NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times. The question ...

Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times.

Director Barry Jenkins is a lot of things. An Oscar-winning filmmaker, writer, and television auteur. A former Time 100 most influential person in the world. A respected director whose work in ...

Barry Jenkins Says All-Virtual Filmmaking ‘Is Not My Thing’ After Directing ‘Mufasa’; Disney Sent Him a Note Worrying That One Long Take Was Too ‘Slow’ By Zack Sharf.

Director Barry Jenkins is best known for films like Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk. On NPR's Wild Card, he opens up about where he felt the safest as a kid.

NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times. The question ...

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins poses for a portrait to promote the film "Mufasa" on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Rebecca Cabage“My head was spinning when this started,” Jenkins says.