‘Mufasa’ Cast Breakdown: See the Faces Behind All the Animals in ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Movie
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Disney had enormous success in 2019 with Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King,” a remake of the beloved 1994 animated movie that used photorealistic CGI and virtual production techniques to appear as if it was shot in “live-action.” The movie earned $1.6 billion worldwide and remains the 10th highest-grossing movie of all time, unadjusted for inflation.
All of this is to say that expectations are high for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to the 2019 film directed by “Moonlight” Oscar winner and “If Beale Street Could Talk” filmmaker Barry Jenkins. “Mufasa” picks up after the events of “The Lion King” as Rafiki tells the story of the title character to Simba’s daughter Kiara.
The movie then flashes back to show how Mufasa (voiced by Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad” star Aaron Pierre) went from an orphaned cub to king of the Pride Lands.
Like its predecessor, “Mufasa” is also a musical and features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. With so much digital wizardry going on in “Mufasa,” moviegoers will likely be wondering who all the voices are behind the many animal characters in the film.
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