"Not My Thing": After Directing Mufasa, Oscar Winner Barry Jenkins Gets Blunt About Filming The Lion King Prequel

Young Mufasa nestling into older lions in Mufasa The Lion King

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Barry Jenkins, Oscar-winning director of Moonlight, divulges his dilemma in leading Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Featuring an all-star cast including Kelvin Harrison Jr. as a young Scar and Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, the film chronicles the untold story of Simba’s father, following his rise from humble beginnings to the revered king of Pride Rock.

&#x2715 Remove Ads According to an interview with Vulture, Jenkins revealed his hesitation about directing another fully digital project, saying: It is not my thing. It is not my thing . I want to work the other way again, where I want to physically get everything there.

You know, a Muppet movie done in this style would be awesome. Awesome. In the same way we generate our PlayStation version of a scene, you could have a set that’s just the actual physical puppeteers, and Muppets are blocking the scene but just in a black box, you know? Or, let’s say, a green box. You’re capturing their performances and then you’re putting them all into virtual sets. I can see how that could work.

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