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  • ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ to hit theatres in 2024 

    By PTI

    ANAHEIM: Disney Studios on Friday announced that it’s much-anticipated movie “Mufasa: The Lion King” is scheduled to come out in 2024.

    The film, a prequel to 2019’s live-action “The Lion King”, is directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins.

    It is a story of rise of Mufasa to one of the greatest kings in the history of private lands, Jenkins said.

    “Mufasa is the origin story of one of the greatest kings in the history of the private lands. The story is told in two different time frames. It’s a story about how Mufasa rose to loyalty. We assume that he was just born into his lineage, but it was actually an orphan who had to navigate the world alone by himself. We get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the circle of life,” the director said at the ongoing D23 expo.

    “The Lion King”, a remake of the 1994 animated classic, used innovative techniques to create photorealistic animals and African landscapes.

    ANAHEIM: Disney Studios on Friday announced that it’s much-anticipated movie “Mufasa: The Lion King” is scheduled to come out in 2024.

    The film, a prequel to 2019’s live-action “The Lion King”, is directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins.

    It is a story of rise of Mufasa to one of the greatest kings in the history of private lands, Jenkins said.

    “Mufasa is the origin story of one of the greatest kings in the history of the private lands. The story is told in two different time frames. It’s a story about how Mufasa rose to loyalty. We assume that he was just born into his lineage, but it was actually an orphan who had to navigate the world alone by himself. We get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the circle of life,” the director said at the ongoing D23 expo.

    “The Lion King”, a remake of the 1994 animated classic, used innovative techniques to create photorealistic animals and African landscapes.

  • Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr to lead ‘The Lion King’ prequel from Barry Jenkins 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES:  Filmmaker Barry Jenkins has roped in actor Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr for two major roles in his upcoming prequel movie to “The Lion King”.

    The Oscar-winning director will direct the new project from a script by Jeff Nathanson, who had also worked on the Jon Favreau-directed 2019 live-action movie, which was a remake of the 1994 animated classic, reported Deadline.

    The logline is being kept under wraps, but it is expected that the film will further explore the mythology of the characters, including Mufasa’s origin story.

    Pierre, who recently worked with Jenkins on the historical TV series “The Underground Railroad”, will voice Mufasa, a role that was earlier played by veteran actor James Earl Jones in both the 1994 and 2019 films.

    Harrison Jr, best known for starring in filmmaker Trey Edward Shults’ drama “Waves”, will portray Scar, whose birth-name is Taka.

    The untitled prequel will continue with the photorealistic animation technology that Favreau used for the live-action remake.

    Voice starring Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala, the 2019 film was a massive hit for the studio.

    Pierre was most recently seen in M Night Shyamalan’s “Old” and Jenkins’ Amazon series “The Underground Railroad”.

    Harrison Jr will next star in filmmaker Joe Wright’s “Cyrano”.

    He is also playing the late singer-songwriter BB King in upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, being helmed by Baz Luhrmann.