IndieWire

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Director Barry Jenkins Gets Biblical on His Virtual Production Roller-Coaster Ride

Jenkins tells IndieWire about tackling his first virtual production. Plus, watch a new featurette about the tech process. How did Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of “Moonlight,” find himself ...
Variety

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ First Reactions Praise Disney Film as the ‘Perfect Prequel’ With ‘Astounding’ Visuals: ‘A Story That Deserves to Be Told’

The first reactions to Disney‘s “Mufasa: The Lion King” have started pouring in on social media, and members of the press are roaring with excitement over the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake ...
Business Insider

Critics are calling 'Mufasa: The Lion King' a 'contrived cash-in' that's 'blankly corporate,' but it's still better than 2019's 'The Lion King' remake

"Mufasa: The Lion King" is the latest addition to Disney's growing collection of modern films, and critics have mixed reviews about it. The movie, in theaters this Friday, comes five years after Jon ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Barry Jenkins Can’t Quite Save Disney’s Scattered Prequel

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Blue Ivy Carter and Kelvin Harrison Jr. lend their voices to the "live-action" animated origin story about the young cat (Aaron Pierre) who becomes Simba's royal father. By ...