CGI prequel can't escape the shadow of animated Disney classic, but it proves you can extend a brand with heart, soul, and a ...

But, moving forward, Mufasa, himself, is a strongly developed character and I enjoyed his story more than that of Simba’s in the original The Lion King cartoon although that 1994 movie had much ...

The inventive energy of 1994’s “The Lion King” — let alone its 2019 CGI remake — seems very far away in these sequences. But the original was a cartoon, and “Mufasa” strives for ...

Actually, the lackluster “Mufasa: The Lion ... cartoon material. Shouldn’t these “Planet Earth” creatures be off killing gazelles? Legacies, more like. Rafiki explains how Mufasa became king.

The inventive energy of 1994’s The Lion King – let alone its 2019 CGI remake – seems very far away in these sequences. But the original was a cartoon, and Mufasa strives for photorealistic ...

A better question might be: what happened to all the people who propelled the 2019 version of The Lion King to $1.7 billion ... Never mind those classic Disney cartoons. We are here closer to ...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has left Mufasa: The Lion King in its tracks for the race to ... In February, The Mask star revealed he would be returning for the third film alongside Schwartz, Idris Elba ...

particularly recall that formative experience of cartoon-parent mortality. I’m referring, of course, to the death-by-stampede of King Mufasa in front of Simba’s tiny lion cub eyes. What with ...

Barry Jenkins in his office during the production of Disney’s photorealistic animated movie, Mufasa. Photo ... to ‘Why would he be making The Lion King?’” he recalls.