Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King is a 2024 American CGI animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel/prequel to the 2019 remake of the 1994 animated movie of the same title. 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
Cub
- [wet.] 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.
- [remembers what Eshe says to him, says it to Sarabi.] Close your eyes. Tell me what you hear. What you feel.
- I will not bend to evil. We must fight together.
- I'm not king, not royal blood.
- As long as I'm king, my brother will have a place here. [Taka: Mufasa, I'm so...] I won't ever say your name again. I can't... I won't!
- [Taka: Then call me Scar - so that I can't forget what I have done.] "Scar."
- Operatic roaring while standing on Pride Rock like adult Simba at the end of the movie with his last line
Cub
- [to Mufasa, when they just first met] Hello, I’m Taka; son of Obasi! What’s your name? [Mufasa replies: Mufasa.]
- I have a secret, Mufasa. I always wanted a brother.
Teenager
- [jumps of the waterfall with Mufasa] This was a bad idea!
- [Mufasa: Taka, don't eat him. Wonderful. Another we're not supposed to eat.
- You stole my destiny.
- Then call me Scar - so that I can't forget what I have done. [Mufasa: "Scar."] Your majesty. [then walks away]
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.
- I am not a baboon, I am a mandrill.
- 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.
- It is your time, Mufasa.
- 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!
- So you two defeated Scar (instead of Simba)? And then you ate him (instead of the hyenas)? [Timon: Honestly, one of the best meals I ever had.] My dad told me he defeated Scar.
- 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.
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.
- 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, okay, 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.]
- Kiara: [sees Simba come back then runs to him.] DAD!!!
- Pumbaa: Rafiki, that was unbelievable! You could not improve it!
- Timon: That said, I do not have notes.
- Pumbaa: A bunch of suggestions. Take 'em or leave 'em, but take 'em.
- Kiara: Dad!
- Simba: Kiara! [Kiara and Simba hug.] Kiara...
- Kiara: [reunites with Simba.] Dad? Where's Mom?
- Simba: Well love, there's something you need to know.
- Kiara: What, did something happen to Mom?
- Nala: [enters the scene with Kion.] Baby, I'm right here. And I'm fine. I'd like you to meet your new brother.
- Kiara: Brother? I have a brother? Hello, little one. My name is Kiara. And I will take care of you...forever. [says the same thing Rafiki said to her.] Little one, let me tell you a story. A story of a great king.
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)
Voice Cast
With the Voice Talents of
- Aaron Stone Pierre as Mufasa, an orphaned lion who grows up to be the future king of Pride Lands and Simba's father.
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, a young lion prince, the adoptive brother of Mufasa, and the son of Eshe and Obasi. He later becomes known as Scar, the main antagonist of the original film.
- Tiffany Boone as Sarabi, a lioness who befriends Mufasa, Taka, Rafiki and Zazu, and grows up to be the queen of Pride Lands and Simba's mother.
- Kagiso Lediga as Young Rafiki, a wise mandrill who serves as the shaman of the Pride Lands, and a close friend of Mufasa's.
- Preston Nyman as Zazu, a young hornbill, Sarabi's scout and the future majordomo to the King of the Pride Lands.
- Blue Ivy Carter as Kiara, Simba and Nala's daughter, Mufasa and Sarabi's granddaughter and the cub princess of the Pride Lands.
- Bonisile John Kani as Rafiki, the adult self of Rafiki, who tells Mufasa's story to Kiara, Timon and Pumbaa.
- Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, the formidable leader of a pride of white lion known as the Outsiders, who seeks revenge on Mufasa for killing his son Shaju.
- Seth Aaron Rogen as Pumbaa, a good-humored warthog who befriended Simba when he was a cub and provides color commentary to Rafiki's story.
- Billy Eichner as Timon, a wise-cracking meerkat who also befriended Simba when he was a cub and also provides color commentary to Rafiki's story.
- Melanie Thandiwe Newton as Eshe, Taka's mother, Mufasa's adoptive mother, and Obasi's mate.
- Lennie Michael James as Obasi, Taka's father, Mufasa's adoptive father, Eshe's mate, and the leader of his pride in the Valley of Kings who disapproves Mufasa at first.
- Anika Noni Rose as Afia, Mufasa's biological mother.
- Keith David as Masego, Mufasa's biological father.
- Braelyn Rankins as Young Mufasa, the cub self of Mufasa.
- Theo Somolu as Young Taka, the cub self of Taka.
- Donald McKinley Glover Jr. as Simba, the current king of Pride Rock and Mufasa and Sarabi's son.
- Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter as Nala, Simba's mate, the queen of the Pride Lands, and Mufasa and Sarabi's daughter-in-law.
- Folake Olowofoyeku as Amara, one of Kiros' sisters.
- Joanna Jones as Akua, another one of Kiros' sisters.
- Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu as Junia, a yellow baboon friend of Rafiki, and a member of her troop.
- Sheila Atim as Ajarry, a giraffe, a friend of Mufasa since childhood, and the leader of her herd.
- Abdul Wahab Mumuni as Chigaru, a member of Obasi's Pride who scouts the Outsiders' location.
- David S. Lee as Mobo, the Cape buffalo, a friend of Ajarry and Mufasa and the leader of his herd.
- Maestro Harrell as Inaki, a yellow baboon and a friend of Junia in Junia's troop.
- Ahkeem Jamal Beckles as Azibo, a white lion and member of the Outsiders who is eaten by lionesses for failing to save Kiros's son Shaju due to his injury.
With
- Derrick L. McMillon as Mosi, another yellow baboon and a friend of Junia in Junia's troop.
And
- Dominique Jennings as Sarafina, Nala's mother, and a friend of Sarabi.
- Archived recordings of James Earl Jones as Mufasa are used during the opening of the film. Jones died three months earlier before the film's release; it was dedicated to his memory.
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
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| Feature films | Animated |  (1994) ·  (1998) ·  (2004) | ||||||||
| Live-action |  (2019) ·  (2024) | |||||||||
| Televisione series | Timon & Pumbaa (1995-1999) · The Lion Guard (2016-2019) | |||||||||
