when Disney brought king lion On “live-action” format screens, it was always intended that a follow-up film would be on the cards. However, although the original animated film has several sequels, the new Lion King film will have a prequel. Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins to direct. Now, Jenkins has spilled some more details about the project that will tell the story of Mufasa and Scar in their youth, before the former became king of Pride Rock, much to the chagrin of the latter.

Whereas king lion Not quite agreeing with some critics, who felt that the “real” Lions had lost some of the expression and emotion that came with their animated counterparts, the film was one of several Disney properties to become the year’s highest-grossing. One of the films. list in 2019 after easily crossing the $1 billion mark. In the new prequel, we’ll see a whole new story woven around the story of one of Disney’s greatest villains and his majestic brother, but if it can hold the same magic. king lion It remains to be seen.

“I grew up with these characters, they mean a lot to me,” Jenkins said. Diversity, “I think the work that writer Jeff Nathanson has done really helps kids and anyone who loves this property understand what it takes. Kings aren’t just born They are not just created. They have to become who they are through a series of events that many people can relate to. So from that point of view, it accompanies pretty much everything I’ve done Fits. So I don’t feel any pressure, I just want to do good work.”

The Lion King prequel got Jenkins hooked from the moment he read the script

as director of Moonlight And If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins doesn’t seem like someone who would present himself as a main partner The Lion King prequel, but the drama of the project may well be on its road, although Jenkins himself had his initial doubts.

“My agents send me a lot of scenarios. When it came out, Super Top Secret, I was very skeptical,” the director had said in an interview two years ago. “I read the script and about 40 pages in I turned to Lulu [Wang] And I said, “Holy crap, that’s cool. And as I continued to read, I pulled away from the part of my mind that said, “Oh, a filmmaker like you doesn’t make a movie like that.” “And I allowed myself to let these characters, in this story, is incredible. What really inspired me to cross the line was that James, my DP, was like, ‘You know what? This incarnation. There’s something really interesting about what we haven’t done and some people have. That’s when I went back to those powers and said, ‘I’d love to do that, but I should be able to do what I’m doing’ Am. ” ”

king lion The prequel is a long way off, but it has already been announced that Aaron Pierre will voice Mufasa, and Calvin Harrison Jr. will voice Scar, and Hans Zimmer will be working on the soundtrack with the help of Pharrell Williams and Nicolas Brittel. Will return to the franchise. , A whole new story based on the characters of How king lion Taking away from this when the film finally comes out is something we can only wait to find out.

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