‘The Lion King’ Gets a Prequel With Songs By Lin-Manuel Miranda and an All-Star Cast
Part prequel, part sequel, whatever you call it, the new Disney film Mufasa: The Lion King is definitely a star-studded project. The film was directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins and features new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The voice cast includes many returning voices from the “live-action” remake of The Lion King including Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, and Billy Eichner as Timon. Plus it has a whole new cast as well including Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, and Thandiwe Newton. Like The Lion King of a few years a...