Disney is currently hosting its D23 Brazil Expo, during which we’ve seen the release of the final trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King, offering a new look Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Rafiki and Zazu from director Barry Jenkins’ upcoming prequel to Jon Favreau’s 2019 remake of the animated classic; take a look at the trailer below… […]
Return to Pride Rock with Mufasa: The Lion King trailer
Disney has released the full trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King, their Pride Rock-prequel directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins which tells the story of how Mufasa became the powerful leader from the original. Lending their vocals to the pride lands are Aaron Pierre as Mufasa; Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, a lion prince with a […]
Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King drops first teaser trailer
Return to Pride Rock and discover the story behind one of the most iconic Disney characters. In a new prequel story to The Lion King, Disney has released the first look at Mufasa: The Lion King. Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins steps into the director’s chair and takes you back to find out how Mufasa became […]
Jodie Foster to star in True Detective: Night Country
True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of HBO’s hit mystery drama, has landed its first star with Jodie Foster (The Mauritanian) joining the anthology series. Foster will portray Detective Liz Danvers in the new season, which comes from Issa López, Barry Jenkins and Alan Page Arriaga. López will direct the season and co-write with […]
True Detective Season 4 coming to HBO with Barry Jenkins and Issa Lopez attached
Ever wondered what the world of True Detective would be like from the mind of Barry Jenkins? If you add in Tigers Are Not Afraid’s Issa Lopez, you’ll see what we will be cooking with for the upcoming fourth instalment. Sources report that True Detective season four is currently in development, and Barry Jenkins will […]
Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. will voice Mufasa and Scar in Barry Jenkins’ The Lion King prequel
With two of the hottest young actors working today, The Lion King prequel is shaping up to be quite the viewing. Deadline reports that Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre will join the upcoming Disney and Barry Jenkins project. Aaron Pierre will join Mufasa in this prequel, taking over the legendary James Earl Jones role. […]
When Film and TV Collide: Acclaimed Directors on the Small Screen
Chris Connor on filmmakers venturing out onto the small screen… As television has come more and more into its own in recent years, the gaps between what we might have seen exclusively on the big screen and less so on TV has become less apparent. Certainly big budget TV series feel more cinematic and can […]
Amazon Review – The Underground Railroad
Martin Carr reviews The Underground Railroad… Oscar-winning writer director Barry Jenkins comes to Amazon with a story of conflicting cultural identity and social intolerance. Adapted from the novel by Colson Whitehead, who serves as an executive producer alongside both Barry Jenkins and Brad Pitt, The Underground Railroad pulls no punches. Caesar (Aaron Pierce) and Cora (Thuso […]
Amazon’s The Underground Railroad – Video Review
EJ Moreno reviews the latest from director Barry Jenkins… The latest project from filmmaker Barry Jenkins is the Amazon Prime series, The Underground Railroad. While it holds nothing back and may be uncomfortable at times, critic EJ Moreno feels this is one of 2021’s must-see shows. Watch the video below as EJ breaks down the […]
Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad gets a new trailer from Amazon
With just a month to go until it premieres on Amazon Prime Video, a new trailer has been released for Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk director Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Underground Railroad which follows Cora Randall (Thuso Mbedu) as she makes a desperate bid for freedom, […]
