more than a billion dollars), and the Mouse House has confirmed that its Barry Jenkins-directed follow-up to 2019's «live-action» will be set before the events of that film and reveal Mufasa's origin story.Kelvin Harrison Jr. () will play a young Mufasa, ET can confirm.
The prequel will also give Scar the treatment, it seems, as Aaron Pierre () will lend his voice to Taka.As Disney fans who've done their supplemental reading know, Taka is the birth name of none other than Scar.
That was revealed in the 1994 book,, which also revealed how the character got his iconic injury.Jenkins' movie will utilize Jon Favreau's photorealistic styling to «further explore the mythology of the iconic characters,» with production now underway.
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