The first look at the highly anticipated film features Aaron Pierre as the voice of Mufasa, the role previously voiced by James Earl Jones in previous 'Lion King' movies.
"GMA" spoke with director Barry Jenkins about the highly anticipated film.Get ready to roar, because "Good Morning America" has the exclusive trailer debut for Barry Jenkins' "Mufasa: The Lion King."
We see sweeping shots of the recognizable savannah and all the creatures that call it home -- including giraffes, hippos, elephants, and, yes, lions -- but we are also introduced to an icy environment as well. The "If Beale Street Could Talk" director said he has an "intimate relationship" with the 1994 animated classic and felt there was "something kind of interesting to chase about what my aesthetic paired with this sort of entity ... would look like."
As for what else drew him to the project, Jenkins said it was watching the 1994 animated version after he moved in with his sister, a single mom, and helped her raise his two nephews. "GMA" also announced that joining Pierre in the voice cast are Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, a lion prince with a bright future who accepts Mufasa into his family as a brother; Tiffany Boone as Sarabi; and Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, a formidable lion with big plans for his pride.
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