The First Trailer For Disney's 'Mufasa - The Lion King' Released

Mumbai, April 29 - The first trailer of Disney's highly-awaited Mufasa - The Lion King, a prequel to the studio's billion-dollar grosser The Lion King (2019), is released on April 29.

Directed by Barry Jenkins, the photorealistic animated film will explore the origin story of the titular lion, Mufasa with his brother Taka aka Scar, who went on to become the main antagonist in The Lion King.



Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. have voiced the younger versions of Mufasa and Scar, respectively. Earlier, James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa in both the 1994's original film and the 2019's remake. Jeremy Irons voiced Scar in 1994 before Chiwetel Ejiofor replaced him in 2019.



The Lion King, which was released in July 2019, is Disney's one of the highest-grossing films with $1.66 billion at the worldwide box office. The original Lion King grossed $968 million globally, including the multiple re-runs.

Mufasa: The Lion King will debut in worldwide theatres on December 20. In India, it will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages.

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