The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” has claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of ...

Mufasa: The Lion King finally explains Scar's backstory, with one of the prequel's reveals making this The Lion King line so ...

Breaking down the best and worst case box office scenarios for "Mufasa: The Lion King" after a lackluster $35 million opening.

The original Lion King is emotional for many people thanks to the tragic scene in which young Simba ( Jonathan Taylor Thomas) witnesses his father, Mufasa ( James Earl Jones ), fall into a stampede ...

Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson breaks down how 'Mufasa,' now in theaters, connects back to original 'Lion King' saga.

By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer It looks like there are two Christmas winners. Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 both get to claim bragging rights to ...

It’s been 30 years since a generation of children were traumatized by watching the mighty king Mufasa falling to his death at the hands of his brother. Simba and the rest of us may have been ...

The film is strongest when Jenkins follows this quintet of castaways: Coming-of-age angst like Taka falling for Sarabi initially adds some lighthearted tension to the mix. But Mufasa stumbles ...

(As discussed in more detail below, Taka was Scar's name before his fall from grace.) "Mufasa's worldview, compassion and empathy — all of these things felt very different than what you'd expect ...