Summary
It’s almost time to return to the Pride Lands!
PERRI NEMIROFF: Taking on iconic roles like these is a high-pressure situation.
AARON PIERRE: Honestly, initially, I didnt experience much success with it.
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My first interaction with the script was a lot of failing forwards.
Thats where the fun just really continues, and I had a really beautiful experience with it.
Do you remember what that moment was?
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I cant say too much.
KELVIN HARRISON JR.: I think mine was in the scene with Tiffany.
That was when I really got to find my youthful version of that Scar attitude.
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Where is his rizz, as the kids call it?
TIFFANY BOONE: Oh, therizz.
HARRISON JR.: The rizz.
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Thats when I was like, Okay, now I understand.
[Performs Takas efforts]
BOONE: I forgot you used to do those!
[Laughs] Wed be like, Just do a few of those for us.
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
PIERRE: I would love when they would leave it open for him.
Keep going, Kel.
When are we gonna see the Taka blooper reel?
HARRISON JR.: Listen, where’s Mr. Jenkins?
Long Live the King.
[Laughs] How about for you, Tiffany?
BOONE: Okay, I’m just going to be honest.
So, I’m not sure that moment actually really came in this process.
My team would be like, Oh yeah, theyre asking when you’re available forLion King.
And I was like, Oh, I’m not fired?
I thought they replaced me with somebody already.
And so, I’m not sure.
If they’re paying you to record this music, they’re probably not gonna fire you.
[Laughs]
PIERRE: You crushed it.
You crushed it, Tiffany.
As someone with a very similar mentality, I get it.
HARRISON JR.: I knew you had it from the first day.
BOONE: Thank you.
HARRISON JR.: The power you had and the elegance, I was like, Oh my gosh.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. Then Barry was like, Alright, we get it.
You love Jeremy Irons.
Let’s find out the Taka voice.
And I think it was just finding the right moment in the scene.
We did it so many times.
I just did it in different increments.
And yeah, I just tried to check that I hit the button.
I was tickled when I saw the blending and almost couldn’t differentiate anymore.
Creatively, that filled me up.
HARRISON JR.: It was fun.
HARRISON JR.: You know what?
That’s a good pick!
HARRISON JR.: Thats not an iconic duo, but it’s an iconic duo.
HARRISON JR.: Oh my god.
Tiffany, I’ll throw this to you.
Between the two of them, who is the Glinda and who is the Elphaba?
I think you’re the Glinda, [Kelvin], and youre the Elphaba, [Aaron].
HARRISON JR.: Oh, wow.
I could see this.
PIERRE: I love it.
Look at him complaining.
HARRISON JR.: [Starts singing off-key] See, I sing it so nice.
[Sings off-key] You dont think Im Elphaba?
BOONE: I mean, you guys could be interchangeable.
I havent seen the film yet.
PIERRE: You started a whole conversation off-camera now.
Im perfectly fine with that.
BOONE: Im in trouble.
PIERRE: Tiffanys in trouble now.
You know I have to end with aLanternsquestion because our audience loves the superhero shows and films.
I’m very excited for it.
What is it about the superhero genre that draws you to it?
PIERRE: That’s a really thoughtful and beautiful question.
Honestly, it’s never about where the industry winds are blowing for me.
That mentality is what keeps me coming back for more from you!
And from you, Kelvin, and now, Tiffany, you’re part of the vibe.
PIERRE: We last saw you in Utah.
Yes, we did.That was a lovely conversation.
One of my favorite Collider Forces.
I cannot wait to see more from all three of you!
Mufasa: The Lion Kingopens in theaters on December 20.
The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
