JAKARTA - Disney released the first trailer for the film Mufasa: The Lion King, which is a sequel to the remake of The Lion King in 2019. From this trailer, the children of the Jay-Z and Beyonce pairs will cast their voices for the role.
Directed by Barry Jenkins, Mufasa will tell the life of the character with his younger brother, Taka or Scar who is the antagonist in The Lion King.
Mufasa will be voiced by Aaron Pierre, Scar is filled by Kelvin Harrison Jr. This character was previously filled by James Earl Jones in the 1994 and 2019 films. The character Scar was filled by Jeremy Irons in 1994 while the 2019 version was filled by Chiwetei Ejiofor.
The voice actors from his remake also came back like John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen asheaval, Billyevaconer as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba, and Beyonce as Nala.
Lin-Manuel Miranda will work on a song assisted by Mark Mancino and Lebo M. The new players are Tiffany totaling, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose and Keith David.
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"Helping our brothers raise two men in the 90s, I grew up with this character. Being able to work with Disney to expand friendship, love, and legacy from this work combining African diaspora is a dream come true," said Barry Jenkins.
Lion King is one of Disney's successful IPs. Airing in 1994, the film Lion King earned $960 million worldwide, followed by a remake version.
In addition, Mufasa made her Blue Ivy Carter debut after following Beyonce a lot, her mother in various documentaries. She has also voiced the short film Hair Love and voiced for several musicians' songs such as Beyonce and Coldplay.
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