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Mufasa: the Lion King Gets New Trailer, Poster At D23
The film is directed by Barry Jenkins, and features songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, produced by Mark Mancina and Miranda, with additional music and performances by Lebo M. Mufasa Is Becoming More Anticipated As The Weeks Go By Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the[...]
The Lion King Prequel: Disney Reveals Leads, Barry Jenkins Directing
Oscar-winning director of Moonlight Barry Jenkins will be the director The movie will further explore the mythology of the iconic characters, including Mufasa's origin story Pierre previously worked with Jenkins on the acclaimed Amazon series The Underground Railroad and will play Mufasa while Harrison Jr will play Taka Additional casting is in process with more big names[...]
The Underground Railroad Trailer Debuts, Debuts On Prime May 14th
Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins is the creative team behind the series, based on the novel by Colson Whitehead Thuso Mbedu, Chase W Dillon, and Joel Edgerton star alongside Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, Sheila Atim, Amber Gray, Peter De Jersey, Chukwudi Iwuji, Damon Herriman, Lily Rabe, Irone Singleton, Mychal-Bella Bowman, Marcus "MJ" Gladney, Jr., Will[...]
'The Underground Railroad': Joel Edgerton Joins Barry Jenkins' Series for Amazon
Adapted from Colson Whitehead's bestselling novel of the same name and directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Edgerton joins a cast that includes Thuso Mbedu, Chase W Dillon, and Aaron Pierre and will play Ridgeway, a slavecatcher Jenkins is set to direct all 11 episodes of the one-hour series, and will executive produce through his Pastel[...]