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Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesBarry Jenkins' has found two of the leads for his upcoming The Lion King prequel. Deadline has learned that Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. have been added to the voice cast for the Disney live-action film, which will "explore the mythology of the iconic characters" as well as Mufasa's origins. Pierre will play Mufasa, while Harrison Jr. will play Taka, aka Scar. Additional casting has yet to be announced. In other news, Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass have been tapped to star in Mel Eslyn's new sci-fi film Biosphere, Variety reports. Described as a "mysterious movie," the forthcoming feature will be Eslyn's directorial feature debut. Plot details are currently being kept under wraps. Finally ICYMI, Showtime has ordered a pilot for The Wood, a comedy series based on Rick Famuyiwa's 1999 cult-classic film of the same name, Deadline reports. Famuyiwa will direct the pilot and executive produce with The C

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