The CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) In ‘Musafa The Lion King’ Is Next Level Animation Showcasing The Smooth, Slick, Technological Evolution of Cartoon Sketches Into The Modern-Day Metamorphic Development of Precise, Life-Size, Life-Like, Large Scale Cinematic Animated Characters And Environments.
Disney Has Come A Llong Way Since The First Ever Cartoon Movie – Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Circa 1937 (The Pre-Cursor To The Wizard of Oz Which Followed In 1939 Made By MGM – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). The 2024 Lion King Uses Virtual Reality, Motion Capture, Quad Cam, Photo-Realism, Virtual Production (VP).
The Richness of This State-of-The-Art Digital Production Technology Depicting Africa At Its Finest Showcases How Respectful, Knowing, And Cultural Directorship, Such As That of Barry Jenkins @bandrybarry In This Sophisticated Muscular Motion Capture Movie, Made For Adults And Children Alike, Can Make Such A Significant Difference To The Ultimate Outcome of A Film.
The African Landscape, Authentic Language And Afro-Centric Music Consistently Beam Proudly, Boldy And Seemlessly Through The Screen. The VFX And SFX (Visual Effects And Special Effects Respectively) Are Awesome And Second To None. @mpc_film
We Look Forward To Seeing Similar Such Collaborations From Jenkins (of Moonlighting And Beale Street Fame). His Collaboration With Disney And MPC (The Motion Picture Company) Has Worked Supremely Successfully. Indeed The Whole Cast And Production Team Are Outstanding. It’s Clearly Dream Team Collaboration. @disney
What Makes The Film Especially Magical Is That It Is Set Amongst The Backdrop of Awesome African Landscapes With Natural Majestical Glory. These African Landscapes Were Photographically Captured And Used To Great ‘Tech Effect’ In The Film’s Photorealism.
The Film Is Also Free of Tiresome, Negative, Grating Stereotypes. In So Being, It Is Inherently Educational, Enjoyable And Truly Innovative As It Helps Change The Narrative. Both For Grown Ups, And For Kids. Jenkins Has Thoughtful, Powerful And Unique Storytelling Ability, Which Insists On Authenticity. This Venture Into Animation Is In Keeping With That Talent And Insistence – Even Though The ‘Moonlighting’ And ‘Beale Sreet’ Stories Are Very Different.
Music: Lin-Manuel Miranda @lin-manuel (‘Hamilton’ The Musical) And South African Composer Lebo M @thereallebo_m.
The Album Is Available To Download From Google Play Store or Apple Music.
Taka/Scar: Kelvin Harrison Jr (Born Same Year As The Original 1994 Movie Release); Obasi (Taka’s Father): Lennie James (Line of Duty & Mr Loverman) @thereallennyjames Eshe (Taka’s Mother) @ThandiweNewton (Line of Duty, Crash, Beloved).
‘We’ve Given It All Our Love,
Our Energy,
Our Care,
And
Our Enthusiasm’
Lead Actor Aaron Pierre, Musafa: The Lion King (Dec2024)
Musafa The Lion King’ Was Still Showing In Select British Cinemas This Month Even Though From February 18th It Is Available To Stream At Home Via Disney Plus. It Was Released By Disney Last December For The Holiday Season And Happily Was Still Available At Some Venues As We Approach Valentines Day! @disneyplus.
TheOrator.Press Saw It At Peckham Plex Cinema, South East London, Saturday February 8th 2025, As Part of A Day of Birthday Celebrations And Activities For A Member of The Team. @peckhamplexcinema
The Late Bob Marley (“Iron Like A Lion In Zion”) Was Born In Early February, Consequently In Some Quarters Reggae Is Especially Popular At This Time of Year, And February Is Black History Month In America. So Seeing This Movie At This Time Seemed Very Timely. Indeed The Jump From Cinema To Streaming Seems Notably Quick. It Would Have Been Nice To See It Remain More Widely Available In Cinemas A Little Longer. Well Done @peckhamplexcinema
At The Heart of Movie There Is Also A Tale of Destiny And A Love Story. Here We See Lion Leadership, Love & Pride Highlight The Power of Courage, Faith, Friendship And Ancestory.
People Across The World Fell In Love With The Film Before They’d Even Seen It Thanks To The World Watching Actor Arron Pierre @arron_pierre1 Dance His Way Onto A TV Set During One of The Most Legendary Movie Press Tour Publicity Appearances In Chat Show Television History. That Viral Moment Helped Cement The Movie’s Success. And He Was Just Walking On To Set And Hadn’t Even Opened His Mouth Yet. All Hail Actor Arron Pierre And Songstress, Actress And Hostess Jennifer Hudson @jenniferhudsonshow (See Page 2).
All Hail The Film’s Casting Director Too To Be Fair, Because The Life of This Young Man From Croydon Is Supremely Changed Forever Thanks To That Visionary, Bold And Brave Casting.
Tiffany Boone Also Pulls of Her First Film Singing Role All Whilst She’s Surrounded By Singing Royalty In The Form of Beyonce (As Nala, Wife of Musafa’s Son, Simba) Amongst A Cast of Stellar Acting Talent. That Couldn’t Have Been Easy. @tiffmonet
This Is Especially So As The Film Also Stars Beyonce And JAYz’s Baby Girl, Blue-Ivy (As Kiara, Musafa’s Granddaughter). @beyonce Donald Glover, Musician, Turned Comic, Turned Actor Is Son Simba (Just As He Was In The 2019 Film With Beyonce As His Love Interest Back Then).
Lead Actor Aaron @arron_pierre1 Is New To The Scene As Simba’s Father Musafa, But Like All The Other Actors He Is Not Physically Visible In The Film, Yet This Film Is The Making of Him. He Is Still Only In His Twenties As He Strives To Follow In The Footsteps of The Late Veteran Hollywood Giant of An Actor James Earl Jones, The Original Lion King In The 1994 Film. He Was Famous For His Calm, Clear, Commanding Voice. Pierre’s Enunciation As He Ascends To Become The King of The Jungle Is Convincing, Smooth, And A Joy To Listen To.
This New Kid On The Block Is Fundamentally Shy, And Yet Has Already Become A Hollywood Icon Such Is His Presence, Talent And Charm In Relation To This Film Role. He Masterfully Voices The Jungle’s Most Majestic Animal And On His Jungle Journey From Young Cub To Big Top Cat He Takes The Audience With Him All The Way As The Film Is Action-Packed From Start To Finish.
What Is Most Notable Is How His Vocals Develop From Adulthood To Kingship. This Is A Masterclass In Enunication. Particularly So When He Rallies The Animals To Fight As A Team Against Their Fierce Impending Enemy, The White Mountain Lions.
They Are Led By Kiros: Mads Mikkelsen (Bond Villian Casio Royal & Hannibal) @therealmads.
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