Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann, who starred in the 1997 movie George of the Jungle opposite Brendan Fraser, admits she should not have done the lion scene.

Mann isn't the first to be in close proximity to famous lions Bongo and Caesar. Bongo is featured in other films such as Rude, Animorphs, and the true-life drama Ghost and the Darkness—in which Caesar also starred. On a recent episode of First We Feast’s Hot Ones on YouTube, Mann reveals she should not have participated in the lion scene in George of the Jungle. During the discussion, Mann recalled the scene when she stood face to face with the real-life lion, sharing she often wonders why the lion did not attack her. In any case, hindsight is always 20/20 and fortunately, all worked out for the best. Leslie Mann shares she should not have participated in the lion scene in George of the Jungle. The 1997 Disney movie stars Brendan Fraser as a man raised by animals in the jungle. Don't just go along with it because you don't want to cause a problem—like I shouldn't have done that. They put me in with, I don't know which one it was—Bongo or Caesar. So I was in a little tiny space, he’s probably like where you are from me, and so I remember, I think about this a lot, you know, when you hear about animals attacking.