With production officially underway on ‘The Lion King’ prequel, the Disney blockbuster’s anchoring stars have been unveiled.
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Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Moments ago, it was announced that Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. have been tapped to star in the Barry Jenkins production.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Pierre (pictured above left) will play Mufasa. He recently earned rave reviews for his performance in Amazon Prime’s ‘The Underground Railroad’ – which was also directed by Jenkins.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Fresh from wowing in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ Harrison Jr. (pictured above right) will take on the role of Taka.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Word is that a number of big names are also set to appear in the film.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)As reported, the live-action adventure will delve deep into a brand new backstory of ‘The Lion King’ – which chronicles the events that preceded the narrative folk came to know and love.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Much like the 2019 remake, which was led by Donald Glover and Beyonce and grossed $1.6 billion at the global box office, the prequel will adopt photorealistic technology.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Hans Zimmer is back on board to score the film, while Pharrell Williams has been enlisted to helm the soundtrack.
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Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)We’re so amped for this!
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)The 2019 ‘Lion King’ was breathtaking, but we’re almost more drawn to the notion of an all-new story. The potential is endless and this really possesses the potential to add an incredible new layer to this iconic franchise.
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I’ll just say…nothing.
Nobody asked for this 🙄
But why tho??
The last one was a mess
“The 2019 ‘Lion King’ was breathtaking”
… says who? the critical reception was pretty universally bad. the original animated version is far superior.
The one on the right can sing! He was in that movie with tracie Ellis Ross.
Underground Railroad was well done, and both these actors are talented, but this prequel is not wanted or needed. An original story with these two would be better.