CONFIRMED: Release Timeline Announced for ‘Mufasa’ Movie on Disney+

Disney’s 2024 blockbuster Mufasa: The Lion King is coming to Disney+ THIS MARCH.

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Dana Walden, the co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, confirmed the timeline at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference on March 4th. While no date was specified other than “late March,” March 20th will mark a full three months since the film was raised in theaters, which could be the end of a contractual theatrical window. That’s somewhat quicker than usual. For example, Moana 2 will make its Disney+ debut four months after its theatrical release.

Mufasa: The Lion King acts as a prequel (with a sequel-framing device) to 2019’s initial Lion King film. To date, the film has earned more than $700 million at the box office. While that total puts it in the Top seven for the year’s worldwide box office, it’s lower than the original, which earned over one billion in 2019 dollars.

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The official synopsis for the Barry Jenkins-directed film reads as follows:

“Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.”

The film stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Tiffany Boone, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, with new songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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You can watch a trailer for the movie below!

Mufasa: The Lion King is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late March, three months after the film’s theatrical debut. We’ll be sure to let you know when we get an exact date. Stay tuned to DFB for more on Disney+.

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