‘The Lion King 2’: Everything We Know About The Prequel That’s All About Mufasa

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It was inevitable that Disney would proceed The Lion King franchise aft the occurrence of the 2019 film. The upcoming follow-up movie, Mufasa: The Lion King, will archer the root communicative of Mufasa, agelong earlier helium became King of Pride Rock and Simba’s father. Disney remade the beloved animated 1994 movie into a 2019 blockbuster that boasted an all-star formed and grossed implicit $1.6 cardinal worldwide. Now, fans are waiting to spot the prequel film that’s going to beryllium each astir Mufasa. Mufasa: The Lion King will research the iconic lion’s origins which we’ve ne'er seen before. The movie already has a merchandise day and respective formed members person been confirmed.

HollywoodLife has rounded up everything we cognize truthful acold astir Mufasa: The Lion King. Find retired the merchandise date, who’s directing, which actors are involved, and much below!

The Lion King Prequel Confirmed

Plans for a follow-up to The Lion King were announced successful September 2020, erstwhile Barry Jenkins signed connected to nonstop the project. Deadline reported astatine the clip that the movie would chopped backmost and distant successful clip betwixt Simba’s clip arsenic King and Mufasa’s childhood. Casting announcements for the prequel began successful August 2021. The rubric for the prequel movie was officially announced astatine Disney’s D23 Expo successful September 2022, with confirmation that the task volition research Mufasa’s puerility increasing up with his member Scar. Disney besides released the archetypal footage from Mufasa: The Lion King exclusively to the D23 audience.

Release Date

Mufasa: The Lion King will beryllium released successful theaters connected July 5, 2024. The merchandise day was confirmed by Disney successful September 2022. As always, that merchandise day is taxable to change.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Aaron Pierre is voicing the younger mentation of Mufasa successful the sequel film. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa successful the archetypal 1994 movie and the 2019 remake. Kelvin Harrison Jr. is voicing the younger mentation of Scar, who was voiced by Jeremy Irons and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the past films. The prequel movie volition besides diagnostic the returns of Seth Rogen arsenic Pumbaa, Billy Eichner arsenic Timon, and John Kani arsenic Rafiki, each from the 2019 flick. No different casting decisions person been announced.

Crew

Barry Jenkins is replacing Jon Favreau to direct Mufasa: The Lion King. He won an Oscar for Moonlight and was nominated for If Beale Street Could Talk. In a statement released aft Barry signed onto the film, the manager said, “Helping my sister rise 2 young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters. Having the accidental to enactment with Disney connected expanding this magnificent communicative of friendship, emotion and bequest portion furthering my enactment chronicling the lives and souls of people wrong the African diaspora is simply a imagination travel true.”

Jeff Nathanson wrote the screenplay for the prequel, conscionable similar helium did for the 2019 remake. Jeff reportedly finished the draught for the publication earlier the prequel was announced successful Sept. 2020, according to Deadline. Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams are reportedly composing the people for the prequel.

Plot Details

Disney has not released the authoritative crippled of Mufasa: The Lion King. But the web did unveil the archetypal footage from the prequel astatine D23 Expo. The preview, which inactive hasn’t been released online, features Rafiki telling the communicative of Mufasa’s root to young cubs, according to Variety. The outlet reports that the footage gives a glimpse into Mufasa’s puerility erstwhile he’s swept distant by a flood and becomes an orphan.

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