Director Barry Jenkins tells EW about how the mother-daughter duo are riding again after the “Renaissance” tour.
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Would Blue Ivy want to do it?
Blue Ivy Carter joins her mom, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, on stage during the ‘Renaissance’ tour.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
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Mufasa director Barry Jenkins tells Entertainment Weekly.
A young Mufasa in ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’.Disney
“But once we put the question to them, they both responded with enthusiasm.”
Were the mother-daughter duo secretly signaling to the public that they would re-team forMufasa?
I just thought she would do a wonderful job," theMoonlightOscar-winning filmmaker says.
However, he admits the Renaissance tour happened after they worked on Mufasa together.
So, I thought there was some synergy.
It could be beautiful."
Confirmed for the cast are Aaron Pierre as Mufasa; Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka (a.k.a.
The filmmaker declines to elaborate.
To put it bluntly, he says, “I’m trying not to get fired.”
“He said that, in his language, ‘mother’ isn’t just this word.
You aren’t just a mother.
You are ‘mothering.’
In this film, what we uncover is that you’re not just a king, youarea king.
You are that thing by living out the principles of it, by really embodying it.
Mufasa: The Lion Kingwill open in theaters this Dec. 20.
Watch the trailer above.
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