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In this Disney classic - 'Mufasa' takes center stage. The film follows the origin story of the future king of the Pride Lands and his early relationship with Scar. The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Director Barry Jenkins alongside songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda and stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Tiffany Boone. The cast and crew talk all about their memories of the original 'Lion King,' working with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter and the film's tribute to the legendary James Earl Jones.

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00:00I'm grateful to have had that access to the original to utilize his performance as a guiding

00:05light and then discover the adolescent version of this line. It's time I tell you a story.

00:11In this Disney classic, Mufasa takes center stage. The film follows the origin story of the future

00:17king of the Pride Lands and his early relationship with Scar. The Hollywood Reporter sat down with

00:22director Barry Jenkins alongside songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda and stars Aaron Pierre,

00:27Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Tiffany Boone. The cast and crew talk all about their memories of the

00:32original Lion King, working with Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter, and the film's tribute to the legendary

00:37James Earl Jones. While chatting with the cast of Mufasa the Lion King, Pierre reflected on

00:48constantly watching the 1994 classic. Oh my goodness, I wore that VHS out. Anytime I wanted to rewind it,

00:55I had to run up to the books and press it and it's and that happened about every 20 minutes or so.

01:02The cast also looked back on their experience watching the 2019 live action remake.

01:07I remember I was like in a theater. I went to see it like weeks after it had been out and I was in

01:11theater in the middle of the day by myself. I had like a cocktail and I was laid out. I was like,

01:16Beyonce! I was like, it was just so fun, the whole experience. So that's why it's wild to be a part of

01:21it now. So it was really cool to know that Beyonce was doing the actual acting and the kids were doing

01:27the extra acting. That was cool. And I was like, if I ever get to do something like that, I want to

01:30do the same. Mufasa also features voice work from Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. When asked what

01:36it was like to work with the mother-daughter duo on set, this is what Jenkins had to say.

01:40Beyonce was very open about me and Blue Ivy having our process. I will say like a mother,

01:46she would stay behind and watch, you know, as Blue performed her scenes. It was really wonderful

01:53to see the pride that she took. And also too, I have to say when your mom is the sun, the moon,

01:57and the stars, it can be quite intimidating. And I give Beyonce, Miss Beyonce, so much credit

02:02because she did everything in her power to make that not the case on the days where they were

02:07working together. It was really lovely to see.

02:09When it comes to the Mufasa soundtrack, songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down the process of

02:14writing I Always Wanted a Brother and tells THR that he didn't really have to look far when it

02:18came to inspiration. You know, I have two little boys, they're six and 10. So like the notion of

02:24two brothers who like drive each other crazy and would do anything to protect each other is,

02:28I don't have to look any farther than my own apartment. The film also features a tribute to

02:33James Earl Jones, who was the original voice of Mufasa in the 1994 animation and 2019 remake.

02:39The cast and crew look back on their earliest memories of Jones and his impact on the Lion King

02:43franchise.

02:43I've met him in the past, just, you know, being someone black in Hollywood, you know,

02:48there's people who just, you know, you have these mentors, these people you look up to. So

02:52met him very briefly in the past, but not regards this particular project. But when he did pass,

02:56you know, it was very clear, you know, I grew up without a father figure, you know,

03:01this character in some ways, you know, became a father figure. So it felt very appropriate to find a way to honor him.

03:07His portrayal was my guiding light. Um, and I really am grateful to have had that access to the,

03:14the original to, to utilize his performance as a guiding light and then discover the adolescent

03:19version of this line. Mufasa, the Lion King hits theaters on December 20th. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.

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