Set in Naples, the movie follows the titular character (played at different ages by Celeste Dalla Porta and Stefania ...

We sat down with all of them, as well as director Barry Jenkins and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, to discuss all things “Mufasa.” This includes some lighthearted discussions like the ...

How did Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of “Moonlight,” find himself making “Mufasa: The Lion King” with the same virtual production tools that Jon Favreau used on “The Lion ...

Barry Jenkins did what anybody would do the first time listening to a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song: He jammed out. “Kids are going to be singing this song because I am singing it,” Jenkins says ...

Barry Jenkins did what anybody would do the first time listening to a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song: He jammed out. The Disney prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” (in theaters now) brings together ...

Jeff started his career producing television commercials in his hometown of Fresno, California. After a few years, he came across the opportunity to make a living talking about his favorite thing ...

Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times. The question of why Jenkins ...

How did Barry ... Jenkins told IndieWire. “This very biblical, ancestral story about the origin of Mufasa and the Pride Lands, the idea of transcending tribalism and how we can lead ourselves from ...

Directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight,” “If Beale Street Could Talk”), the latest addition to the franchise follows not only the films but the world-famous stage musical.