The 2024 Disney movie is a prequel to 2019’s “live-action"The Lion Kingfrom director Jon Favreau.
This decision was made early onMufasa’s development and long before James Earl Jones passed away.
The Mufasa quote from James Earl Jones that can be heard is:
“Look at the stars.
The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you.
And so will I.”
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The quote foreshadows Mufasa’s death and how he is still with Simba afterwards inThe Lion King.
In fact,this tribute was not always planned.
He toldEW,“It just felt like it was something that we had to do.”
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I was actually doing some early, early press, almost an hour before Mr. James Earl Jones passed.
or ‘We have to do something for 30 years [the anniversary of the original Lion King].’
I grew up without a father figure.
I wanted to find a way to honor that…
I heard his voice.
It just felt like it was something that we had to do.
The director also noted that using this specific quote"wasn’t an intellectual choice.
It was a gut choice.
Source:EW
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