Mufasa: The Lion King: Scheduled for release on December 20, 2024
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Mufasa: The Lion King is an upcoming American computer-animated musical drama film scheduled to be released on December 20, 2024. It is a prequel to the 1994 animated film The Lion King and the 2019 live-action remake. The film will be directed by Barry Jenkins and produced by Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak. The film stars Aaron Pierre as Mufasa and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka (later known as Scar).
The film is set to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on December 20, 2024. It was previously scheduled for release on July 5, 2024, but was delayed to its current date due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.