Following the success of Jon Favreau's 2019 live-action remake of The Lion King, Oscar winner Barry Jenkins will direct this Mufasa prequel that will look at Simba's father before he became king ...

The Lion King franchise ... family and was raised by a king alongside a brother named Taka, and ventured forth to seek out the legendary Milele alongside Sarabi, Zazu and Rafiki.

Zazu is a blue and white hornbill. He has an orange and yellow beak and orange talons. In “The Lion King,” he’s voiced by Rowan Atkinson. In other media, he’s been voiced by Jim Piddock, Edward ...

Despite Jenkins’ valiant efforts to infuse the story with visual grace and thematic weight, the film ultimately feels like another Disney product designed more for franchise expansion than for storyte ...