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Mufasa: The Lion King

7.4

Released December 18, 2024Runtime 1h 58min

The story of an orphan who would be king.

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Genres

Adventure

Family

Animation

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $200,000,000
Revenue: $717,197,856
Profit/Loss: $517,197,856

Stream

Buy

Videos

Cast

Aaron PierreMufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.Taka (voice)

Tiffany BooneSarabi (voice)

Kagiso LedigaYoung Rafiki (voice)

Preston NymanZazu (voice)

Blue Ivy CarterKiara (voice)

John KaniRafiki (voice)

Mads MikkelsenKiros (voice)

Seth RogenPumbaa (voice)

Billy EichnerTimon (voice)

Thandiwe NewtonEshe (voice)

Lennie JamesObasi (voice)

Anika Noni RoseAfia (voice)

Keith DavidMasego (voice)

Braelyn RankinsMufasa Cub (voice)

Theo SomoluTaka Cub (voice)

BeyoncéNala (voice)

Donald GloverSimba (voice)

Folake OlowofoyekuAmara (voice)

Joanna JonesAkua (voice)

Thuso MbeduJunia (voice)

Sheila AtimAjarry (voice)

Abdul SalisChigaru (voice)

Dominique JenningsSarafi (voice)

Derrick L. McMillonMosi (voice)

Maestro HarrellInaki (voice)

AJ BecklesAzibo (voice)

David S. LeeMobo (voice)

Brielle RankinsMufasa Cub additional lines (voice)

James Earl JonesMufasa (Archive Voice)

Crew

Barry JenkinsDirector

Jeff NathansonScreenplay

Peter M. TobyansenExecutive Producer

Adele RomanskiProducer

Mark CeryakProducer

Francine MaislerCasting

Joi McMillonEditor

Mark FriedbergProduction Design

Lin-Manuel MirandaSongs

Lebo M.Additional Music

Paula FairfieldSound Designer

James LaxtonDirector of Photography

James Earl JonesIn Memory Of

Dave MetzgerOriginal Music Composer

Onnalee BlankSupervising Sound Editor

Irene MecchiThanks

Jonathan RobertsThanks

Linda WoolvertonThanks

Lebo M.Vocals

Jared Patrick GerbigArt Direction

Dan WebsterSupervising Art Director

Harry CohenSound Designer

Benjamin L. CookSound Editor

Adam ValdezVisual Effects Supervisor

Audrey FerraraVisual Effects Supervisor

Elton JohnSongs

Alex BickelColorist

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Reviews

Rubbish poster aside, <em>'Mufasa: The Lion King'</em> is a success. I can't overlook that poster, how amateur can you get - it genuinely looks like something I'd whip up seconds before the deadline. Thankfully, the movie itself is very good, it's one I enjoyed quite a bit. The animation is clas...

They've been praying for rain for ages but are ill-prepared for when it finally comes and washes away the young "Mufasa" from the loving paws of his parents and out into the wilderness. Luckily, he is rescued by the friendly young cub "Taka" whose mother "Eshe" convinces his sceptical father "Obasi...

Great movie. Story's amazing and CGI never been so good before. I mean great visuals. To be honest, I didn't see any flows in this movie. It's perfect.