The Lion King with red carpet hullabaloo in Los Angeles and in London, Barry Jenkins found time to marry his longtime filmmaking partner Lulu Wang. The Oscar-winning director introduced his Mufasa voice cast at the Cineworld theater complex in the West End and apologized for running on empty,

Blue Ivy Carter’s cinematic debut as Kiara in “Mufasa: The Lion King” shone brightly at a Los Angeles premiere attended by her proud family. Beyoncé celebrated her daughter Blue Ivy Carter’s Hollywood milestone Monday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where the 12-year-old made her debut in Mufasa: The Lion King.

"#Mufasa is a fantastic prequel that outdoes the first photorealistic The Lion King movie by a mile with an original and engaging story, better facial animation, and fun songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It ties nicely to the previous film's story and you get to see how it all started," John Nguyen tweeted.