disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” Director Barry Jenkins shared an exciting new trailer with fans who attended tonight’s Disney Experience D23 Brazil Studio Showcase. This trailer takes viewers back to a time before fan-favorite characters such as Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki, and Zazu called Pride Rock home. “Mufasa: The Lion King” will be released exclusively in theaters on December 20, 2024. Trailers and movie stills can be downloaded and shared.
Mufasa: The Lion King explores the unlikely rise of the Pride Lands’ beloved king, who asks Rafiki to pass on the legend of Mufasa to Kiara, a young lion cub who is the daughter of Simba and Nala. , Timon and Pumbaa also speak in their signature tones. Told in flashback, the story begins with Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, an heir to his royal bloodline. A chance encounter begins an expansive journey for a group of unusual misfits in search of their destiny. Their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a menacing and deadly enemy.
The film also stars Aaron Pierre (Mufasa), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Taka/Scar), Tiffany Boone (Sarabi), Kagiso Lediga (Young Rafiki), Preston Nyman (Zazu), and Mads Mikkelsen (Kiros). ), starring Thandiwe Newton (Eshe). Lennie James (Obasi), Anika Noni Rose (Afia), Keith David (Masego), John Kani (Rafiki), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), Donald Glover (Simba) , Blue Ivy Carter (Kiara), Braelynn Rankins (Young Mufasa), Theo Somolu (Young Hawk), Folake Olowowoyeku, Joanna Jones, Tuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Abdul Salisu, Dominic Jennings, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Nala). The all-new feature film, which combines live-action filmmaking techniques with photorealistic computer-generated imagery, is produced by Adele Romanski and Mark Chelyak, with Peter Tobjansen serving as executive producer. See inside and trailer for details…
Young Rafiki (voiced by Kagiso Lediga)
(LR) Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre), Young Rafiki (voiced by Kagiso Lediga), Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Sarabi (Tiffany Boone).
Image courtesy of Disney
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