Barry Jenkins says there is more depth in The Lion King and Mufasa than people realize while responding to fan claims that he's too good for the movie.
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Barry Jenkins, the acclaimed director behind 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' has spoken out in defence of his involvement in Disney's upcoming live-action prequel,…
Barry Jenkins is defending himself over criticism for helming the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. After the trailer for The Lion King prequel dropped, fans of the Moonlight director took shots at him over his involvement with the…
Barry Jenkins defended his involvement in “Mufasa: The Lion King” after he was criticized on social media this week for helming the Disney live-action prequel. Jenkins shared the first “Mufasa” trailer on X (formerly Twitter) following its…
Mufasa: The Lion King director Barry Jenkins has pushed back against criticism that the prequel is part of a "soulless machine": "There is nothing soulless about The Lion King."
Barry Jenkins isn’t necessarily feeling the love from every social media commenter over his involvement in Mufasa: The Lion King after the Disney prequel released its first trailer this week. After screening footage at CinemaCon earlier…
Barry Jenkins‘ Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) movie trailer has been released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The Mufasa: The Lion King trailer stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, John Kani, Tiffany…
Barry Jenkins probably isn’t the first name one would think of to lead a Disney blockbuster, a prequel to an already-established hit. The acclaimed filmmaker behind If Beale Street Could Talk, Moonlight, and series The Underground Railroad…
If no one was asking for a live-action Lion King remake, then really no one—maybe even negative people—were asking for a live-action Lion King remake prequel. Even burgeoning auteur Barry Jenkins sounded a little confused about how he…
The first teaser trailer for Disney’s “The Lion King” prequel, “Mufasa: The Lion King,” ended with a surprise reveal. The upcoming photo-real live-action animated feature, directed by “Moonlight” Oscar winner Barry Jenkins, will feature…
"The earth will shake... destiny awaits you." Disney has unveiled the teaser trailer for the Mufasa: The Lion King movie, from director Barry Jenkins (of Moonlight & If Beale Street Could Talk) jumping into the world of Disney for his next…
Australian writer-director Michael Jenkins, known for provocative Australian teen drama Heartbreak High, died March 4 following a 2020 diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. He was 77. His management confirmed his death through his partner…