From James Earl Jones’ moving farewell to a reimagined version of Pride Rock’s creation, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King ...

Viewers get to see the change from the innocent cub that Simba once was to a young adult lion who must confront his past and reclaim his rightful place as king. This is not a question of age ...

Mufasa: The Lion King confirms a key difference between the original ruler of the Pride Lands and Simba, who would come to ...

The musical makes one thing clear: theater can be magically transportative.

But their Lion King doesn't have the emotional roar of ... Later, when we're introduced to the adult Simba and Nala, the film fails to find its drama-song rhythm and becomes too stop-start ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King” roars in a way its predecessor ... “Mufasa” also is part sequel, the tale beginning with the adult king of the Pride Lands, Simba (voiced again by Donald Glover ...