Mufasa: The Lion King might be named after the iconic character, but Mufasa isn’t the only one whose backstory the movie explores. Instead, the movie works as sort of a tale of the past told by Rafiki to Kiara,

Mufasa: The Lion King gave fans an interesting glimpse into the origins of the story's characters. Scar once belonged to a royal pride, but Mufasa enters the scene owing to a flood that lands him with this group whose leader deems him an outsider.

The highly-anticipated prequel to The Lion King gives Scar a disappointing origin story that taints the original movie most shocking death.

By the end of Mufasa: The Lion King, the lore of the villain has been changed in numerous ways, including: how he sustained his eye scar; why he grew resentful towards Mufasa’s title as King of the Pride Lands; and, most significantly, his relation to Mufasa .

Mufasa: The Lion King finally explains Scar's backstory, with one of the prequel's reveals making this The Lion King line so much more heartbreaking.

As the army of Kiros continued to hunt Mufasa and Taka, Taka decided to betray Mufasa by siding with the white tigers. This betrayal becomes evident when they arrive at Milele, and the white tigers confront them, with Taka standing against Mufasa.

Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson breaks down how 'Mufasa,' now in theaters, connects back to original 'Lion King' saga.

Mufasa explains many details of Scar's backstory before The Lion King, but one key aspect is surprisingly left out of Taka's story in the prequel.

Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen lend their voices to Timon and Pumbaa in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and 2024’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Just like the original versions of these characters in the 1994 animated movie,

The Lion King I looked up what lions eat in the wild. The answer is just about anything, with zebra high on the list. No one shared this fact sheet with the creators of this movie, which runs for two hours without any of the lions,