‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trailer: Disney Prequel Follows Younger Mufasa and Scar as Blue Ivy Carter Joins Voice Solid
Disney has launched the primary trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of “The Lion King,” and revealed that Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice forged.
From “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, “Mufasa” will discover the titular lion’s origin story, depicting his childhood together with his brother Taka aka Scar, who turns into the primary antagonist in “The Lion King.” Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. will voice the youthful variations of Mufasa and Scar, respectively. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa in each the 1994 authentic movie and 2019 remake. Jeremy Irons voiced Scar in 1994, whereas Chiwetel Ejiofor took over in 2019.
Many members of the 2019 voice forged are returning, together with John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala. Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, will play Kiara, the daughter of King Samba and Queen Nala. The 2019 movie was directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, who’s returning to write down “Mufasa.”
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It was additionally revealed that Lin-Manuel Miranda is penning the movie’s songs, produced by himself and Mark Mancina, with extra music and performances by Lebo M.
“Elton John. Tim Rice. Hans Zimmer. Lebo M. Mark Mancina. Beyoncé, Labrinth, Ilya Salmanzadeh. Beau Black, Ford Riley, the unbelievable music group on ‘The Lion Guard,’ and so many musical contributors over time. ‘The Lion King’ has an unbelievable musical legacy with music from among the best songwriters round, and I’m humbled and proud to be part of it,” Miranda mentioned in a press release. “It’s been a pleasure working alongside Barry Jenkins to deliver Mufasa’s story to life, and we are able to’t look forward to audiences to expertise this movie in theaters.”
New forged members embrace Tiffany Boone as Sarabi; Kagiso Lediga as Younger Rafiki; Preston Nyman as Zazu; Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, a formidable lion with huge plans for his satisfaction; Thandiwe Newton as Taka’s mom, Eshe; Lennie James as Taka’s father, Obasi; Anika Noni Rose as Mufasa’s mom, Afia; and Keith David as Mufasa’s father, Masego.
“Serving to my sister increase two younger boys throughout the ’90s, I grew up with these characters. Having the chance to work with Disney on increasing this magnificent story of friendship, love and legacy whereas furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of folks throughout the African diaspora is a dream come true,” Jenkins mentioned of the prequel.
Thought of one in all Disney’s most profitable properties, the unique 1994 “Lion King” grossed $960 million worldwide, with the 2019 model grossing $1.6 billion on the international field workplace. The remake was additionally named one in all Selection’s Critic’s Picks in 2019. In his overview, chief movie critic Peter Debruge wrote, “Should you had been by no means a fan of ‘The Lion King,’ then nothing right here will win you over. Alternatively, for these too younger ever to have seen it, this might be a life-changing expertise, one which strives to create a form of understanding between audiences and the animal kingdom that Disney as soon as made an everyday a part of its mission, again within the period of movies equivalent to ‘The Legend of Lobo’ and ‘The Unimaginable Journey.’”
Watch the total trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” beneath. The movie will premiere in theaters Dec. 20.
