“Mufasa: The Lion King,” which serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the 2019 CGI-animated “The Lion King” remake, is facing mixed reviews from critics for some of the same reasons as ...
“Mufasa: The Lion King” roars in a way its predecessor couldn’t. In theaters this week, this second live-action-meets-photorealistic-animation adventure tells an original story, whereas 2019 ...
The script is also by 2019 “The Lion King” writer Jeff Nathanson, but liberated from penning a line-for-line remake of the original, he is able to imagine the story of how Mufasa and Scar ...
and his and Scar’s story gets told in Disney’s prequel film Mufasa: The Lion King following the 2019 live-action version of the beloved animated 1994 classic. Familiar characters were lent new ...