It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all – some of us, anyway – to the theater and back.
Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” is showing now, and this origin story is a prequel that shows Mufasa wasn’t always the powerful king we know and love from the classic animated “Lion King” of the ’90s. No, in fact, he actually started as an orphaned cub who had to scrape his way up from nothing.
The movie is using the same photorealistic animation style as the 2019 “Lion King”, with Aaron Pierre voicing young Mufasa, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka (who – fun fact – later becomes Scar, though the marketing is keeping pretty quiet about that connection).
This new adaptation is all about how Mufasa rose from being a lone cub to becoming the legendary king of Pride Rock. And right now, it’s only available to watch in theaters. So
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