Mufasa: The Lion King ... this art, you watch these films, [and] sometimes these fathers in these movies become a stand-in for that. They become these father figures.’ After his death in ...

Scar is an iconic Disney villain who now has a new origin story that reveals how he got his scar and his name in Mufasa: The Lion King.

Mufasa explains many details of Scar's backstory before The Lion King, but one key aspect is surprisingly left out of Taka's story in the prequel.

Mufasa: The Lion King gave fans an interesting glimpse into the origins of the story's characters. Scar once belonged to a royal pride, but Mufasa enters the scene owing to a flood that lands him with ...

Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) and Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in "Mufasa: The Lion King." Critics are split ... who is destined to become Scar. The voice cast also includes Tiffany ...

Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) and Taka/Scar (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) and Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in "Mufasa: The Lion King." Aaron Pierre voices the grown-up ...

Mufasa: The Lion King delves into the origins of two brothers: Mufasa, who is destined to become king, and Taka, who becomes Scar, the Lion King's adversary ... one scene in this movie cleverly ...

The original 1994 “The Lion King” isn’t just considered one of the greatest animated films of all time, it’s one of the best movies of the last 30 years. As spectacular as it is, it ...

Most viewers know that Mufasa and Taka’s close bond will sever — and that Taka will become Mufasa’s nemesis Scar, who kills him in The Lion King ... the life-or-death reality of animals ...

The Lion King” (★★★ out of four; rated PG; in theaters Friday), the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” filmmaker brings impressive depth to the Shakespearean origin story of Mufasa and Scar ...

The Lion King’ is really good! But what else would you expect from Barry Jenkins? A biblical exploration of destiny brilliantly disguised as an origin story for Mufasa and Scar.” Following the ...