On top of the trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King dropping today, so has more news about the very secretive project.
According to Variety, Donald Glover and Beyoncé will reprise their roles as Simba and Nala from Jon Favreau’s live-action Lion King. But that’s not all.
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Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, will play Kiara, their daughter.
Other new additions include Tiffany Boone as Sarabi; Kagiso Lediga as Young Rafiki; Preston Nyman as Zazu; Mads Mikkelsen (!) as Kiros, a formidable lion with big plans for his pride; Thandiwe Newton as Taka’s mother, Eshe; Lennie James as Taka’s father, Obasi; Anika Noni Rose as Mufasa’s mother, Afia; and Keith David as Mufasa’s father, Masego.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has also joined the creative team and will produce new music for the film.
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Directed by Barry Jenkins, the project is intended to be the live-action styled photorealistic computer-animated prequel to the similarly created 2019 remake of The Lion King (1994). Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, and John Kani reprise their character roles from the remake, and are joined by Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr., who voice their young versions of Mufasa and Scar, respectively.
During an interview with Fandango in April 2023 about his film Chevalier (2022), Harrison Jr. confirmed that the film will explore Scar’s backstory, portraying him in a “hilarious and very, very spicy” way and expressing interest in how the young and sweet Scar’s relationship with his brother Mufasa evolves throughout the film.
Mufasa: The Lion King roars into theaters December 20, 2024.
