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Part prequel, part sequel, whatever you call it, the new Disney film Mufasa: The Lion King is definitely a star-studded project. The film was directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins and features new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The voice cast includes many returning voices from the “live-action” remake of The Lion King including Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, and Billy Eichner as Timon. Plus it has a whole new cast as well including Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, and Thandiwe Newton. Like The Lion King of a few years a...
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Barry Jenkins has teased that 'Mufasa: The Lion King' will have "a ton of familiar faces". The 42-year-old director is helming the prequel to 'The Lion King' – which is slated for release in 2024 – and revealed that fans will get a glimpse into the past of the characters from the beloved film, which first hit screens in 1994 before a live-action remake was released in 2019. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Barry said: "I think you'll see a ton of familiar faces. "It is a prequel, but again, it's a prequel in the sense that these are all the same characters, but we're telling you how they came...
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'Mufasa: The Lion King' will be released in July 2024. The much-anticipated prequel story has been handed an official release date of July 5, 2024. Billy Eichner, Seth Rogan, and John Kani are all set to reprise their roles from 'The Lion King', the 2019 musical drama film that also featured performances from James Earl Jones, Beyonce and Donald Glover. However, no other casting details have been revealed announced at this stage. The upcoming movie will explore the rise of Musafa to his reign as king, with the story being told through the lens of Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba. The project is being ...
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Brian Tyree Henry says Aaron Taylor-Johnson became his "family" while filming 'Bullet Train'. The pair play assassin twins, Lemon and Tangerine, in the action comedy movie, and the 40-year-old star admitted he and the 'Kick-Ass' actor developed such a close bond shooting the motion picture they ended up finishing each other's sentences and Henry learnt what Taylor-Johnson liked to snack on. He said: "I didn’t want the difference of their race to be the punchline. What Aaron and I chose to lean into is why don’t we make it a kinship and a brotherhood that has been around since the dawn of time;...
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Brian Tyree Henry has joined the cast of 'Flint Strong'. The 40-year-old star has been tapped to feature in the boxing drama that will resume production next week after a two-year hiatus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and a studio change. Brian will take on the role that had been set to be played by Ice Cube when the movie was first announced. In March 2020, the project was being made by Universal Pictures and had been filming for just two days before COVID-19 halted production. Producers Michael De Luca and Eisha Holmes have moved to MGM, where the film will now be developed. Ironica...
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Jane Campion won the biggest prize at the DGA Awards on Saturday (12.03.22). The 'Power of the Dog' filmmaker's win for the Theatrical Feature Film prize at the event will now put her in the frame as frontrunner for the Best Director accolade at the Academy Awards later this month as there have been only seven times since the award was first handed out that the winner has differed from the eventual Oscar winner for directing. Each nominee for the prestigious award - which also included Sir Kenneth Branagh ('Belfast'), Paul Thomas Anderson ('Licorice Pizza'), Steven Spielberg ('West Side Story'...
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Barry Jenkins has described 'The Lion King' prequel as a passion project. The 42-year-old director is helming a prequel to the CGI remake of the classic Disney movie, which will tell the story of the origins of the character Mufasa, and admits the project is special as he grew up as a fan of the film. Barry told Variety: "I grew up with these characters, they mean so much to me. "I think the work that Jeff Nathanson, the writer, did and going back into really helping children and anyone who ever loved this property understand what it takes. Kings aren't just born, they aren't just made. They h...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal won the USC Libraries’ Scripter Award on Saturday (26.02.22) night. The 44-year-old star scooped the coveted accolade for her adaptation of Netflix's 'The Lost Daughter', which is based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. Maggie said: "“This award means so much for me because it is chosen and voted for by writers. “Thank you for welcoming me so generously into your community. I know you are honouring my work and Elena Ferrante.” The actress-and-director hailed the author as her "north star" for the project and said Elena had been a "truly wise and generous guide"...
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Melvin Van Peebles has died at the age of 89. The influential filmmaker was described as the "godfather of black cinema" and is known for his 1970s pictures 'Watermelon Man' and 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'. Melvin passed away on Tuesday (21.09.21) evening at his New York home and his death was announced in a joint statement from his family, The Criterion Collection of prestige movies of which his films were included, and the distributor Janus Films. It read: "In an unparalleled career distinguished by relentless innovation, boundless curiosity and spiritual empathy, Melvin Van Peebles ...
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Joel Edgerton has slammed the obsession with reality television. The 46-year-old actor admits that he wishes he could "detonate" shows such as 'Married at First Sight' and questioned TV chiefs for prioritising profit over quality. Joel told Australia's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I know that people might want to detonate me, but I often wish I could take all reality TV and detonate it. (Or at least I could) invent a time machine and find whoever invented reality television, lock them in a room and say, 'Don't tell people these ideas!' "I get that (those shows) bring people pleasure, but they c...
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