Helmed by “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” director Barry Jenkins, “Mufasa: The Lion King” tells the story of how lost cub Mufasa becomes the leader of the Pride Lands.

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Watch the Disney Plus Release Date Trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King, a live-action addition to The Lion King franchise distributed by Walt Disney Pictures streaming on Disney Plus on March 26.

Oto, Japan’s oldest lion, died Monday of natural causes at the Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Aichi Prefecture, according to the zoo. She was 25½ years old — equivalent to about 100 human ...