It was also announced that production for the film would officially begin in Los Angeles on September 6, 2021. On May 8, 2021, it was announced that the working title of the film was Wonderwall. The film's story will expand on the mythology of the franchise and explore Mufasa's origin story while moving the story forward in the present, in a structure similar to that of The Godfather Part II. Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the remake, was confirmed to return as writer, while Barry Jenkins will replace Jon Favreau as the film's director. "As I was reading this wonderful script, I was thinking about Mufasa and why he's great and how people become great," Jenkins said, adding, "What you'll learn in this story is that Mufasa is who he is, he is great, because of the family and friends he has with him, and so I saw myself in that.On September 29, 2020, it was announced via Deadline, that a follow-up was in development for the CGI live-action remake of The Lion King. When asked why he felt he had to make this movie, given his body of work which includes Oscar winner "Moonlight," Jenkins recounted his personal connection to 1994's "The Lion King": "When I was 14, I was helping raise two nephews and there was a VHS tape we watched maybe 95 times in a span of 20 days. "In telling this story, we get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the Circle of Life. "Mufasa was actually an orphaned cub who had to navigate the world alone, by himself," Jenkins said of the prequel. The prequel to the 2019 movie, which grossed over $1.6 billion, will show how he came from a humble life to rise into power over Pride Rock. Jenkins added that Mufasa wasn't born into royalty. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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