Barry jenkins articles
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Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King teaser trailer is indistinguishable from The Lion King
If no one was asking for a live-action Lion King remake, then really no one—maybe even negative people—were asking for a live-action Lion King remake prequel. Even burgeoning auteur Barry Jenkins sounded a little confused about how he ended up as director when introducing footage at CinemaCon, acknowledging that people might be wondering “‘what is the director of Moonlight doing talking to me about an eight-quadrant tentpole legacy IP massive film?’” He thought it “was very strange” at first...
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Mufasa Director Barry Jenkins Hits Back at Claims He's a 'Shill' for Disney's 'Soulless Machine'
Barry Jenkins didn't hesitate to defend his work in Disney's Lion King prequel, Mufasa, after he was criticized for directing the upcoming flick. On Monday, the first trailer for the movie -- a photorealistic sequel of Jon Favreau's 2019 remake of the Disney classic -- dropped online and it didn't take long for some haters to dip into Jenkins' mentions after he shared it with his followers. "Barry, You're too good and talented for this Iger's soulless machine," wrote one...
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Barry Jenkins says Beyoncé was 'mom first' alongside daughter Blue Ivy in 'Mufasa'
Director Barry Jenkins spoke to "Good Morning America" about working with Beyonce and Blue Ivy in the new "Lion King" movie.