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  • Zendaya to Play Ronnie Spector in A24 Biopic ‘Be My Baby’ for Barry Jenkins

    Dave Kajganich will write the original screenplay about the legendary Ronettes singer

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  • Glen Powell Teams Up With Barry Jenkins on Universal Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Natural Order’

    The “Moonlight” director will also co-write the film with “Coco” screenwriter Matthew Aldrich

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  • ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Heads to Disney+ in Late March

    The Barry Jenkins-directed hit is headed to streaming soon

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  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Says He Pitched a Dancehall-Inspired Villain Song for Mads Mikkelsen’s ‘Mufasa’ Character

    “I really wanted to write a good villain song for Barry, and I called him and said, ‘This going to sound crazy,’” Miranda tells TheWrap

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  • ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Barry Jenkins’ Satisfying Prequel Improves on 2019 Film in Every Way

    Oscar-winner Jenkins tells Mufasa’s origin in a strong and striking CG-animated Disney prequel

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    ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Barry Jenkins’ Satisfying Prequel Improves on 2019 Film in Every Way
  • ‘Mufasa’: Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda Show Off New Song From Disney Prequel

    The origin story of Simba’s father will hit theaters this December

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    Jeremy Fuster
    August 9, 2024 @ 10:04 PM
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  • Barry Jenkins Doesn’t Want You to Feel Bad About Skipping ‘The Underground Railroad’ (But He Wouldn’t Mind if You Picked Up the New Criterion Box Set)

    “It’s the greatest version of me as a person and as a storyteller,” the director tells TheWrap of his 2021 Prime Video miniseries

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    Barry Jenkins Doesn’t Want You to Feel Bad About Skipping ‘The Underground Railroad’ (But He Wouldn’t Mind if You Picked Up the New Criterion Box Set)
  • André Holland Says ‘The Knick’ Season 3 with Barry Jenkins Is Alive: ‘We’re Working Very Hard to Make It Happen’ | Video

    The actor tells TheWrap that Jenkins and Steven Soderbergh would be involved in a proposed third season of the medical drama

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    André Holland Says ‘The Knick’ Season 3 with Barry Jenkins Is Alive: ‘We’re Working Very Hard to Make It Happen’ | Video
  • What’s New on HBO and HBO Max in April 2023

    “Barry” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” are back to bring the laughs

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  • ‘Summer of Soul,’ Bo Burnham: Inside’ Win Peabody Awards

    Barry Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad” and PBS documentary “Mayor” also honored

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  • All 10 Oscar Best Picture Nominees With a Black Director, From ‘Precious’ to ‘King Richard’ (Photos)

    “Judas and the Black Messiah” is the latest to join the elite club

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  • Barry Jenkins to Receive Special Award From WGA West for ‘The Underground Railroad’

    The award will be handed out on March 20

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    March 10, 2022 @ 10:58 AM
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    Barry Jenkins to Receive Special Award From WGA West for ‘The Underground Railroad’
  • NAACP Image Awards: Issa Rae, Barry Jenkins, Trevor Noah Join Winners List on Night 2

    “Judas and the Black Messiah” also received recognition

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    Harper Lambert
    February 22, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
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  • ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Casts Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Adds Kelvin Harrison Jr

    Barry Jenkins is directing the live-action follow-up to the 2019 remake

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    August 26, 2021 @ 10:42 AM
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    ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Casts Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Adds Kelvin Harrison Jr
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