The Lion King features a breathtaking element of director Barry Jenkins’ filmmaking style that made fans fall in love with him

The upcoming photorealistic live-action style prequel for 2019 The lionking, Mufasa: The Lion King, is directed by Barry Jenkins. Actors Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. take place to voice the young versions of Mufasa and Scar. Other actors joining the cast include Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Beyoncé, John Kani and more.

The 2019 film grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, which is said to have been encouraged Disney is going to make a prequel, and the trailer for it Mufasa: The Lion King was recently released. The trailer showed a signature element of the director That is described simply breathtaking for the audience.

Mufasa: The Lion King‘s director Barry Jenkins shares about his signature shots

According to Nowness, Paul Thomas Anderson once told Barry Jenskins that this was not the case a lot of directors can do close-ups like the late Jonathan Demme, but he was able to do that. Anderson added,

‘I’m very jealous of your close-ups. There’s a long line of people who have actually tried to get close-ups of Jonathan Demme, and I try all the time, but I have to say you nailed it better than anyone.

Close-up photos became Barry Jenkins’ trademark, which one can are seen during the trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King. Talking about the same, the director shared with Empire Magazine:

“So few people get to see these animals up close. Here’s a moment where kids can have an intimate moment with a lion deep in thought. When you enter a world that already exists, it can be easy to assume that freedom will be denied. I think instead you just have to work to create freedom, and I think that was the process.”

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Jenkins explained further about the upcoming film, adding that it exists in parallel timelines. He added that the story follows both a rising Mufasa in the past and Simba and Nala’s daughter Kiara in the present. Mufasa: The Lion King can serve as both a prequel and a sequel to The lionking.

Barry Jenkins says it was special to see Beyoncé work with her daughter

Beyoncé is the voice of Nala, who was introduced as Simba’s best friend and eventually his wife. She is the mother of Kiara, who is expressed by none other than Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The film will serve as Blue Ivy’s acting debut. About witnessing a mother-daughter duo play their characters on screen, Barry Jenkins shared with Empire:

“It was very special to see Beyoncé living with her daughter, and how sweet, gentle and encouraging she is. I think it also reflected in the performances they gave. I think this will be a really nice time capsule for the two of them in this moment where they can share this part of their relationship as these characters.

Jenkins did not hold back from praising the young actress, as he said that blue ivy as Kiara did a great function. He added that she was just looking forward to it a very curious one young person. The character of Blue Ivy is a crucial An in the movie, because in the story Raifiki tells Mufasa and Scar’s story to her so she can know more about her grandfather.

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In his interview with EW, Jenkins mentioned that Blue Ivy did the audio for his friend Matthew Cherry’s short film Her love add that they weren’t sure if the mother-daughter duo would be interested in acting opposite each other. But the director added as soon as they approached them with a proposal, they loved being part of the project.

Jenkins said in the interview that they filmed the movie before Beyoncé Renaissance tour took place, so it can be said that the young actress grew a lot during the tour.

Mufasa: The lionking is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024.