Why Mufasa: The Lion King Director Almost Turned the Film Down

As franchises go, Disney’s The Lion King is one of the most beloved, with the original 1994 animated film giving way to sequels, spinoffs, and even photorealistic remakes, such as 2019’s The Lion King. But when it comes to the upcoming Mufasa: The Lion King, Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins nearly passed on Disney‘s biggest franchise without […]