The film begins in a place known as Milele, which means “forever” in Swahili. Here, Mufasa’s parents, Masego and Afia, told their cub about a promised land with rain, no drought, food ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is a musical drama film written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Barry Jenkins. The photorealistically animated movie serves as both a prequel and sequel to 2019's The Lion ...

That is, to explore the inner lives of teenage Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) and Taka/Scar (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in the origin story with a poetic visual style. This was a comfort to Jenkins and his team ...