Disney is returning to the Pride Lands to tell the story of Mufasa: The Lion King, a computer-animated prequel to The Lion King directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins. Mufasa: The Lion King ...

Director Barry Jenkins is revealing how Mufasa: The Lion King honors late actor James Earl Jones. The new prequel film, about the iconic lion whom Jones voiced in the 1994 animated film, opens on a ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones’ legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor. But instead of letting the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Sarabi, Taka, Mufasa and Rafiki appear in "Mufasa: The Lion King." Photo courtesy of Disney Feb. 3 (UPI) --Disney ...

Somehow, in between launching Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King with red carpet hullabaloo in Los Angeles and in London, Barry Jenkins found time to marry his longtime filmmaking partner Lulu Wang. The ...

Mufasa’s death in Disney’s original “The Lion King” (1994) is, for many children of the ’90s, a traumatic moment in cinema history. When Scar threw his brother off the cliff, his goodbye — “Long live ...

Jay-Z, from left, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter arrive at the premiere of "Mufasa: The Lion King" on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ...

SAN DIEGO – When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones' legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor. But instead of letting the pressure roar too ...