Mufasa: The Lion King expands on the story of the titular Lion King, but it also totally changes a Scar and Sarabi moment from 2019's The Lion King remake. The backstories of Mufasa and Scar ...

Still, a surprise of Mufasa: The Lion King is that Taka received his namesake "scar" saving Mufasa's life—not while challenging his brother as 2019's The Lion King implied. While The Lion King ...

Mufasa: The Lion King” is an odd movie. Realistic-looking lions, warthogs, meerkats and whatever break into song repeatedly.

Following the 2019 live-action remake of the classic 1994 “The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” presents a nuanced perspective of Scar and Mufasa’s backstory. The film’s visuals ...

Despite Jenkins’ valiant efforts to infuse the story with visual grace and thematic weight, the film ultimately feels like another Disney product designed more for franchise expansion than for storyte ...

The original film starred Jeremy Irons as Scar, James Earl Jones as Mufasa ... and Tim Rice composed the soundtrack. The sequel to Lion King was released in 1998 as a direct-to-video release.