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

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 ...

He is a rich, stirring, soulful storyteller, but it's difficult to ... Mostly, it feels driven by profit, one more way to trot "The Lion King" back out there since it's a reliable property in ...

“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 ...

“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 ...