJ: Can we make this quick, I’m very tired
Favreau: Of course. We’re doing a “reimagining” of the Lion King, and we wanted you to come back and redo your old lines as Mufasa!
JEJ: If it’s a remake, can’t you just reuse my old takes?
Favreau: (Eye twitches) No, it’s not a remake, and we need you to come back, to deliver the same performance.
JEJ: Is the story different, with new lines for me to read?
Favreau: No, cuz we want to capture the same magic as the 1994 movie
JEJ: This sounds awfully like a remake
FAVREAU: IT’S NOT A FUCKING REMAKE!!!
JEJ: Jesus, ok. So are the other cast members coming back?
Favreau: No, just you.
JEJ: Why can’t you just use the old recordings? You’d save money, and my voice doesn’t sound the same as it did 20 years ago.
Favreau: Because reusing something as a base would be lazy and unoriginal
JEJ: …
Favreau: We’re gonna make it in VR
JEJ: …
Favreau: It’s gonna be so well animated that it’ll be live action
JEJ: …
Favreau: (Sighs) Ok, there’s a dump truck full of gold waiting outside if you say yes
JEJ: Let’s do it
yEs
*insert clip of sobbing Krusty the Clown from the 'Camp Krusty' episode* They drove a dump truck of money up to my house! I'm not made of stone!!"
I laughed harder than I thought at this! 🤣
@@puzzledpenguin517 🤣
Came back for a good laugh!
I swear this comment should be pinned.😂
There were several comments saying Keith David should’ve voiced mufasa in this film and I honestly couldn’t agree more
Dude, that would have been so much better.
Even in Keith's older age, he can still act and emote with his voice.
Rip James earl jones
"Slightly different take on Mufasa"
Oh, my favourite, Geriatric Geezer Mufasa
"Simba! Get off my lawn!"
Let this man retire. Disney, please stop making him do Darth Vader and Mufasa.
Truth.
R.I.P. James Earl Jones you are actually legend to play Mufasa.
Just heard of James Earl Jones passing. May you rest well.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he was just actually bored when recording since he's just playing a worse version of the same character
His voice is still deeper and more booming than what 99% + of us have. Still an enviable voice!
That's not at all a good excuse, his delivery is trash and sounds like an old dementia ridden fool.
Defend harder why don't you?
R.I.P king
Rest in peace to the king 👑 😎
I actually think his voice is still good, and with some changes could've been fit for the movie. Mufasa could've been rewritten as slightly older (lions don't really have long lifespans), and would still have been just as much of a proud and strong king as he was in the original. He wouldn't be in his prime, but that wouldn't mean he couldn't still be a good father figure to his son and a good leader to his pride.
But ofc Disney doesn't give af, and apparently Mufasa's relationship with Simba in the first movie was "unrealistic". (Yes this was actually something that was said, look it up LMAO-)
his voice in the Obi Wan Kenobi series sounds amazing, idk if they got a better filter on his voice but it sounds way more like the Original trilogy voice than it did in Rogue One 5 yrs ago.
@@zainm5919 A mix of his voice and AI touch-ups before the final mix to make it sound younger.
@@pleasegoawaydude actually is just AI they didn’t even ask Jej to reprise the role they kinda just stole his voice if you think about it
@@hawk5394 they did use an AI to "de-age" his voice a bit but he was actually recording the lines
Lukes voice in Book of boba was fully computerised though
@@hawk5394 That’s not true. He actually announced his retirement after Rogue One. Jones found that his voice just didn't hold up the way it used to.
I'm surprised he reprised the role of Mufasa. He's like in his nineties now and everyone's voice weakens with age, especially after nearly thirty years. They probably should have just had a new voice actor, but I think they just were banking on nostalgia. I hate to say it, but this modern version sounds like it was generated through deep fake text to speech. 😅
nah, I prefer what he sounds like now. his voice now has more emotion, and is more soothing.
Well now we don’t have to worry about it.
They really should’ve gotten someone else in the role. My personal pick would be Ernie Hudson (if you’ve heard him as Atticus in Infinity Train, then you know he has the perfect voice for Mufasa)
EDIT: If anything, Jeremy Irons should've been the voice actor they brought back instead of JEJ. Jeremy actually sounds like he could still pull off Scar unlike James as Mufasa
Keith David also would've been fantastic.
Laurence Fishburne would have been great.
@@cllifjumperPT Beat me to it.
@@nabilkhan2971 No, don't say that. Don't wish this cursed movie upon the legend that is Fishburne.
We just narrowly avoided having him in that god awful Matrix sequel. Thank the heavens he wasn't in it.
@@mallios13 Laurence Fishburne was in Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman. I don't think two more bad movies would really fuck him up.
Rest in peace Mr. James Earl Jones thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the film industry. Legendary performances
The last seconds of this video, with those "Yes" are sooooo stupid
Rest in peace James earl jones.
I’m going to miss hearing this man’s iconic voice so much, rest in piece you absolute legend 🌹🙏
The comments are terrible.
Just variations of "Don't ask questions. Just consume product and get excited for next product."
As we should.
yEs
A meme was born
yEs
Gonna miss him, thanks for the best voices for the best characters.
Cut the guy some slack he's 91 yrs old
Did James throw in an Arnold reference? 0:44
Rip James Earl Jones. May you rest well in heaven.
FFS, lay off the guy, he's 92 and still Darth Vader. YOU WERE WARNED!
R.I.P. James Earl Jones (1931 - 2024)!
Could you imagine how cool it would've been if Mufasa was voice by Keith David ?
But hey to quote Nathan Lane
*"Everyone is replaceable except James Earl Jones.......Hakuna f***ing Matata"*
I think keith david would've been better as scar tbh
@@Fingerling2012 Scar at Mufasa after killing him: Now look what you made me do.
R.I.P. James Earl Jones 🕊️❤. You will be missed.
Cut the man a break, he was 90 years old
His voice may sound a little different, but it's still the same instantly recognizable iconic voice that it's always been.
No, not really.
It's noticeably more tired, OLD, DECREPIT, and EMOTIONLESS.
They casted a bag of BONES.
Rest up, legend 😢🙏
He sounds so offended by Simba with that "yEs" 😂
"That sounds great from over here" 💀
Here in Brazil the voice actor that was dubb James also had a powerfull voice, unfortunately ,he passed away in 2003
Don’t disrespect the goat
He's not a goat he's a lion (yes I know what "goat" means)