Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion King. Mufasa: The Lion King makes a bold move by expanding the canon of one of Disney’s most beloved properties while making controversial changes to what other movies had already established. Among these changes lies the origin story of Scar, the treacherous uncle of Simba. While The Lion King teases that Mufasa is the heir of a long line of kings, the prequel movie reveals t…

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Mufasa: The Lion King shows how the titular lion becomes the king of the Pride Lands, retconning the original story and changing everything we know.

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How Mufasa Really Became The Lion King, Changing Everything We've Known For 30 Years

Before Simba, there was Mufasa, and his and Scar’s story gets told in Disney’s prequel film Mufasa: The Lion King following the 2019 live-action version of the beloved animated 1994 classic. Familiar characters were lent new voices, with some returning for the same roles as in The Lion King (2019). In addition to Mufasa, Scar — whose original name was Taka, and Sarabi, viewers get to glimpse the parents of Mufasa and Taka, a young Zazu and Rafik…

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Mufasa: The Lion King, directed by Barry Jenkins, has impressed audiences worldwide with its powerful storytelling and heartfelt emotion.

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Mufasa director Barry Jenkins confirmed that Blue Ivy’s casting in the Lion King prequel was not nepo baby related.

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SAN DIEGO - Fox 2’s Margie Ellisor traveled to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to sit down with the stars of the new live action film, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King.’  ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is the prequel film to the award-winning 1994 movie, ‘The Lion King.’ The film follows the journey of Mufasa (voiced by actor Aaron Pierre) trying to find his way after becoming an orphan. Along the way, Mufasa meets new friends Taka, later known as Scar (voiced by …

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'Mufasa: The Lion King' cast discuss the film's journey and roles

We're seeing double! Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey, stars of Disney's The Lion King on the West End, sat down with Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. who lend their voices to Disney's new prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. Watch the conversation now!

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Zack 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 Li…

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