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Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson breaks down how 'Mufasa,' now in theaters, connects back to original 'Lion King' saga.
King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's newborn son, Simba, is presented to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill, the kingdom's shaman and advisor. Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, covets the throne. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and forbids him from exploring beyond its borders.
Mufasa is a fictional character in Disney's The Lion King franchise. A wise and benevolent lion, he first appears in the 1994 animated film as the King of the Pride Lands and devoted father to Simba, who he is raising to inherit the kingdom. Mufasa is killed by his younger brother, Scar, who murders him to usurp the throne.
Mufasa: The Lion King is a 2024 American musical drama film directed by Barry Jenkins from a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film is photorealistically animated and serves as both a prequel and sequel to The Lion King (2019), the remake of the 1994 animated film of the same name. [6]
Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre, left) and Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) are as close as brothers before their friendship takes a turn in the Disney prequel/sequel "Mufasa: The Lion King."
Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the ...
Sarabi (voiced by Madge Sinclair in The Lion King as her final theatrical film role and Alfre Woodard in the 2019 film) is Mufasa's wife, the queen consort of the Pride Lands, and the leader of the pride's hunting party. She is also Simba's mother, Nala's mother-in-law, Scar's sister-in-law and Kopa, Kiara, and Kion's paternal grandmother.
When Tiffany Boone stepped in for her Mufasa audition, she had no idea she would get to play the iconic lion queen Sarabi. “I created the character that was in my head, [but] I didn't know I was ...