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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Director Barry Jenkins Responds To Criticism Over Disney Prequel


Barry Jenkins defends himself over criticism for helming the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King.

After the trailer for The Lion King prequel dropped, fans of the Moonlight director took shots at him over his involvement with the film. Jenkins presented the variety of work he has done over the years, adding in a last message, “Children have figured prominently in every single one of the projects from Moonlight til’ now without exception. Beyoncé is returning to reprise her role of Nala, along with Donald Glover (Simba), Seth Rogen (Timon) and Billy Eichner (Pumbaa).

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