Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King is a 2024 photorealistic CGI film and both a sequel and prequel to the 2019 remake of the 1994 animated film of the same name. This film is about Rafiki, who tells the origin story of two lions, Mufasa and Taka, to Kiara, with the story following the orphan Mufasa, who is befriended by the young prince Taka and adopted by Taka's family with the pair becoming as close as brothers.

Directed by Barry Jenkins. Written by Jeff Nathanson.

The story of an orphan who would be king.taglines

Mufasa

Cub

• I'm not a stray, I'm just… lost.

Teenager

• Sometimes, I get a scent. It's barely a trace on the wind. It smells like home. Then it's gone.
• I'm here to protect you, my brother.
• He's going to start a new kingdom. Come with us.
• I will not bend to evil. We must fight together.
• I'm not king, not royal blood.
• I can't ever say your name again. I can't and I won't!
• "Scar."
• Operatic roaring like adult Simba at the end of the movie

Taka / Scar

Cub

• (to Mufasa, when they just first met) Hello, I’m Taka; son of Obasi! What’s your name?
• I have a secret, Mufasa. I always wanted a brother.

Teenager

• This was a bad idea!
• Wonderful. Another we're not supposed to eat.
• You stole my destiny.
• Then call me Scar - to remember what I have done.
• Please, don't kill him!

Rafiki

Adult

• It’s time I tell you a story. A story of a cub not much bigger than you.
• This story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows on the other side of the light. A lion was born without a drop of nobility in his blood, a lion who would change our lives forever.
• Long before they became legends, Mufasa and the prince, who would come to be known as Scar, became brothers.

Young

• If you take my life, you will never find where you are going.
• We are nearing destiny, Mufasa. And so the earth must shake.
• Destiny awaits you.
• It's not about what you were, it's what you will become.
• Mufasa, it's your time.

Kiros

• The circle is broken. There will be one lion king.
• We have come to rule without mercy.
• This kingdom belongs to me.
• Blood for blood!

Kiara

• Rafiki, keep going!
• [yelling] QUIET!!!
• I will take care of you...forever. Little one, let me tell you a story. A story of a great king.

Eshe

• Mufasa, run!
• They were huge, white as ghosts, like nothing I've seen before.
• You and Taka together. That is home.
• Taka, your moment of courage will come.

Dialogue

In remembrance of James Earl Jones

Mufasa: [from offscreen; archive audio] Look at the stars, whenever you feel alone, the great kings of the past will always be prepared to guide you. And so will I.

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Kiara: So you two defeated Scar, and then you ate him?

Timon: Honestly, one of the best meals I ever had.

Kiara: My dad told me he defeated Scar.

Timon: Well, ok, but your dad as we all know, is a pathological liar.

Pumbaa: He's always lyin. Get it? [Suddenly, Thunder rumbles. Kiara, Timon, and Pumbaa scramble for cover. Mysterious creature roars are heard from offscreen with Godzilla roar sound effects. Kiara and Timon cower in-between two rocks.]

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Mufasa got one last operatic roaring like adult Simba at the end of the movie

Taglines

• The story of an orphan who would be king.
• Two Brothers. One Destiny.
• Orphan. Outsider. King. (Mufasa poster)
• Prince. Brother. Villain. (Taka/Scar poster)

Cast

• Aaron Pierre — Mufasa
  • Braelyn Rankins (cub)
  • James Earl Jones (archival recordings)
• Kelvin Harrison Jr. — Taka
  • Theo Somolu (cub)
• John Kani — Rafiki
  • Kagiso Lediga (young)
• Seth Rogen — Pumbaa
• Billy Eichner — Timon
• Tiffany Boone — Sarabi
• Donald Glover — Simba
• Mads Mikkelsen — Kiros
• Thandiwe Newton — Eshe
• Lennie James — Obasi
• Blue Ivy Carter — Kiara
• Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — Nala
• Preston Nyman — Zazu
• Anika Noni Rose — Afia
• Keith David — Masego
• Joanna Jones — Akua
• Folake Olowofoyeku — Amara
• Thuso Mbedu — Junia
• Sheila Atim — Ajarry
• Abdul Salis — Chigaru
• Derrick L. McMillon — Mosi
• Maestro Harrell — Inaki
• A.J. Beckles — Azibo
• David S. Lee — Mobo
• Dominique Jennings — Sarafina

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Mufasa: The Lion King on Wikipedia
• Media related to Mufasa: The Lion King on Wikimedia Commons
• Mufasa: The Lion King quotes at the Internet Movie Database

Feature films	Animated	(1994) ·  (1998) ·  (2004)
	Live-action	(2019) ·  (2024)
Televisione series	Timon & Pumbaa  (1995-1999) · The Lion Guard  (2016-2019)