Mufasa: The Lion King is in Sri Lanka
View(s):‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is a 2024 musical drama film directed by Barry Jenkins from a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson is now being screened in cinemas around the country.
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film is photo-realistically animated and serves as both a prequel and sequel to The Lion King (2019), the remake of the 1994 popular animated film of the same name, which was the hit movie of the decade.
The first movie ‘Lion King’ was released on June 15, 1994, receiving critical acclaim for its music, story, themes, and animation. With an initial worldwide gross of US$763 million, it finished its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 1994 with US$978 million and the second-highest-grossing film of all time, behind Jurassic Park (1993).
Inspired by African wildlife, the story is modelled primarily on William Shakespeare’s stage play Hamlet with some influence from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses, and follows a young heir apparent who is forced to flee after his uncle kills his father and usurps the throne. After growing up in exile, the rightful king returns to challenge the usurper and end his tyrannical rule over the kingdom. The first film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Niketa Calame, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Rowan Atkinson, and Robert Guillaume. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John.
With the box office success of the sequel to The Lion King (2019) with 1.6 billion UDS, the third ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ was released on 20 December 2024. ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ feature Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and John Kani reprise their roles from the remake; new cast members include Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, and Blue Ivy Carter in her feature film debut.
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Imported by Liberty Lands and Developments (Pvt) Ltd, film ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is now being screening at a number of theatres including Regal – Katubedda- Moratuwa, Regal Gampaha, Regal Dematagoda, Regal Nuwara Eliya, Regal Bandarawela, Liberty by Scope – Colombo, Liberty by Scope – Kiribathgoda, Scope Cinemas – Colombo City Centre, Scope Cinemas – Havelock City Mall, PVR Cinemas One Galla Face and Kandy City Centre.
Also at the Amity LITE – Maharagama, Aqua LITE – Negombo, City by LITE – Mt Lavinia, CK by LITE – Kirindiwela, MaXX LITE – Moratuwa, Nikado cinema – Kadawatha, Sky LITE – Matara, Vijayanthi by LITE – Kaduwela, VoXX LITE – Awissawella, Cinemax – Ja ela, Savoy 3D – Colombo, Savoy METRO – Gampaha, Majestic SUPERIOR – Colombo, Regal BRONZE –Jaffna, NIT New imperial – Kurunegala, NIT New imperial – Ratnapura, Amutha Cinema – Vavuniya, Raja Talkies Cinema –Jaffna,Saraswathi Cinema –Trincomalee, Suganthi Cinema – Batticaloa, Ram Cinema and at Wattala, Milano DIAMOND – Kegalle.
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