« Good Morning America » has the exclusive trailer debut for Barry Jenkins’ « Mufasa: The Lion King. »
Get ready to roar, because « Good Morning America » has the exclusive trailer debut for Barry Jenkins’ « Mufasa: The Lion King. »
The first look at the highly anticipated film, which aired Monday on « GMA, » features Aaron Pierre as the voice of Mufasa, the role previously voiced by James Earl Jones in previous « Lion King » movies.
« This story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows, on the other side of the light. A lion was born without a drop of nobility in his blood. A lion who would change our lives forever, » a voiceover says.
We see sweeping shots of the recognizable savannah and all the creatures that call it home — including giraffes, hippos, elephants, and, yes, lions — but we are also introduced to an icy environment as well.
« Destiny awaits you, » the voiceover says later in the clip, which ends with Mufasa taking a giant leap.
Jenkins told « GMA » he was drawn to the « powerful » script written by Jeff Nathanson and the chance to tackle something as culturally resonant as « The Lion King » universe.
The « If Beale Street Could Talk » director said he has an « intimate relationship » with the 1994 animated classic and felt there was « something kind of interesting to chase about what my aesthetic paired with this sort of entity … would look like.
