In addition, Disney has postponed several premieres due to the actors’ union strike.
The live-action Lion King 2 its premiere was postponed due to the Hollywood actors union strike. The film directed by Barry Jenkins, previously scheduled to debut in July 2024, it may now only be released in December.
Mufasa – The Lion Kingis the sequel to the first film:
“You will see a lot of familiar faces. It’s a prequel, but a prequel in the sense that it’s all the same characters. We’re telling you how they came to be who they are.” Said the director in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Mufasa: The Lion King. 2024. pic.twitter.com/IkPMk6IDGR
—Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) September 9, 2022
In addition to Lion King, other films from Disney It is Marvel Universe, will also have their premieres postponed as Deadpool 3, Captain America 4, Blade and Thunderbolts.
Even though the strike has come to an end, many productions were stopped and can now be resumed, which interferes with their final delivery dates and arrival in world cinemas.
The actor Aaron Pierre will be the new voice of Mufasa, replacing James Earl Jones who played the character in the 2019 film. Kevin Harrison also joins the cast of Lion King for the role of Taka, a new character in the plot.
Source: Rollingstone
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