Barry Jenkins Planned on Turning Down ‘Mufasa’ Before Reading the Script: ‘Holy Sh*t, This Is Good’
Barry Jenkins almost didn’t make it into the Disney family. The Oscar winner told Vulture that he assumed he would turn down directing “The Lion King” prequel “Mufasa.” Yet, it was the strength of screenwriter Jeff Nathanson’s script that inspired Jenkins to helm his first (and most likely,