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’Mufasa: The Lion King’s Barry Jenkins Surprises London Premiere Audience With News Of His Nuptials
Barry Jenkins told the audience at 'Mufasa's London premiere that he has gotten married to longtime partner and collaborator Lulu Wang.
In the first Lion King picture, the mighty Mufasa had the instantly recognizable rich tones of the late James Earl Jones, to whom the film is dedicated. Originally, Jenkins said, the flood “was just like one line in the script, but he wanted to expand it to put key characters in great peril.” He went on to explain how he and production designer Mark Friedberg — they worked together on 2021 TV drama The Underground Railroad — tried to figure out how water could become a “thematic, symbolic element,” and a source of danger to the main characters.
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