Mufasa is a movie that exhibits bravery and courage. It’s the prequel to the massively popular Lion King which came out on June 24, 1994. According to The New York Times, Mufasa has already made around $600M globally since its release to theaters on December 20, 2024. This story follows Mufasa’s backstory and gives answers to a lot of unanswered questions from the first movie. It really shows just how strong and courageous Mufasa was during his younger years. This motion picture has a couple of celebrities in the cast. Beyoncé plays Nala, and Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé’s daughter, plays Kiara. Barry Jerkins was also the director of this blockbuster. This film has all of people’s favorite characters, but it also includes a few new ones.
This film starts by introducing a new character, Kiara. She is shown talking to Rafiki, Pumba, and Timon. She asks Rafiki to tell the story of her grandfather’s upbringing. So, he starts to tell the story of Mufasa. Rafiki’s story opens with a catastrophic flood in which Mufasa loses his parents but not before telling him about an eternal heavenly place, Milele. As a result, he sets it as his lifelong goal to go there. After the flood, Mufasa gets saved by a little cub named Taka and his mother. Since Mufasa lost his parents, they kept him. Taka and Mufasa soon grow up as brothers. Once they are older, Taka’s pride figures out that another pride of white lions is planning on attacking them. The white lions want to attack Taka’s pride, because they believe they are the royal family, not Taka’s. Then, Taka’s dad sends him and Mufasa away so they don’t get killed. On their way, they find out that the pride of white lions is hunting them instead because they don’t want Taka to become the king. The rest of the film follows what Mufasa and Taka decide to do next. They also meet some old favorites from The Lion King: Zazu the bird, Rafiki, and Sarabi.
The estimated release date on Disney+ is between March and April 2025 according to Economic Times. Mufasa cost about 200 million dollars to make, as stated by The New York Times, meaning they have already made more than three times the amount it cost to make the movie. Mufasa was first announced in September 2022, and it is 100% CGI. As mentioned by a Yahoo article, this film relies solely on photorealistic animation.
Mufasa is a massively popular film created solely by CGI. It introduces new characters, plot twists, personalities, and dynamics. Mufasa gives the backstory to the widely spread film, The Lion King. So far, it has made about 600 million dollars while it only cost 200 million dollars to make the film. This blockbuster film stars celebrities and has an interesting plot which will keep everyone on the edge of their seat.
