MUFASA: THE LION KING Coming to Theaters This December
By Movieguide® Contributor
A prequel to 2019’s THE LION KING, titled MUFASA: THE LION KING, will arrive in theaters at the end of the year.
The first trailer was released Thursday at the annual CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and director Barry Jenkins spoke about the movie.
“When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions. This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know,” he said.
Variety reported, “MUFASA: THE LION KING is expected to focus on the early years of the eventual ruler of the animals, as well as his menacing younger brother Scar. The film will feature the voices of Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the younger version of Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones in the 1994 film and 2019 remake) and Scar (voiced by Jeremy Irons in the 1994 version and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2019 remake).”
New characters and rivals, as well as the beloved Timon and Pumba, are expected to join the scene.
The 2019 live-action THE LION KING was a blockbuster hit, grossing $1.7 billion worldwide. The film also won a Movieguide® Teddy Bear Award®.
Part of Movieguide®’s review reads:
THE LION KING is very well produced, with amazing graphics and stunning images of African scenery. It’s very much like the original animated movie, pretty much scene for scene. It also has the same great music. THE LION KING has a strong moral, redemptive worldview extolling sacrifice and honor. However, there is some pagan mysticism and scary scenes of animals fighting each other. So, the new LION KING merits caution for younger children.
Movieguide® added:
THE LION KING is very well produced, with amazing graphics and stunning images of African scenery. It is very much like the original animated movie, pretty much scene for scene. It also has the same great music, which will have many viewers singing along. The casting choices on this LION KING are interesting, fun, and enjoyable.
MUFASA: THE LION KING is set to release Dec. 20, 2024.
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