Disney has pushed again the discharge date of its upcoming characteristic movie Mufasa: The Lion King, which is the upcoming prequel to The Lion King. The film has moved from July 5, 2024, to Christmas 2024, which looks like an acceptable launch date for this type of film.
Mufasa: The Lion King is being directed by Moonlight‘s Barry Jenkins, from a script from Jeff Nathanson. Krypton star Aaron Pierre will present the voice of Mufasa within the new film, with Kelvin Harrison Jr. voicing Scar.
There’s not quite a lot of data that has been shared for the film, however we all know that it will likely be an origin story for Simba’s father.
Jenkins beforehand talked in regards to the film, saying: “I grew up with these characters, they mean so much to me. I think the work that Jeff Nathanson, the writer, did and going back into really helping children and anyone who ever loved this property understand what it takes. Kings aren’t just born, they aren’t just made. They have to become who they are through a series of events that a lot of people can relate to. So, in that standpoint, it fits very well with everything else I’ve done. So I feel no pressure, I just want to do a good job.”
He went on to say: “My agents send me a lot of scripts. When this one came, super top secret, I was very skeptical. I read the script and about 40 pages in I turned to Lulu [Wang] and I said, ‘Holy s**t, this is good.’ And as I kept reading, I got further away from the side of my brain that said, ‘Oh, a filmmaker like you doesn’t make a film like this,’ and allowed myself to get to the place where these characters, this story, is amazing. What really pushed me across the line was James, my DP, said, ‘You know what? There’s something really interesting in this mode of filmmaking that we haven’t done and that not many people have done.’ That was when I went back to the powers that be and said, ‘I would love to do this, but I’ve got to be able to do what I do.'”
Disney shared a teaser trailer for the movie final yr on the D23 Expo, which confirmed Mufasa as a cub, and it options the story being narrated by Timon and Pumbaa. I noticed that footage and it appeared to get a robust response from the Disney followers.
The First film directed by Jon Favreau was good. It was mainly a shot-for-shot CGI remake of the unique animated movie. This subsequent movie shall be just a little extra fascinating as a result of it’ll inform a totally new and completely different story.
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