ComingSoon’s Jonathan Sim recently sat down with songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda for his new movie, Mufasa: The Lion King. Miranda is known for his Broadway work with Hamilton and In the Heights, his music for films like Moana and Encanto,

An elaborate origin story with new musical numbers by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Mufasa: The Lion King” looks poised to be another Disney holiday hit.

Amid the divisive audience response to the Moana 2 soundtrack, Lin-Manuel Miranda has now explained his absence from the sequel in a new interview.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones’ legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor. But instead of letting the pressure roar too loudly, he harnessed his nerves to breathe fresh life into his young lion character.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Barry Jenkins talk about the timeless music of "The Lion King" and how the new songs came to life in the upcoming "Mufasa: The Lion King."

Born into poverty in apartheid-era South Africa and propelled to Hollywood heights, Lebohang Morake became the voice of Disney’s classic film “The Lion King” with his powerful Zulu cry. Now, 30 years after his chant of “Nants’ Ingonyama” soared above the film’s memorable opening sequence,