Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen lend their voices to Timon and Pumbaa within the 2019 remake of The Lion King and 2024’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Identical to the unique variations of those characters within the 1994 animated film, during which Nathan Lane voices Timon and Ernie Sabella voices Pumbaa, these newer iterations have drawn fan adoration, and there’s a demand for a spin-off primarily based round them. In a brand new interview, Eichner backed the decision for a film on his and Rogen’s characters.
Mufasa: The Lion King’s Billy Eichner on what’s wanted for a Timon and Pumbaa film
Billy Eichner said in a current interview that each he and Rogen have been “able to go” for a Timon and Pumbaa spin-off. The actor additionally speculated what the story of such a challenge may very well be.
”Everybody’s asking about it. Seth and I, we’re able to go. We want folks to make noise a couple of Timon and Pumbaa film,” Eichner instructed Dexerto, earlier than humorously including, “I feel it’s very, crucial that all of us speak about that continuously.”
The Difficult People actor steered {that a} prequel set sooner or later can be “enjoyable.” He continued, “I feel some type of a street journey film can be enjoyable, the place they go on an journey, meet new characters, after which possibly contact base with the basic characters. An actual enjoyable, colourful comedy.”
Eichner additional famous how “intense” and “emotional” The Lion King is and remarked that the possible Timon and Pumbaa spin-off must discover their friendship and may very well be “actually humorous and quick.”
The Bros star additionally declared that he wished composer Lin-Manuel Miranda to return for the spin-off. He jokingly claimed that he and Rogen have been “very indignant about” the truth that Miranda didn’t write them any songs for Mufasa: The Lion King.
Notably, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella went on to painting their respective characters from the unique film in a number of spin-offs and the Timon & Pumbaa TV collection. Accordingly, there’s a appreciable likelihood that if Disney needs to proceed the franchise, it will probably go for a Timon and Pumbaa spin-off with Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen.
