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.

CGI prequel can't escape the shadow of animated Disney classic, but it proves you can extend a brand with heart, soul, and a ...

The live-action prequel to the 1994 animated movie, “The Lion King,” has a lot going for it. It’s helmed by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins (”Moonlight,” “If Beale Street Could Talk”), has music ...

Actually, the lackluster “Mufasa: The Lion King” is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1994 classic that was already ...

"Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins’s prequel features great voice work and songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It also showcases its ...

Director Barry Jenkins’ workmanlike take on a Disney musical prequel does the job. But do we even like this kind of digital ...

Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins makes the leap to big budget, popcorn entertainment – and just like the CGI stars of Mufasa, he ...

Mufasa: The Lion King,” in theaters Thursday, takes audiences back to Mufasa's days as a cub and explains how he and Scar ...

But on the big screen, it’s stiff and strange, even with Barry Jenkins’ direction and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music ...

Directed by Barry Jenkins with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Mufasa: The Lion King" follows the origin story of young Mufasa, ...

In the “present” day, Kiara listens to Rafiki intently with perpetual scene-stealers Timone (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth ...

In his most unexpected move yet, indie filmmaker Barry Jenkins has entered the circle of life with Mufasa: The Lion King. This isn’t the next great Disney classic, but the animal kingdom can now emote ...