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Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Star in Barry Jenkins' Mufasa Prequel
US Release Date: December 20, 2024Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany BooneDirector : Barry Jenkins
Step into the untold origins of one of Disney’s most beloved characters this holiday season. Barry Jenkins’s latest venture, Mufasa, arrives in theaters on December 20, 2024, offering a fresh and captivating prequel to The Lion King.
The story introduces audiences to Mufasa as a lost and orphaned cub, struggling to find his place in a vast and challenging world. His life takes a turn when he meets Taka, a sympathetic lion and heir to a royal lineage. This fateful encounter sparks an expansive journey as the two lions, along with an extraordinary group of misfit companions, embark on a quest to discover their destinies.
Director Barry Jenkins, celebrated for his Academy Award-winning film Moonlight and the critically acclaimed If Beale Street Could Talk, brings his unique storytelling vision to this emotional and epic tale. With a stellar cast led by Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Tiffany Boone, Mufasa promises to be a heartfelt exploration of friendship, identity, and courage.
Don’t miss this extraordinary cinematic journey—mark your calendar for December 20, 2024, and prepare to witness the origins of a king.
Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Star in Barry Jenkins' Mufasa Prequel
US Release Date: December 20, 2024Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany BooneDirector : Barry Jenkins
Step into the untold origins of one of Disney’s most beloved characters this holiday season. Barry Jenkins’s latest venture, Mufasa, arrives in theaters on December 20, 2024, offering a fresh and captivating prequel to The Lion King.
The story introduces audiences to Mufasa as a lost and orphaned cub, struggling to find his place in a vast and challenging world. His life takes a turn when he meets Taka, a sympathetic lion and heir to a royal lineage. This fateful encounter sparks an expansive journey as the two lions, along with an extraordinary group of misfit companions, embark on a quest to discover their destinies.
Director Barry Jenkins, celebrated for his Academy Award-winning film Moonlight and the critically acclaimed If Beale Street Could Talk, brings his unique storytelling vision to this emotional and epic tale. With a stellar cast led by Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Tiffany Boone, Mufasa promises to be a heartfelt exploration of friendship, identity, and courage.
Don’t miss this extraordinary cinematic journey—mark your calendar for December 20, 2024, and prepare to witness the origins of a king.
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00:00We're here today recording the Lion King don't stare at me. I can't help it. He's just too beautiful girl
00:07I'll be right here closing my eyes if I like told my younger self that I was in a movie
00:13I'd like never believe myself
00:15And well you are girl you are seeing blue as Chiara
00:21And hearing her voice come out of that character
00:24Oh
00:27Give me a second cuz I'm still just I can't believe that's my baby. Oh
00:34That's so amazing it was really hard to focus and to do my job after that
00:39So I was like wait hold up guys y'all gotta give me a second. I have to digest that I'm so proud of her
00:47Somebody wants to join
00:49It's just a really amazing experience, and I feel like everybody that's a part of this
00:54It's so helpful and supportive the director Barry is a really sweet
01:00person and he tells me ways that I can improve in my lines, and he's very supportive of me and
01:08Tells me in the nicest way possible, and I feel like so does everybody else
01:13And I feel like this is just a great experience for me
01:18Happy for girls that look like me all around the world are able to watch this movie and
01:25Hear and see themselves in it. She did such a beautiful job, and I can't believe how
01:32Natural she is and I'm just proud of you
01:35I'm so proud of you, and I can't believe how big and grown-up you are and I'm proud that she's gonna represent
01:42so many young brown
01:44Girls around the world nobody's prouder than mommy. What'd you do today? I?
01:50Just did the voiceover for key are the Lion King now. Let's go do our playdate