Now as the King of the Pride Lands, Simba is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints.
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00:00When your father Simba was your age he was afraid of the thunder and would hide behind the king
00:06And cut. When I heard that Barry Jenkins was going to direct Mufasa the Lion King
00:13I said, oh my lord, how fortunate Disney is
00:21Given the place that Lion King holds within the culture
00:26I think Barry and the work he's made it just only makes sense
00:30I was really excited by the chance to work with Barry Jenkins. He's one of our best filmmaking storytellers
00:35Barry's incredibly talented and really try to do something different. Yeah, this one feels even more like an action adventure
00:42Yeah, so glad I brought some crickets. Go easy. We're in a cave
00:48The legacy means so much to so many people it's had such a lasting impact on my life when I was younger
00:55I nearly wore out my VHS copy of the film watching it almost every day while babysitting my nephews
01:01James Earl Jones is one of my heroes
01:04so it was nerve-wracking to step into the role and my way of managing that is to try and serve his portrayal in my
01:12portrayal of Mufasa's youth
01:14Mufasa is this character that we all know and love and now we get to peel back the layers and really tell the story of
01:20How Mufasa came to be the king
01:23What's your name Mufasa
01:26I'm Tucker and how he became brothers with the character. We will ultimately come to know a scar. Come on Mufasa
01:31Let's get in some trouble. I think what was most thrilling for me was how surprising Mufasa's story was
01:40It is a beautiful way to deepen the Lion King legacy
01:46Sometimes I get a scent it's barely a trace on the wind
01:50It smells like home. Barry has such a singular taste when it comes to creating an experience
01:56He knows how to make this big mythical story feel real. We must fight together
02:04Making a film like this gave us this opportunity
02:08To really take the audience on this massive journey
02:13And we've been able to assemble the cast of my dreams
02:18Creating it has been the fulfillment of a dream come true. So I'm excited to share this film when it comes to the big screen
02:26Go Mufasa, find your place
02:28In the circle of life
02:32Such a visual storyteller yet it makes sense that he lives alone