‘Mufasa’ Director Barry Jenkins Reacts to Fans Claiming He’s ‘Too Talented’ for Disney’s ‘Soulless Machine’: ‘There’s Nothing Soulless’ About ‘The Lion King’
variety.comMichaela Zee Barry Jenkins defended his involvement in “Mufasa: The Lion King” after he was criticized on social media this week for helming the Disney live-action prequel.
Jenkins shared the first “Mufasa” trailer on X (formerly Twitter) following its release on Monday, which prompted some fans to criticize the filmmaker, known for the Oscar-winning films “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” for working on such a mainstream project. “Barry, You’re too good and talented for this Iger’s soulless machine,” one user wrote, referring to Disney CEO Bob Iger. “There is nothing soulless about ‘The Lion King,'” Jenkins replied. “For decades children have sat in theaters all over the world experiencing collective grief for the first time, engaging Shakespeare for the first time, across aisles in myriad languages.
A most potent vessel for communal empathy.” There is nothing soulless about The Lion King. For decades children have sat in theaters all over the world experiencing collective grief for the first time, engaging Shakespeare for the first time, across aisles in myriad languages.
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