Mufasa: The Lion King

Synopsis

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

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Cast

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Taka (voice)

Tiffany Boone

Sarabi (voice)

Kagiso Lediga

Young Rafiki (voice)

Preston Nyman

Zazu (voice)

Blue Ivy Carter

Kiara (voice)

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Mads Mikkelsen

Kiros (voice)

Seth Rogen

Pumbaa (voice)

Billy Eichner

Timon (voice)

Thandiwe Newton

Eshe (voice)

Lennie James

Obasi (voice)

Anika Noni Rose

Afia (voice)

Keith David

Masego (voice)

Braelyn Rankins

Mufasa Cub (voice)

Theo Somolu

Taka Cub (voice)

Beyoncé

Nala (voice)

Donald Glover

Simba (voice)

Folake Olowofoyeku

Amara (voice)

Joanna Jones

Akua (voice)

Crew

Art

• Mark Friedberg Production Design
• Jared Patrick Gerbig Art Direction
• Dan Webster Supervising Art Director
• Michael Fails Assistant Art Director
• Irena Jacobs Assistant Art Director
• Gary Warshaw Art Direction
• Laura Krause Concept Artist

Camera

• James Laxton Director of Photography

Crew

• Lebo M. Additional Music
• James Earl Jones In Memory Of
• Irene Mecchi Thanks
• Jonathan Roberts Thanks
• Linda Woolverton Thanks
• Frida Perez Actor's Assistant
• Roger Allers Thanks
• Rob Minkoff Thanks
• Brenda Chapman Thanks
• Don Hahn Thanks
• Steven Messing Visual Effects Art Director

Directing

• Barry Jenkins Director

Editing

• Joi McMillon Editor
• Alex Bickel Colorist
• Travis Flynn Colorist

Production

• Peter M. Tobyansen Executive Producer
• Adele Romanski Producer
• Mark Ceryak Producer
• Francine Maisler Casting
• Molly Rose Casting

Sound

• Lin-Manuel Miranda Songs
• Paula Fairfield Sound Designer
• Dave Metzger Original Music Composer
• Onnalee Blank Supervising Sound Editor
• Lebo M. Vocals
• Harry Cohen Sound Designer
• Benjamin L. Cook Sound Editor
• Elton John Songs
• Heikki Kossi Foley Artist
• Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Onnalee Blank Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Lebo M. Music

Visual Effects

• Adam Valdez Visual Effects Supervisor
• Audrey Ferrara Visual Effects Supervisor
• Daniel Fotheringham Animation Supervisor
• Barry St. John Visual Effects Producer
• Nick Lloyd Character Designer
• Alexander Ovchinnikov Character Designer
• Michael Kutsche Character Designer
• Shae Shatz Character Designer
• Dan Blacker Animation Supervisor
• Wineeth Wilson P Compositing Supervisor

Writing

• Jeff Nathanson Screenplay
• William Shakespeare Theatre Play

Photos