Lin-Manuel Miranda has been very, very busy. Last week, Mufasa: The Lion King was released and is soaring at the box office, he’s circling an EGOT (again) and he’s prepping for All In ...

Mufasa: The Lion King” is an odd movie. Realistic-looking lions, warthogs, meerkats and whatever break into song repeatedly.

He plays the role of storyteller in a film that begins after the events of “The Lion King,” before traveling back in time. The young Rafiki is played by South African actor Kagiso Lediga ...

He is a rich, stirring, soulful storyteller, but it's difficult to ... Mostly, it feels driven by profit, one more way to trot "The Lion King" back out there since it's a reliable property in ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is an odd ... Using Rafiki as the storyteller and keeping the others silent might have avoided the disconnect. Instead, director Barry Jenkins re-introduces us to ...