Tiffany Boone describes the pressure the cast felt telling a new part of 'The Lion King' story while chatting with THR at the 'Mufasa' premiere. Plus, she shares what fans will learn about her character, Sarabi.
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00:00Stepping into this film, 30 years after the original,
00:04what was that like for you?
00:05Especially, you have such a powerful character.
00:08And I feel like, stepping into those shoes,
00:10what was that like for you?
00:11A lot of pressure.
00:12You know, I'm a fan of the original,
00:14it meant a lot to me, so I think we all wanna do justice,
00:17telling this new part of the story.
00:19But it's also like, Barry Jenkins
00:21is such an incredible director,
00:23that anytime we got in the booth with him,
00:24he's like, check all that off,
00:25just have fun and explore, and that's what I hope we did.
00:28And so, Robbie is a queen.
00:30So, how did you tap into,
00:31how did you tell the story of her queendom,
00:34that we may not have really got to see in the OG film?
00:37Yeah, I feel like we didn't get to know a lot about her
00:39in the original, right?
00:40We just know she's like, perfect,
00:42and she's the perfect mother, and perfect wife,
00:45and this queen of the Pride Lands.
00:46But in this, we get to find out who she was before that,
00:49and what's the journey that got her to that point.
00:52So, it's fun to explore that.
00:54And what did you learn about her,
00:56that you want audiences to take away?
00:58I learned that she is feisty.
01:01That's a feisty lady right there.
01:03But she's also really sweet and vulnerable.
01:06How did she kind of help her husband, Mufasa,
01:09as well as her son, Simba,
01:11along their journeys to kingship?
01:13Yeah, well, I think behind every great man
01:16is a even better woman, right?
01:18And I think that's true with Sir Robbie.
01:20I think she is a supporter.
01:22I think she is honest with them.
01:25And I think she is loving.
01:27Yeah.
01:28And we go through three generations, right?
01:30So, she's the queen, of course,
01:32but there's Mufasa, there's Simba, and now there's Kiara.
01:36So, how does her wisdom kind of transcend
01:39through those three generations?
01:41Yeah, that's a great question.
01:42I feel like you can see her love
01:44pass down through the generations.
01:46I think, hey, Simba is a great father.
01:50We get to see him as.
01:51And I think the love of a mother
01:54teaches you how to be a great parent, right?
01:56So, I think that's part of it.
01:58My last question for you is,
01:59what do you want audiences to take away from this film?
02:03I really, most of all, just want people to have fun.
02:05I want them to revisit these characters
02:08they love for 30 years
02:09and see a different side of them and enjoy themselves.
02:12And wait, one more question.
02:13We're asking everyone,
02:14what was their favorite film of 2024?
02:16Challengers.