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How 'Mufasa' rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy's voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music

Dec. 19, 2024 22:21 PM EST

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones' legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor. But instead of letting the pressure roar too loudly, he harnessed his nerves to breathe fresh life into his young lion...

Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Dec. 11, 2024 15:02 PM EST

Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there's something this slab of human beef can't do: Anchor a decent movie. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the titular hero in “Kraven the Hunter,” the sixth attempt in...

A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse

Nov. 15, 2024 08:33 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — When Sara first arrived at her rescuers' home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over her little furry body. After spending two months in a small Beirut apartment with an animal rights group, the four-and-half-month-old lion cub...

A worker at a Crimean wildlife park has been killed by lions

Oct. 16, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea died Wednesday when she was attacked by lions, officials said. According to the Russian Investigative Committee's office in the Russia-annexed peninsula, the death occurred when the worker went into a cage at the Taigan...

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

Oct. 04, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officials said. State media VNExpress cited a caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city saying the animals were fed with raw chicken bought from...