Braelyn Rankins on Playing Young Mufasa and Working With Lin-Manuel Miranda in 'Mufasa: The Lion King' | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Braelyn Rankins describes the excitement he felt working with Lin Manuel Miranda and singing new songs in 'Mufasa: The Lion King.' Plus, he talks working closely with Aaron Pierre in the film.

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00:00What was it like stepping into this role, right?

00:02Like, this is a huge franchise, a huge role.

00:05Did you have, like, any pressures coming into it?

00:09I feel like I didn't have as much pressure since I'm playing, you know, Mufasa as a youngin.

00:14But I was really excited to start.

00:16I feel like, you know, we've seen Mufasa as a king, so getting to see his origin,

00:20how he became to be who he is, and I just think it's been really great so far.

00:24And what did you learn about Mufasa, especially as a kid?

00:28Like, that journey into his adulthood, like, what do you feel like you learned

00:32that the audiences would appreciate?

00:34Well, I mean, learning Mufasa was an orphan.

00:36I mean, that's been, hey, who saw that coming?

00:39So, but there's a lot I've learned about the character for sure.

00:43Not anything that I can say yet, but when you see the movie, you'll definitely see.

00:48And I heard it's a lot of singing.

00:50So do you sing too?

00:52I do sing in the film.

00:54Any original, I heard it's a lot of original songs.

00:56So what was that process like, kind of stepping into, like, this world?

01:00You know, we know the OG songs, they're classics at this point,

01:03but doing new music, like, what was that like for you?

01:05Yeah, the music, that's honestly my favorite part of the film.

01:08Working with Lynn was great, and it just feels so nostalgic.

01:13I've loved The Lion King for a long time.

01:15So being able to be a part of a franchise and sing in it is crazy.

01:19So I'm very excited for everyone to hear the song, hear the music.

01:22It's my favorite part of the film, so.

01:24I love that.

01:25And what do you want this new generation of kids and families to get out of this film?

01:30Well, I mean, this is a very family-oriented film,

01:33and it's just, you know, a message about that you don't have to be your past.

01:37Mufasa has a very rough upbringing that we'll see.

01:39So, yeah, I mean, your past doesn't define who you are,

01:42so you can always grow and change into someone else.

01:45I love that.

01:46And did you work closely with Aaron, who's the adult Mufasa at all?

01:50What was that like?

01:51Yes, I love Aaron.

01:52I just saw him a moment ago.

01:53I met him a couple months ago when I was actually recording.

01:56We weren't recording together just because, you know,

01:59I'm playing the younger version.

01:59He plays the older version, but he's so nice and so talented.

02:03So I'm excited for everyone to see his work as well.

02:04I'm excited to see his work as well, for sure.

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