For the new Lion King prequel, director Barry Jenkins explains why it was important to give creative freedom to the movie’s ...

Prepare for another tedious modern Lion King movie that not even Moonlight helmer Barry Jenkins can make an entertaining ...

Mufasa: The Lion King, from the Moonlight director, doesn’t transcend its cynical origins as a Disney product.

All of this is to say that expectations are high for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to the 2019 film directed by ...

It didn’t work out for Chandor with Kraven The Hunter, but Jenkins has fared marginally better with Mufasa: The Lion King.

With 'Mufasa,' 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins' thoughtful and mostly satisfying 'Lion King' prequel reveals hidden depths ...

On The Red Carpet chatted with director Barry Jenkins and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda about their collaboration on "Mufasa: The Lion King." ...

Mufasa: The Lion King” has one very important thing going for it: an original story. A prequel to “The Lion King,” opening in ...

Shakespeare in the park is cool, but what about Shakespeare in the zoo? A mashup from Disney, the original Lion King brought ...

The Oscar-winner behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ can barely be found in this dreary and anonymous bit of ...

Barry Jenkins and Lin-Manuel Miranda discuss their efforts to deepen the "Lion King" legacy – and add tunes to the Disney ...

Mufasa: The Lion King,” in theaters Thursday, takes audiences back to Mufasa's days as a cub and explains how he and Scar ...