Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King offers an origin story for Simba’s father, Mufasa, charting his journey from an orphaned cub to the king of the Pride Lands. The film introduces a new generation of fans ...

The announcement that Barry Jenkins would direct a prequel to Disney’s “live-action” The Lion King remake hit film enthusiast communities like a bombshell. On one hand, Jenkins has established himself ...

Mufasa: The Lion King — the hit live-action and CG hybrid prequel to the 2019 live-action version of Disney’s The Lion King, is coming to Disney+ this week. The logline for Mufasa: The Lion King reads ...

The follow-up to 2019’s ‘The Lion King’ tells Mufasa’s origin story and features original music from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Every hero has an origin story, and Disney isn’t leaving Pride Rock unturned.

The story of the courageous leader of the Pride Lands, Mufasa, has finally arrived, and it’s roared up a star-studded cast. Written by Jeff Nathanson (“Young Woman and the Seas”) and directed by Barry ...

Helmed by “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” director Barry Jenkins, “Mufasa: The Lion King” tells the story of how lost cub Mufasa becomes the leader of the Pride Lands. He befriends the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While The Lion King alludes to Mufasa belonging to a long line of monarchs, the prequel reveals he ...

This wan photorealistic prequel to a remake, the latest addition to the Disney juggernaut, was directed by Barry Jenkins of “Moonlight” fame. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

(L-R): Sarabi (voiced by Tiffany Boone), Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre), and Rafiki (voiced by Kagiso Lediga) in MUFASA: THE LION KING. Disney Mufasa: The Lion ...

Mufasa’s death in Disney’s original “The Lion King” (1994) is, for many children of the ’90s, a traumatic moment in cinema history. When Scar threw his brother off the cliff, his goodbye — “Long live ...