Rafiki

[Azdgari]

Apparently he's gonna be more serious in the remake?

[Meskhenet]

Oh gosh, I hope not. That will completely change his character, even the Rafiki in the musical wasn't that serious.

[TLK_Kid]

According to interviews with John Kani, it seems so. I can't recall exactly what he said on the subject, but I believe his redeveloping of the character is going to make him more serious. Which, in a way, is fine...it'll be interesting to see how the characters are developed slightly for the remake, but if they get rid of my lovable mandrill's quirkiness, I'm gonna take it out on someone.

[Meskhenet]

It would be interesting to see how a more serious Rafiki will play out, but I don't want him to be too serious. Maybe just a nice blend in the middle of serious and fun.

[TLK_Kid]

Agreed. Even Rafiki in the original was serious from time to time, of course, so I don't see why they would want to change that.

[SimbasGuard]

Jon Favreau said that The Remake would be true to the original, so I can't see them making a drastic change to Rafiki. Jon Favreau also said that The Remake would be quite a bit longer than the original. Maybe that just means that Rafiki will have more serious moments in the remake.

[Outsider218]

I hate Rafiki. He's idiotic & very annoying!! No offense!!

[SimbasGuard]

I do like Rafiki he is wise and funny (very somber in the remake, but I was not mad). Every Kingdom needs a Priest/Healer and he can kick tail when he needs too.