What is sure to become another Disney hit has been put together. Mufasa: The Lion King is the prequel to the new version with actors and digital animation of The Lion King (2019), in turn, a remake of his animated classic.
The 2019 film grossed over $ 1.6 billion worldwide, making even more money than its predecessor. Therefore, it is not surprising that Disney wanted to continue with this new version. The prequel film will be released in July 2024, 30 years after the premiere of the first.
It was at D23 Expo 2022, the Disney and Pixar panel, that Mufasa: The Lion King It will premiere on July 5, 2024.
Disney hasn’t released any official trailers to the public yet Mufasa: The Lion Kingbut he showed one during the Disney and Pixar panel at Expo D23 2022. Those who saw it say it shows familiar faces.
Jon Favreau directed the first “live action” film by The Lion Kingbut he’s not looking for this prequel, perhaps to focus on his Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. Instead, Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director for Moonlight (in the moonlight) And If Beale Street could talkis the one who takes the reins of Mufasa: The Lion King.
Despite also winning an Oscar for Best Non-Original Screenplay, Jenkins did not write the screenplay for the new film and will instead direct it from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the screenplay for The Lion King Version 2019.
The film will have a large budget and Jenkins will shoot Mufasa: The Lion King in virtual reality, similar to how Favreau shot the new one The Lion King.
The cast
Collider reports that Aaron Pierre will voice Mufasa. In The Lion King original and its 2019 remake, Mufasa is the king of the Pride Lands and the father of the future King Simba. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa in both versions. Jones has just “stepped down” to voice another iconic character, such as Darth Vader in any production of Star Wars.
Speaking of Pierre, the British actor reunited with Jenkins after playing a role in the Prime Video miniseries The Underground Railway. Pierre also appeared in the prequel series of crypto superman and in the film Old, M. Night Shyamalan. And we’ll also see it in the next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Lamaalthough his character has yet to be revealed.
Get back to MufasaKelvin Harrison Jr. will voice Taka aka Scar, Mufasa’s intriguing younger brother. In The Lion King original and its new version, Scar seeks to usurp Mufasa and Simba as king of the Pride Lands. Harrison began appearing in independent films such as It comes at night, turn on Y wavesbefore moving on to high-profile movies like The trial of the 7 in Chicagoa new version of Cyrano Y Elvis.
And John Kani will lend his voice to Rafiki, Mufasa’s wise but eccentric baboon and close companion. In the D23 teaser for Mufasa: The Lion King, we see Rafiki telling the background of Mufasa. Kani voiced Rafiki for the first time in the 2019 remake The Lion King. The South African actor and playwright is also known for playing T’Chaka in Marvel movies. Captain America civil war Y Black Panther.
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