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Braelyn Rankins on Playing Young Mufasa and Working With Lin-Manuel Miranda in 'Mufasa: The Lion King' | THR Video
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12/10/2024
Braelyn Rankins describes the excitement he felt working with Lin Manuel Miranda and singing new songs in 'Mufasa: The Lion King.' Plus, he talks working closely with Aaron Pierre in the film.
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What was it like stepping into this role? This is a huge franchise, a huge role.
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Did you have any pressures coming into it?
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I feel like I didn't have as much pressure since I'm playing Mufasa as a young'un,
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but I was really excited to start. I feel like we've seen Mufasa as a king, so getting to see
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his origin, how he became to be who he is, I just think it's been really great so far.
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What did you learn about Mufasa? Especially as a kid, that journey
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into his adulthood, what do you feel like you learned and that the audiences would appreciate?
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Well, learning Mufasa was an orphan. I mean, that's been, hey, who saw that coming?
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But there's a lot I've learned about the character for sure. Not anything that I can say
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yet, but when you see the movie, you'll definitely see.
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And I heard it's a lot of singing, so do you sing too?
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I do sing in the film.
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Any original, I heard it's a lot of original songs. So what was that process like,
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kind of stepping into this world? We know the OG songs, they're classics at this point,
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but doing new music, what was that like for you?
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Yeah, the music, that's honestly my favorite part of the film. Working with Lin was great,
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and it just feels so nostalgic. I've loved The Lion King for a long time,
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so being able to be a part of a franchise and singing it is crazy. So I'm very excited for
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everyone to hear the song, hear the music. It's my favorite part of the film.
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I love that. And what do you want this new generation of kids and families to get out
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of this film? Well, I mean, this is a very family-oriented
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film, and it's just a message about that you don't have to be your past. Mufasa has a very
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rough upbringing that we'll see. So yeah, I mean, your past doesn't define who you are,
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so you can always grow and change into someone else.
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I love that. And did you work closely with Aaron, who's the adult Mufasa at all? What was that like?
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Yes, I love Aaron. I just saw him a moment ago. I met him a couple months ago when I was actually
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recording. We weren't recording together just because I'm playing the younger version,
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he plays the older version. But he's so nice and so talented, so I'm excited for everyone
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to see his work as well. I'm excited to see his work as well, for sure.
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