Trailer, poster, cast and release date of the prequel to ‘The Lion King’

Although, at the time, The Lion King had two direct-to-video sequels (The Lion King 2: Simba’s Treasure, 1988, and The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata, 2004), to disney He still had to explore the past of his most jungle film. Something that explains the existence of Mufasa, the tape that will tell us the past of the father of Simba.

So that, Mufasa will serve as a prequel to both the 1994 animated original and the CGI version remake that Jon Favreau premiered in 2019. Below we offer you an update with the latest news from the savanna.

‘Mufasa’: Plot

According to its official synopsis, Mufasa will begin with the wise Rafiki telling the story of his ancestor to Kiara, Simba’s daughter and Nala, while Rudder and Pumbaa They comment on the action behind the scenes. Thus, we will see the future king of the savanna in his childhood as an orphaned cub, and we will discover how he was adopted by another lion called Taka.

The synopsis continues by stating that this chance meeting will set in motion “the journey of an extraordinary group of outcasts in search of their destiny” as they escape from “an ominous and deadly enemy.”

‘Mufasa’: Director and cast

To the trailer of Mufasa There is not enough time to announce that the film is signed by a director with an Oscar. And so it is: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) moves away from his usual paths to deliver the first film of his career aimed at a mainstream audience, after works as hermetic (and exceptional) as the series The underground railway.

Aaron Pierre, actor who worked with Jenkins on this last show, participates in the voice cast in VO as young Mufasa. Taka’s role will be played by Kevin Harrison Jr. while Thandiye Newton and Mads Mikkelsen They will be heard in papers not yet revealed.

Likewise, we will listen again (in English) to Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover and one Beyonce who on this occasion arrives accompanied by her ‘very daughter’ Blue Ivy Carter the latter in charge of the role of Kara.