Mufasa may be dead, but his spirit never strays too far from Pride Rock. James Earl Jones will be reprising his iconic role as belated king Mufasa in The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, a sequel to The Lion King series. He will be joining Gabrielle Union, who’s voicing Nala. Other cast members include Diamond White as the cheetah Fuli and Dusan Brown as the hippo Beshte.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar will air as a Disney Channel film then be followed by a series on Disney Junior. Simba and Nala’s son, Kion.

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Tonight is the 2015 edition of the BET Awards, where BET acknowledges the achievements of entertainers and athletes in their fields. The show will be full of performances and laughs. Tune in tonight to see if your faves take home an award. The nominees for the filmmaking categories are included below.

BEST ACTRESS

Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis

BEST ACTOR

Anthony Anderson
Idris Elba
Jussie Smollett
Kevin Hart
Terrence Howard

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Mo’ne Davis
Quvenzhané Wallis
Zendaya

BEST MOVIE

Annie
Beyond the Lights
Selma
Think Like a Man Too
Top Five

The 2015 BET Awards air tonight at 8/7c on BET and Centric. The full nomination list can be found here.

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After a season of her life spiraling out of control, Mary Jane Paul returns in the BET hit, Being Mary Jane. In the first season, Mary Jane dealt with problems with every last member of her family. Her love life was so complicated that it could only be described as a love polygon. She walked the line of ethics several times at work. She stole sperm and then froze it (improperly).

This season, Mary Jane is supposed to get her life back on track, but how long will that last? I say fifteen minutes. Mary Jane is a trouble magnet. I almost feel bad for her. But her problems make for good television.

Cast:

Gabrielle Union – Mary Jane Paul/Pauletta Patterson

Lisa Vidal – Kara Lynch

Margaret Avery – Helen Patterson

Omari Hardwick – Andre Daniels

Latarsha Rose – Dr. Lisa Hudson

Aaron D. Spears – Mark Bradley

Richard Brooks – Patrick Patterson

B. J. Britt – Paul Patterson, Jr.

Raven Goodwin – Niecy Patterson

Richard Roundtree – Paul Patterson, Sr.

Crew:

Creator/Executive producer – Mara Brock Akil

Executive producer – Salim Akil

Being Mary Jane airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on BET.

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