RT @elijahdavidson Jim Cummings is the voice of our generation’s childhood. Look him up.
Walt Disney Studios Celebrates The Premiere Of THE LION KING 3D
Coverage of this weekend’s The Lion King 3D premiere. Lots of pictures and some video. (Sadly, no pictures or videos of Jim Cummings. Still hunting!)
The movie is in theatres for a limited engagement before coming to home video this autumn. Jim Cummings was the singing voice of Scar and Ed the hyena in The Lion King.
rt @DisneyMagicMan this cult is AWESOME! I’ve loved Jim Cummings for years and never quite felt in place, now, I have found that place;)
rt @WallsOfJelico Jim Cummings is such a brilliant voice actor.
rt @Brookelusk Just met Jim Cummings and if he was my dad I would have him read bedtime stories to me til I was 20
rt @silaslesnick Jim Cummings conversed with me as Darkwing Duck. So far, it’s a pretty great day.
They didn’t ship him over there, it’s just a phone interview but still. India! Disney is not messing around with this movie.
Here’s the article:
He has been the voice of Winnie the Pooh and his friend Tigger since almost 25 years now, and veteran voice artist Jim Cummings, 58, says the honey hunt isn’t over yet. “That’s me. I’m Winnie the Pooh. O ya but don’t forget old Tigger,” he mimics the iconic characters as he speaks to us over phone from Los Angeles. Excited about the Winnie the Pooh movie release in India, Cummings says he loves India and Indian food. “I’d love to come there. Oh my God, you have such a wonderful country. Bollywood is really big over here. One of my daughters is a gourmet chef and all she cooks is Indian food,” he laughs. Even after voicing over 100 characters in over 350 titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shrek, DuckTales, Aladdin, TaleSpin, The Little Mermaid and The Simpsons to name a few, Cummings says the journey hasn’t ended. “I never try to take myself too seriously, but I try to take my work seriously. Animated movies last forever. And it’s a great honour,” he says.
Ask him why he’s stuck to animation since so long, and he says it’s because that genre is “forever”. “I’ve been a great fan of Walt Disney. I wish I could have met him … I am doing this for my children… and grandchildren.”
Cummings takes a dig at the current sci-fi trend in Hollywood and says, “There are no giant robots in this movie. No aliens or no zombies. You have to sit through till the very end of the credit because there is a little surprise for everybody. You’d be glad you did!”
Randy Coppinger, who works with Disney’s video games division took some great photos of Jim Cummings when he came in on August 11th to do a recording session and was kind enough to share them with us.
What do you think they were recording?
