Lin-Manuel Miranda has been very, very busy. Last week, Mufasa: The Lion King was released and is soaring at the box office, he’s circling an EGOT (again) and he’s prepping for All In ...

Mufasa: The Lion King” is an odd movie. Realistic-looking lions, warthogs, meerkats and whatever break into song repeatedly.

"Mufasa: The Lion Kitial pong" parster. Mufasa: The Lion King marks the first Lion King movie after the death of iconic actor James Earl Jones, who first gave voice to the legendary character in 1994.

He plays the role of storyteller in a film that begins after the events of “The Lion King,” before traveling back in time. The young Rafiki is played by South African actor Kagiso Lediga ...

Mufasa: The Lion King takes a long time to really get going ... given that he is the “storyteller”), but Sarabi (Tiffany Boone) and Zazu (Preston Nyman) simply pop up and decide to join ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is an odd ... Using Rafiki as the storyteller and keeping the others silent might have avoided the disconnect. Instead, director Barry Jenkins re-introduces us to ...