Disney unveils the first image from Mufasa: The Lion King, the upcoming prequel movie directed by Barry Jenkins releasing this December.
Mufasa: The Lion King was officially announced at the D23 Expo in 2022. Jenkins — known for 2016’s Moonlight and 2018’s If Beale Street Could Talk — is directing the movie, while the script was written by Jeff Nathanson.
“The movie will follow the rise of one of Pride Lands’ greatest kings, returns to the savannah where Rafiki tells Kiara – Simba and Nala’s daughter – the story of her grandfather, with some comments coming from Timon and Pumbaa,” the synopsis for the film reads. Mufasa: The Lion King’s voice cast includes Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Scar, Penny Johnson Jerald as Sarafina, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, and John Kani as Rafiki.
“I really knew this character, I loved him but then, as I was reading this wonderful script, I starting really thinking about Mufasa and why he’s great, and how people become great,” Jenkins said in 2022, via GamesRadar. “It’s crazy.
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