What To Know About ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

Mufasa: The Lion King, the prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of The Lion King, arrives in theaters Dec. 20. Here’s what you need to know about the newest Disney film.

Q: What can fans expect to learn about Mufasa’s backstory?

A: That before he was a big adult lion, he was a small child lion.

Q: Who’s in it?

A: The film is voiced by a star-studded cast of people on Beyoncé’s good side. 

Q: Is it a kids’ movie?

A: Mufasa: The Lion King is a movie for anyone who has 16 bucks.

Q: Why are we getting a Mufasa origin story rather than one about Ed the hyena?

A: Because there’s nothing Disney loves more than refusing to give its fans what they really want.

Q: Who is the director?

A: Barry Jenkins, who has bills to pay just like everybody else, by the way. 

Q: Why should I bother seeing this one?

A: Because sitting through 118 minutes of this is still easier than trying to figure out how to actually talk to your kid.

Q: When should I get up to go to the bathroom?

A: Whenever you hear Billy Eichner.

Q: Who wrote the songs?

A: Listen for five seconds, and you’ll know. You’ll know.

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