When I first read the script, I was surprised to find so many things about 'The Lion King' universe that excited me. This very biblical, ancestral story about the origin of Mufasa and the Pride Lands, the idea of transcending tribalism and how we can lead ourselves from that and replace it with community.
I just thought all those things were just so wonderful, and the canvas was so large that I had to make the film, and because Favreau's film was done this way, it made sense to continue it in the same production process and the same tools.
That put Jenkins in a virtual production partnership with MPC, the same VFX studio that made Favreau's 'The Lion King,' along with his trusted crafts team... including fur simulation, a massive flood, an elephant stampede, and immersive world-building covering much of the African continent.
The biblical premise concerns orphan Mufasa surviving a flood and being rescued by young prince Taka, who becomes his adoptive brother and eventually Scar after Mufasa proves to be the worthier king.
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