‘Mufasa: The Lion King Suffers a Serious Case of Prequelitis as it Turns Back the Clock The prequel to Jon Favreau’s 2019 CG redo of the animated classic is directed by Barry Jenkins who ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to Jon Favreau’s The Lion King from 2019, though the former now has one major difference from the latter.

Mufasa: The Lion King has earned strong early reactions, and while reviews have not yet hit, a prediction for its Rotten Tomatoes score can be made.

Director Barry Jenkins' prequel "Mufasa: The Lion King" improves on Jon Favreau's 2019 film in every way.

The 2019 Lion King movie, directed by Jon Favreau, was a giant box office hit, making $191.8 million during its opening weekend.

Flash forward to the 2019 premiere of "The Lion King," and this generation's Simba, Donald Glover, was boasting with pride about the film. He said, "I love this movie.

The follow-up movie to the 2019 live action remake of The Lion King has put in a solid performance at the box office so far.

"The Lion King" may be the last Disney remake of 2019, but we'll get another live-action tale centered around the "Sleeping Beauty" characters before the year is out.

Reprising their roles from the 2019 live action "Lion King" remake are John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala.

The movie is using the same photorealistic animation style as the 2019 "Lion King", with Aaron Pierre voicing young Mufasa, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka (who - fun fact - later becomes Scar ...