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Mufasa: The Lion King
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
The Lion King (Reboot) Collection The Lion King (Reboot) Collection

Mufasa: The Lion King

The story of an orphan who would be king.

2024 118 min ★ 7.3 (2,764) Released
Adventure Animation Family

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Original title
Mufasa: The Lion King
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$200,000,000
Revenue
$722,631,756
Reviews & Ratings 3
Dean

Dean

Mar 9, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

Great movie. Story's amazing and CGI never been so good before. I mean great visuals. To be honest, I didn't see any flows in this movie. It's perfect.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Dec 24, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

They've been praying for rain for ages but are ill-prepared for when it finally comes and washes away the young "Mufasa" from the loving paws of his parents and out into the wilderness. Luckily, he is rescued by the friendly young cub "Taka" whose mother "Eshe" convinces his sceptical father "Obasi" to let her adopt him. The pair prove inseparable as they grow up, but the encroachment of a pride of angry white lions led by "Kiros" soon threatens their peaceful lives and forces the two to flee in search of a mystical land. Along the way they encounter the wily lioness "Sarabi" and her airborne early warning system "Zazu" and joining forces, have their work cut out for them crossing the snowy mountains. The whole story is regaled by the sagely "Rafiki" to a young cub "Kiara" and the underused, rough-round-the-edges, warthog/meerkat combo of "Pumbaa" and "Timon" so we know the ending all along. Not that jeopardy is in anyway the point here, it's not that kind of Disney film. It's really just a fairly shameless rip-off of the first, far superior, film that though it looks great with all the integrated live-action visuals has a story that's cheesily wafer thin. It's purpose is to set out the origins of the "Lion King" (1994) but all it really does is remind us of just how good that was and just how average this one is. They keep referring to the "Circle of Life" but barring a few meanderings from the orchestral score into the songs from the past, we are simply left with some banal offerings from Lin-Manuel Miranda best summed up by "Bye Bye" - straight from the Janet and John book of rhyming "seas" with "trees". Certainly, it looks great but it's also quite confusing whom it's for. The kids watching in the cinema with me were quickly bored by the undercooked story once the awe of the visuals had worn off. It's all perfectly watchable and is quite a testament to the arts of those in the CGI department well worthy of the big screen, but it's all instantly forgettable fayre that just sort of rolls along towards it's rousing denouement unremarkably.

r96sk

r96sk

Dec 23, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Rubbish poster aside, <em>'Mufasa: The Lion King'</em> is a success. I can't overlook that poster, how amateur can you get - it genuinely looks like something I'd whip up seconds before the deadline. Thankfully, the movie itself is very good, it's one I enjoyed quite a bit. The animation is class, the lions look amazingly majestic. I will say the white ones look a bit iffy, but that's nothing even close to a big issue. The voice cast are all perfectly good. Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (only now realising his character wasn't called Tucker... bit embarrassing on my part), John Kani et al. all merit props. The standouts for me, however, are Mads Mikkelsen and Lennie James - two actors I do love watching (or listening to, in this case), admittedly. Music-wise, it's not the strongest - I can't recall any of the songs, to be honest. That's not actually a terrible thing though, as it means none of the musical numbers grated on me either - and that's always a win in my books. Elsewhere, Timon & Pumbaa are unamusing and wasted, but at the same time are unnecessarily forced into this prequel/sequel. Obviously, this still falls far adrift of the beloved original animated film. Nevertheless, I'll hold it in higher esteem than the 2019 remake, even if I didn't overly mind that one to be fair. Oh, lastly, nice touch dedicating this to James Earl Jones at the get-go - was expecting it at the end.

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Cast 28
Aaron Pierre

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Taka (voice)

Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Sarabi (voice)

Kagiso Lediga

Kagiso Lediga

Young Rafiki (voice)

Preston Nyman

Preston Nyman

Zazu (voice)

Blue Ivy Carter

Blue Ivy Carter

Kiara (voice)

John Kani

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Kiros (voice)

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Pumbaa (voice)

Billy Eichner

Billy Eichner

Timon (voice)

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Eshe (voice)

Lennie James

Lennie James

Obasi (voice)

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Afia (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

Masego (voice)

Braelyn Rankins

Braelyn Rankins

Mufasa Cub (voice)

Theo Somolu

Theo Somolu

Taka Cub (voice)

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Nala (voice)

Donald Glover

Donald Glover

Simba (voice)

Folake Olowofoyeku

Folake Olowofoyeku

Amara (voice)

Joanna Jones

Joanna Jones

Akua (voice)

Thuso Mbedu

Thuso Mbedu

Junia (voice)

Sheila Atim

Sheila Atim

Ajarry (voice)

Abdul Salis

Abdul Salis

Chigaru (voice)

Derrick L. McMillon

Derrick L. McMillon

Mosi (voice)

Maestro Harrell

Maestro Harrell

Inaki (voice)

AJ Beckles

AJ Beckles

Azibo (voice)

David S. Lee

David S. Lee

Mobo (voice)

Brielle Rankins

Brielle Rankins

Mufasa Cub additional lines (voice)

Crew 32
Mark Friedberg

Mark Friedberg

Production Design

James Laxton

James Laxton

Director of Photography

Frida Perez

Frida Perez

Actor's Assistant

Lebo M.

Lebo M.

Additional Music

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

In Memory Of

Brenda Chapman

Brenda Chapman

Thanks

Don Hahn

Don Hahn

Thanks

Irene Mecchi

Irene Mecchi

Thanks

Linda Woolverton

Linda Woolverton

Thanks

Rob Minkoff

Rob Minkoff

Thanks

Roger Allers

Roger Allers

Thanks

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins

Director

Joi McMillon

Joi McMillon

Editor

Francine Maisler

Francine Maisler

Casting

Adele Romanski

Adele Romanski

Producer

Mark Ceryak

Mark Ceryak

Producer

Katy Wood

Katy Wood

ADR Supervisor

Heikki Kossi

Heikki Kossi

Foley Artist

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Music

Lebo M.

Lebo M.

Music

Dave Metzger

Dave Metzger

Original Music Composer

Elton John

Elton John

Songs

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Songs

Harry Cohen

Harry Cohen

Sound Designer

Paula Fairfield

Paula Fairfield

Sound Designer

Greg P. Russell

Greg P. Russell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Onnalee Blank

Onnalee Blank

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Onnalee Blank

Onnalee Blank

Supervising Sound Editor

Lebo M.

Lebo M.

Vocals

Dan Blacker

Dan Blacker

Animation Supervisor

Jeff Nathanson

Jeff Nathanson

Screenplay

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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US Release Dates 5

Dec 9, 2024

Los Angeles, California

PG Premiere

Dec 20, 2024

PG Theatrical

Feb 18, 2025

PG Digital

Mar 26, 2025

Disney+

PG Digital

Apr 1, 2025

Blu-ray / DVD

PG Physical

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