Yahoo Lifestyle The "Lion King" Sequel-Slash-Prequel Revealed A Key Detail About Mufasa, And It Has Fans Divided
Last year, when Disney officially announced a follow-up to the 2019 remake of The Lion King, fans were quite skeptical based on their critical reception of the first film.
The legend of the Pride Rock animal kingdom will continue later this year on Dec. 20.
Since we're nearing the end of the year, last night's D23 event premiered a full-length trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King, and it's epic.
Mufasa: The Lion King is directed by Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk, Moonlight), and the screenplay is by the writer of the original first film, Jeff Nathanson (Rush Hour franchise, Catch Me If You Can) — so, you know it's about to be compelling.
Not only are King Simba (voiced by Donald Glover), Queen Nala (voiced by Beyoncé), Pumbaa, and Timon (voiced by Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner) returning, but a couple of new characters are joining the live-action franchise.
Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara (voiced by Blue Ivy) will make her debut as she hears the legend of how her grandfather, Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre), an orphaned lion, joins the family of another lion, Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and battles a formidable lion named Kiros.
The trailer revealed that Taka (who eventually becomes Scar) is the heir to a royal bloodline. He befriends Mufasa and brings him into the family, and that's got people second-guessing everything they knew about The Lion King and how they feel about one of Disney's most menacing villains.
One user wrote: "So Mufasa was an orphan and Scar saved him & got the pact to accept him & somehow ended up as the Lion King? I would've killed his ass too."
So Mufasa was an orphan and Scar saved him & got the pact to accept him & somehow he ended up as the Lion King? I would’ve killed his ass too https://t.co/ehimqKG7yx
— I appreciate you. (@DeeLaSheeArt) August 10, 2024
Some people started to have a change of heart about Mufasa and Scar's relationship.
he is a Usurper???...justice for the one true King Scar, first of his name! pic.twitter.com/xIkBcp6EEm
— Divaerys Targaryen (@LibertyDrycarys) August 10, 2024
So mufasa is not royalty, does that mean everything he taught simba was a lie?
— James (@James_ENTMT_) August 10, 2024
Like, you took my throne? Removed my bloodline from royalty?! pic.twitter.com/tx6oWiorpc
— Whitley (@Whitleysdaughtr) August 10, 2024
Some people were having difficulty accepting this new development in the history of Mufasa and Scar.
the orig story had Mufasa and his sibling as royals, with Mufasa being the eldest, and it’s such a bummer they altered that
— alina 👼 (@iamalinaviolet) August 10, 2024
Mufasa's family needs to step in—this rewriting of history is unacceptable. Scar was the outcast, jealous of Mufasa's upbringing lmao
— Meg (@Savitica) August 10, 2024
It’s an unnecessary change to their origin that like you said, makes Scar’s position and actions seem reasonable.
— ThatDudeCurtis (@ThatDudeCurtis) August 10, 2024
Here yall go messing up the story again. Now Scar gonna end up being the good guy if Mufasa came and took his throne and he ain’t even blood fam!!!
— Jono Barnes (@JonoBarnes) August 10, 2024
And finally, this user thinks there may be more to this legend than the trailer revealed.
I doubt I think mufasa is still the rightful heir of pride rock because in the trailer they don't show pride rock so scar was heir to another territory so I'm guessing scar's parents died and mufasa took hum back to pride rock
— Euphoria (@NjabuloMabena3) August 10, 2024
Whatever way the legend of Mufasa plays out, I'm seated! December, hurry up and get here.
What do you think about the story of Mufasa: The Lion King?
