Mufasa (2003 film)

Mufasa is a 2003 family film from Walt Disney Pictures.

Cast

 * James Earl Jones as Mufasa.
 * Michael J. Fox as Milo James Thatch.
 * Hugo Weaving as Ahadi and the narrator.
 * Willem Dafoe as David.
 * Jeremy Irons as Scar.
 * Viola Davis as Sarabi.
 * Alfre Woodard as Urzuri.
 * Rick Moranis as Rutt
 * Dave Thomas as Tuke.
 * Joe Ranft as Pete the Dragonfly, Goat #1, Piggy, Mouse, Flock of Goose, Cricket.
 * Andrew Stanton as James the Elephant
 * Jim Cummings as Raccoon, Gopher, Mole, Ladybird
 * Jeff Bennett as Freddy the Pelican.
 * Fred Tatasciore as Lead Spoonbill
 * John Ratzenberger as Trunky.
 * Zoe Leader As Sarafina

Additional Voices

 * Jack Angel - Rhinoceros
 * Joe Ranft - Caribou #1, Grasshopper, Pelican #2
 * Joseph Ashton - Mammoth
 * Rodger Bumpass - Flamingo
 * Lily Collins - Baby Lioness Cub #1
 * Jim Cummings - Antelope, Pelican #1
 * Bob Bergen - Rabbit, Pelican #3
 * Mona Marshall - Mother Goose
 * Bobby Block - Baby Lioness Cub #2
 * Debi Derryberry - Lioness #1
 * Laraine Newman - Lioness #2
 * Patrick Pinney - Hippo
 * Phil Proctor - Monkey
 * Taylor Dempsey - Baby Lioness Cub #3
 * Andrew Stanton - Lobster, Fish Pelican, Happy Elephant, Egret
 * Patti Deutsch - Sarabi's Mother
 * Jim Ward - Lemur
 * Paul Eiding - Parrot
 * Jennifer Darling - Lioness #3
 * Sherry Lynn - Lioness #4
 * Mickie McGowan - Lioness #5
 * Jess Harnell - Leader Pelican on rock
 * Laura Marano - Baby Lioness Cub #4
 * Vanessa Marano - Baby Lioness Cub #5
 * Daryl Sabara - Baby Lioness Cub #6, Baby Elephant #1
 * Evan Sabara - Baby Lioness Cub #7, Baby Elephant #2
 * Jessie Flower - Baby Elephant #3
 * John Cygan - Ram
 * Mary Linda-Phillips - Giraffe
 * Steven Jay Blum - Albatross
 * Kat Cressida - Mother Elephant
 * Jane Carr - Lioness #6
 * Jordan Orr - Lion Cub #1
 * Susan Blu - Lioness #7
 * Beth Anderson - Proud Lioness
 * Bill Farmer - Pelican #4
 * Pat Fraley - Ram #2
 * Jan Rabson - Elephant
 * Scott Gershin - Stork
 * Joe Whyte - Seagull
 * Hillary Brooks - Lioness #8
 * Tara Strong - Baby Lioness Cub #9
 * Erica Beck - Baby Lioness Cub #10
 * Sophia Ranft - Baby Lioness Cub #11
 * Jennifer L. Hughes - Lioness #9
 * Ben Stanton - Lion Cub #2
 * Marc John Jefferies - Lion Cub #3
 * Jordy Ranft - Lion Cub #4
 * Erik Per Sullivan - Lion Cub #5

Trivia

 * Originally, Sam Neill was narrating the film like he did in the early teaser trailer, but Hugo Weaving, who voiced Ahadi, Mufasa's dad, got the part and narrated the film in 12 hours.
 * During production, child actors voiced the baby cubs when test audiences belived it was too cute and cuddly.
 * Disney's first animation epic thriller film.
 * Viola Davis' first animated film when she took Sarabi's voice actor Madge Sinclair died in 1995. Davis was the new voice for Sarabi when she recorded her lines.
 * The vocals of Scar's roaring and snarling sounds were a mix of a lion, tiger, leopard, cougar, puma, alligator, wolf, bear and a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
 * The film shares similarities to Tarzan, The Jungle Book and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the plot is later similar to Duma.