He's not throwing away his shot.

Disney's Mufassa is as beautiful as its 2019 predecessor, but I'm not happy about this one plot change.

Barry Jenkins says there is more depth in The Lion King and Mufasa than people realize while responding to fan claims that he's too good for the movie.

Mufasa: The Lion King director and Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins spoke to IGN and revealed that his time working on The Underground Railroad helped him understand that he could be the one to bring this Lion King prequel to (the circle of) life.

Disney has just announced Mufasa: The Lion King - a prequel to the 2019 live action adaptation of The Lion King.

Disney is developing a sequel to its photorealistic remake of The Lion King, with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins on board to helm the project.

I should start by saying I don't feel great about this. I didn't go into Jon Favreau's remake of The Lion King expecting to audibly chuckle as a boy-lion watches his father fall to his death in a stampede of wildebeest. That's not a prediction you just make walking into a theater. There's nothing inherently humorous about a lion falling off a cliff, or patricide, or fratricide, or rampaging stampedes of wildebeest. I should also mention that I believe this same scene, as depicted in the original 1994 Lion King, directed by Roger Allers …

The Lion King 2019 makes several changes to the story of the animated original, including some subtle tweaks to Mufasa's death.

The iconic voice of Mufasa is the only actor reprising his role from the 1994 film for the new remake.

Because everything James Earl Jones touches is iconic.