Directed by:
Barry JenkinsScreenplay:
Jeff NathansonCinematography:
James LaxtonCast:
Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., John Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Beyoncé, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Keith David, Donald Glover, Anika Noni Rose (more)Plots(1)
Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe. (Walt Disney US)
(more)Cast
![Aaron Pierre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/082/167082032_87a20a.jpg)
Aaron Pierre
UK
![Kelvin Harrison Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/612/168612719_4df2ya.jpg)
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Glory (2016)
Roots (2016) (series)
John Kani
South Africa
Best movies:
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Lion King (2019)
![Seth Rogen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723541_4db634.jpg)
Seth Rogen
Canada
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
50/50 (2011)
![Billy Eichner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/080/166080484_51742e.jpg)
Billy Eichner
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (2019)
Hairspray Live! (2016) (TV movie)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
![Beyoncé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748090_b0e2c5.jpg)
Beyoncé
USA
Best movies:
Beyonce's I Am... World Tour (2010) (concert)
Beyoncé: I Am... Yours (2009) (concert)
Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2006) (concert)
![Mads Mikkelsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233273_ee93ba.jpg)
Mads Mikkelsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Hunt (2012)
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
![Thandiwe Newton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/097/164097532_d0ac67.jpg)
Thandiwe Newton
Zambia
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
![Keith David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271686_45b61d.jpg)
Keith David
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Thing (1982)
![Donald Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640172_23e561.jpg)
Donald Glover
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
The Martian (2015)
The Lion King (2019)
![Anika Noni Rose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/055/165055936_1da45b.jpg)
Anika Noni Rose
USA
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
![Lennie James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/930/162930372_c9924b.jpg)
Lennie James
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Folake Olowofoyeku](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/478/163478683_2c88ec.jpg)
Folake Olowofoyeku
Nigeria
Best movies:
The Beaver (2011)
Hellbenders (2012)
Death Race 2050 (2017)
Tiffany Boone
USA
Best movies:
Detention (2011)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Preston Nyman
UK
Best movies:
Penelope (2006)
Crooked House (2017)
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
![Abdul Salis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275810_744b3c.jpg)
Abdul Salis
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Flyboys (2006)
The Wheel of Time (2021) (series)
Kagiso Lediga
South Africa
Best movies:
Mary and Martha (2013) (TV movie)
Big Nunu's Little Heist (2023)