Film: Mufasa: The Lion King
Cast(voice): Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James
Director: Barry Jenkins
Rating: 3/5
Runtime: 118 min.

This “live-action” animated origin story about the young cat Mufasa(Aaron Pierre) who becomes Simba’s royal father, is rather scattered and jumpy.

Disney continues to mine its IP’s for greater gains and this is another example of that avaricious trend. In this  follow-up to Jon Favreau’s 2019 live-action remake of the beloved 1994 film, Mufasa’s life as an orphan and the origins of his feud with Scar are explained in biopic fashion. This Barry Jenkins-directed project though photo-realistically captured, is quite a strain on the eyes and ears.