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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
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
04/04/2024 - Young Mufasa Images
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"
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.
11/10/2023 - "Mufasa" Release Delayed Till December 2024
The newly updated release date for Mufasa: The Lion King, previously set for July 5, 2024, has been pushed back to December 20, 2024, largely as a result of the recently resolved SAG-AFTRA strike.
This puts the movie on a release date that coincides with Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
09/22/2022 - Mufasa Details from Barry Jenkins
A brief article that gives us a bit of insight into the structure of the upcoming prequel:
As confirmed on the D23 stage, Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa would use flashbacks to tell the story of the monarch of Pride Rock in Mufasa: The Lion King. Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, and John Kani, respectively, provided the voices for these characters in the 2019 motion picture The Lion King. James Earl Jones first played Mufasa in the Disney movie in 1994, and he reprised the role for the 2019 remake.
09/09/2022 - Title announced for The Lion King: Mufasa
https://twitter.com/disneylionking/status/1568379616968179712
Also announced for the upcoming prequel CGI movie is a release date of 2024.