‘Mufasa’ Star Kelvin Harrison Jr. Reveals Which ‘Game of Thrones’ Character Helped Shape His Voice for Taka

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King.”

While Kelvin Harrison Jr. listened to original Scar voice actor Jeremy Irons to guide his portrayal of Taka/Scar in Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King,” some other iconic characters from pop culture ultimately helped him find the cadence he was looking for.

“I also have a great dialect coach who pulled some samples from Jeremy Irons, but I was also looking at Ron Weasley from ‘Harry Potter’ at one point...