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11/12/2024 - Another Mufasa Trailer

A second (international) trailer is out as well as the one from yesterday, this one showing a few different scenes including Taka becoming Scar:



Via Charlie Quigg.

11/10/2024 - New MUFASA trailer

A full-length trailer for Mufasa has dropped, revealing a lot more about the plot:



We get a lot more about the backstory of Sarabi, Zazu, and a rival pride of white lions. Interestingly, a duel appears to be fought in an arena of sorts on top of an isolated pillar of rock, which was a discarded idea from early drafts of the original movie (see the Scripts section of this site).

Via Charlie Quigg.

11/07/2024 - Mufasa International (JP) Poster



Via Mark.

08/10/2024 - MUFASA Trailer

And the official trailer is out!



Thanks again to Charlie Quigg.

08/09/2024 - MUFASA TV spot

Via Charlie Quigg, here's the TV spot that just dropped for the Mufasa film, which gives us plenty of glimpses of settings and voices/characterizations, as well as the fact that the theatrical trailer will evidently be appearing tomorrow.

04/30/2024 - "Mufasa" teaser poster



It remains to be seen what role snow plays in the TLK setting ...

04/29/2024 - "Mufasa" cast list announced

With the announcement of this cast listing, we get a glimpse into a whole new backstory for The Lion King that nods toward the three-decade-old fandom but goes in its own unique direction:

Aaron Pierre as Mufasa
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, a lion prince with a bright future who accepts Mufasa into his family as a brother
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
Keith David as Mufasa’s father, Masego
John Kani as Rafiki
Seth Rogen as Pumbaa
Billy Eichner as Timon
Donald Glover as Simba
Introducing Blue Ivy Carter as Kiara, daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala
And Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala

04/29/2024 - "Mufasa" teaser trailer released

04/04/2024 - Young Mufasa Images

Charlie Quigg has spotted some newly released (leaked?) teaser images of a young Mufasa from the upcoming CGI movie in which he will star.



https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1639829-first-mufasa-the-lion-king-image-previews-barry-jenkins-disney-prequel-movie

More teaser images are available at https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UOCoWukUN/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UXA18SJB-/?img_index=1

12/16/2023 - Kiara-centric framing story for "TLK: Mufasa"

Via Charlie Quigg:

https://twitter.com/HollywoodHandle/status/1735020396523458605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw



It appears that The Lion King: Mufasa will feature a framing device in which Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa tell Kiara about the legend of their grandfather.

The source for this information appears to be a tweet unrelated to any official spokesperson, but it seems plausible enough as a premise.

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