“Mufasa: The Lion King” is a new ‘photorealistic’ musical drama feature, directed by Barry Jenkins as a prequel and sequel to the 2019 remake of the 1994 film “The Lion King”, starring Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, John Kani, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Tiffany Boone, Lennie James, and Blue Ivy Carter, releasing December 20, 2024 in theaters:
“…in the ‘Pride Lands’ of Tanzania after the events of ‘The Lion King’ (2019), ‘Rafiki’ the mandrill…
“…tells the origin story of two lions, ‘Mufasa’ and ‘Taka’, to ‘Kiara’…
“…the granddaughter of Mufasa and daughter of ‘Simba’ and ‘Nala’.
“The story follows the orphan Mufasa…
“…who is befriended by the young prince Taka and adopted by Taka's family…”