‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trailer Shows Origin Tale Of Big Cat “Born Without A Drop Of Nobility In His Blood” – CinemaCon

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Director Barry Jenkins appeared at his first CinemaCon on Thursday to show off a trailer from Mufasa: The Lion King. How did an arthouse director and Moonlight Oscar winner take on a four-quadrant movie?

He wondered about that himself for a minute, he said, but he told the crowd that he’s seen the original 1994 movie 200 times with his nieces and nephews. “When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions,” Jenkins told attendees at Caesars Palace Colosseum. “This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know.” ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ director Barry Jenkins on his personal ties to ‘The Lion King’ – and seeing the movie around 200 times | #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/Bgdb1qbXPH The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and we see that Papa isn’t that different from Simba, running free in the pride, jumping on hippos and escaping crocodiles.

As is par for life in the plains, there’s another pack of lions who are squaring off with Mufasa. Also returning is Zazu and Rifiki. RELATED: CinemaCon 2024 Photos: Henry Cavill, Halle Berry, Michael Keaton, Ariana Grande, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & More Says Rifiki in the voice-over, “This is the story of a lion who as born without a drop of nobility in his blood.” This is the follow-up to Jon Favreau’s 2019 blockbuster The Lion King, which grossed nearly $1.7 billion worldwide .

And like that film, it looks like it stars real animals — the CGI is that good. Jenkins helms off a script by Jeff Nathanson. RELATED: ‘Inside Out 2’: Pixar Returns To Hysterical, Heartfelt Form In First 35 Minutes Shown To Exhibs – CinemaCon The film continues with the photo-realistic technology that