In The Lion King Scar doesn’t just kill Mufasa, he also betrays Simba so he can rule the Pride Lands. In the movie’s climax, he and Simba come head-to-head after Scar reveals that he was the one who ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I originally did want to come in and just do, like, a copy-paste, and [Barry] was like, ‘Well we ...

For over 25 years, The Lion King has been entertaining audiences around the globe on screen and on stage. The 1994 animated movie has become a Disney classic and a symbol of the giant’s renaissance in ...

For many years, the death of Bambi’s mom has been the high (or low) watermark for childhood trauma in Disney animation, but new evidence seems to indicate that there’s a new King of the Psychodrama ...

The wheels of time often move slowly when it comes to putting together a high-budget, high-stakes Disney animated film. And that caused a problem after Disney booked Atlanta actor Braelyn Rankins more ...

Mufasa: The Lion King, Barry Jenkins' upcoming CGI/live-action hybrid origin story, served as the closing act of D23's big Friday night presentation, showing off some new footage and an original song.

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Concerned about Barry Jenkins doing a “Lion King” movie? Hakuna matata! Sometimes the odd pairing of auteur director and franchise property just works, like James Gunn making Guardians of the Galaxy ...

Mufasa: The Lion King might be named after the iconic character, but Mufasa isn't the only one whose backstory the movie explores. Instead, the movie works as sort of a tale of the past told by Rafiki ...