In 2019’s CGI/live-action remake of The Lion King, his backstory differs again. It’s implied through context that Scar’s scar comes from a fight with Mufasa.

Mufasa: The Lion King, Barry Jenkins' upcoming CGI/live-action hybrid origin story, served as the closing act of D23's big Friday night presentation, showing off some new footage and an original song.

The Lion King prequel will dig into the backstory of Scar, Kelvin Harrison Jr. has teased. Harrison Jr. is voicing the future Disney villain in the film, which is set to tell the story of Mufasa.

Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to the live-action remake of the original Disney animated film, The Lion King. The film will follow Mufasa in his early days; further plot details are currently ...

Scar is already a very complex and nuanced character in both the original “The Lion King” and the 2019 “live-action” remake in his own right, but make no mistake, he is the bad guy.

The “Lion King” prequel takes place before the events of the 2019 live-action photorealistic reimagining and is directed by Jenkins. “Mufasa” focuses on the early years of the eventual ruler of Pride ...

Sadly, it doesn’t live up to that promise. Much of the film is a retread of the original Lion King with new versions of characters placed in recognizable circumstances.

The anticipation for the opening number, in which the animals enter through the audience to attend the presentation of the ...

Heather Headley and Bradley Gibson, who starred in the musical, also perform. " Lion King was a huge part of my childhood," Hudson, 43, said in a trailer released Thursday.

The “Lion King” prequel takes place before the events of the 2019 live-action photorealistic reimagining and is directed by Jenkins. “Mufasa” focuses on the early years of the eventual ...