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In September 2020, it was announced that the follow-up film to the live-action-styled [[Photorealism|photorealistic]] [[Computer generated imagery|CGI]] [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) was in development, with [[Barry Jenkins]] attached to direct.<ref name="DeadlineHollywood">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lion-king-sequel-barry-jenkins-moonlight-director-disney-1234586787/|title='The Lion King' Followup Set With 'Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins To Helm For Walt Disney Studios|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929165220/https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lion-king-sequel-barry-jenkins-moonlight-director-disney-1234586787/|archive-date=September 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Reports indicated that the project would have the story centered on Mufasa during his formative years, with additional scenes focusing on the events after the first film, comparing the movie to the similar structure as ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' (1974). This film will not be the live-action remake of ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (1998), the [[direct-to-video]] sequel to the original animated feature film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandell|first=Rachel|url=https://collider.com/lion-king-2-underrated-disney-sequel/|title=''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' Is an Underrated Disney Sequel|work=Collider|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319170217/https://collider.com/lion-king-2-underrated-disney-sequel/|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> By this point, [[Jeff Nathanson]], the previous installment's screenwriter, had completed the draft of the script.<ref name="Jenkins_Variety">{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|title='The Lion King' Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins|work=Variety|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929195502/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jenkins_THR">{{cite news|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=Kits|first2=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-prequel-in-the-works-with-director-barry-jenkins|title='Lion King' Prequel in the Works with Director Barry Jenkins|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929164424/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-prequel-in-the-works-with-director-barry-jenkins|url-status=live}}</ref> This film was officially announced, with the title of ''Mufasa: The Lion King'' at the 2022 [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]].<ref name="Mufasa_IGN">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/mufasa-the-lion-king-announced-at-d23 |title=Mufasa: The Lion King Announced at D23 |last=Leston |first=Ryan |date=September 9, 2022 |work=[[IGN]] }}</ref>
In September 2020, it was announced that the follow-up film to the live-action-styled [[Photorealism|photorealistic]] [[Computer generated imagery|CGI]] [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) was in development, with [[Barry Jenkins]] attached to direct.<ref name="DeadlineHollywood">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lion-king-sequel-barry-jenkins-moonlight-director-disney-1234586787/|title='The Lion King' Followup Set With 'Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins To Helm For Walt Disney Studios|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929165220/https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lion-king-sequel-barry-jenkins-moonlight-director-disney-1234586787/|archive-date=September 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Reports indicated that the project would have the story centered on Mufasa during his formative years, with additional scenes focusing on the events after the first film, comparing the movie to the similar structure as ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' (1974). This film will not be the live-action remake of ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', the Disney's 1998 direct-to-video sequel to the original animated feature film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandell|first=Rachel|url=https://collider.com/lion-king-2-underrated-disney-sequel/|title=''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' Is an Underrated Disney Sequel|work=Collider|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319170217/https://collider.com/lion-king-2-underrated-disney-sequel/|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> By this point, [[Jeff Nathanson]], the previous installment's screenwriter, had completed the draft of the script.<ref name="Jenkins_Variety">{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|title='The Lion King' Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins|work=Variety|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929195502/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jenkins_THR">{{cite news|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=Kits|first2=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-prequel-in-the-works-with-director-barry-jenkins|title='Lion King' Prequel in the Works with Director Barry Jenkins|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929164424/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-prequel-in-the-works-with-director-barry-jenkins|url-status=live}}</ref> This film was officially announced, with the title of ''Mufasa: The Lion King'' at the 2022 [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]].<ref name="Mufasa_IGN">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/mufasa-the-lion-king-announced-at-d23 |title=Mufasa: The Lion King Announced at D23 |last=Leston |first=Ryan |date=September 9, 2022 |work=[[IGN]] }}</ref>


On December 13, 2023, the Hollywood Handle reported that this film's plot would involve Rafiki telling the story of Mufasa to his granddaughter, Kiara, making this character's first on-screen appearance of an animated feature film since ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''.<ref name="Simba and Nala's Daughter: Kiara">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mufasa-lion-king-reveals-plot-174149462.html |work=[[yahoo.com]] |title=Rafiki telling story with Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara|last=Schreur |first=Brandon|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>
On December 13, 2023, the Hollywood Handle reported that this film's plot would involve Rafiki telling the story of Mufasa to his granddaughter, Kiara, making this character's first on-screen appearance of an animated feature film since ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''.<ref name="Simba and Nala's Daughter: Kiara">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mufasa-lion-king-reveals-plot-174149462.html |work=[[yahoo.com]] |title=Rafiki telling story with Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara|last=Schreur |first=Brandon|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>

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Mufasa: The Lion King
Official logo
Directed byBarry Jenkins
Written byJeff Nathanson
Based onDisney's The Lion King
by Irene Mecchi
Jonathan Roberts
Linda Woolverton
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mufasa: The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film directed by Barry Jenkins, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pastel Productions. It is intended to be the live-action styled photorealistic computer-generated imagery prequel to the similarly created 2019 remake of The Lion King (1994).[1] Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, and John Kani reprise their character roles from the remake, and are joined by Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr., who voice their young versions of Mufasa and Scar, respectively.

Development on the prequel to The Lion King was confirmed in September 2020, with Jenkins attached to direct and Nathanson finishing the draft of the script. Pierre and Harrison Jr. were announced as the voice cast in August 2021. This film was officially announced when its official title was revealed in September 2022 at the 2022 D23 Expo announcement. Production on this film slowed down in July 2023 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

Mufasa: The Lion King is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 20, 2024, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Premise

The prequel about the rise of one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands, goes back to the African savanna where Rafiki tells Kiara—daughter of Simba and Nala—the story of the great grandfather while Timon and Pumbaa adding color commentary.

Voice cast

Production

Development

In September 2020, it was announced that the follow-up film to the live-action-styled photorealistic CGI 2019 remake of The Lion King (1994) was in development, with Barry Jenkins attached to direct.[2] Reports indicated that the project would have the story centered on Mufasa during his formative years, with additional scenes focusing on the events after the first film, comparing the movie to the similar structure as The Godfather Part II (1974). This film will not be the live-action remake of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the Disney's 1998 direct-to-video sequel to the original animated feature film.[3] By this point, Jeff Nathanson, the previous installment's screenwriter, had completed the draft of the script.[4][5] This film was officially announced, with the title of Mufasa: The Lion King at the 2022 D23 Expo.[6]

On December 13, 2023, the Hollywood Handle reported that this film's plot would involve Rafiki telling the story of Mufasa to his granddaughter, Kiara, making this character's first on-screen appearance of an animated feature film since The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.[7]

Casting

In August 2021, Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. were cast as the voices of young Mufasa and Scar, respectively.[8] By September 2022, it was revealed that Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, and John Kani will reprise their roles as Pumbaa, Timon, and Rafiki, respectively.[9][10] During the interview with Fandango in April 2023 about his film Chevalier (2022), Harrison Jr. confirmed that this film will explore Scar's backstory, portraying him in the "hilarious and very, very spicy" way and expressing interest in how the young and sweet Scar's relationship with his brother Mufasa evolves throughout this film.[11]

Visual effects

In September 2022, at D23, the first footage was played exclusively to attendees, thus revealing that production had been underway.[6][9][10] Moving Picture Company will return to provide the visual effects.[12] In July 2023, production on this film slowed down due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[13]

Music

In June 2022, Nicholas Britell was hired to serve as composer for the score on this film's soundtrack, after having previously collaborated with Jenkins on various projects.[14] In September 2022, it was announced that Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams would return for this film.[15]

Marketing

During the D23, the exclusive preview was shown to those who attended the D23 for this film, which revealed that Mufasa was the orphaned cub. The preview also revealed that Rafiki and Timon will tell stories about Mufasa's past and his way to becoming king.[16]

Release

Mufasa: The Lion King is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2024.[17] It was previously scheduled for release on July 5, 2024, but was delayed to its current date due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[18][9][10][19]

References

  1. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (September 30, 2020). "The Lion King 2 has been confirmed – here's everything you need to know". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 29, 2020). "'The Lion King' Followup Set With 'Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins To Helm For Walt Disney Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Sandell, Rachel (March 18, 2022). "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Is an Underrated Disney Sequel". Collider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Rubin, Rebecca; Lang, Brent (September 29, 2020). "'The Lion King' Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Couch, Aaron; Kits, Borys (September 29, 2020). "'Lion King' Prequel in the Works with Director Barry Jenkins". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Leston, Ryan (September 9, 2022). "Mufasa: The Lion King Announced at D23". IGN.
  7. ^ Schreur, Brandon (December 14, 2023). "Rafiki telling story with Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara". yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (August 26, 2021). "'The Lion King' Prequel: Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Aaron Pierre To Lead Cast For Disney & Barry Jenkins". Deadline. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Chapman, Wilson (September 9, 2022). "'Lion King' Prequel Gets Official Title, Footage Shown at D23". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Busch, Jenna (September 9, 2022). "Mufasa: The Lion King Footage Description: Barry Jenkins Completes The Circle Of Life [D23]". /Film. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  11. ^ @@Fandango (April 24, 2023). "We caught up with #Chevalier star Kelvin Harrison Jr., who shared some new info about his upcoming role of Scar in #TheLionKing prequel #Mufasa. Don't miss him in theaters now in 'Chevalier'! 🎟's http://fandan.co/Chevalier" (Tweet). Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Filmography". MPC Film. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  13. ^ Bowden, George; Glynn, Paul (July 14, 2023). "Which movies and TV shows are impacted by the Hollywood strike?". BBC. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  14. ^ Ridgley, Charlie (June 21, 2022). "The Lion King Prequel Adds Succession, Star Wars: Andor Composer". ComicBook.com. Paramount. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  15. ^ Glynn, Jennifer (September 22, 2022). "'Mufasa' Prequel Director Barry Jenkins Reveals New Details on Live-Action Characters". Collider. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Chapman, Wilson (September 9, 2022). "'Lion King' Prequel Gets Official Title, Footage Shown at D23". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  17. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (November 10, 2023). "Marvel Delays 'Deadpool 3,' 'Captain America 4' and 'Thunderbolts' in Post-Strike Disney Release Shake-Up". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  18. ^ @DisneyStudios (September 9, 2022). "Mufasa: The Lion King. 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 15, 2022). "Disney Release Dates Coming Out Of D23: 'Snow White' Eyes Spring 2024, 'Rogue Squadron' Scrubbed From Schedule & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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