Barry Jenkins’ all-new film takes audiences back in time with a host of fan-favorite characters like Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki and Zazu before they called Pride Rock home; movie blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.
Disney just dropped the final trailer for its upcoming animated feature, .The film takes audiences back in time with a host of fan-favorite characters like Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki and Zazu before they called Pride Rock home.
Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, 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.
The film stars Aaron Pierre (Mufasa), Kelvin Harrison Jr.(Taka/Scar), Tiffany Boone (Sarabi), Kagiso Lediga (Young Rafiki), Preston Nyman (Zazu), Mads Mikkelsen (Kiros), Thandiwe Newton (Eshe), Lennie James (Obasi), Anika Noni Rose (Afia), Keith David (Masego), John Kani (Rafiki), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), Donald Glover (Simba), Blue Ivy Carter (Kiara), Braelyn Rankins (Young Mufasa), Theo Somolu (Young Taka), Folake Olowofoyeku, Joanna Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Abdul Salis, Dominique Jennings, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Nala).is produced by Adele Romanski & Mark Ceryak, and executive produced by Peter Tobyansen. The film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery; the production VFX supervisor is Adam Valdez, whose stellar resume includes VFX supervisor work on the huge 2019 hit, .
MPC is handling the animation and VFX.releases only in theaters December 20.Check out the new trailer now:
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
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