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None have measured up to their source material, although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music in the 2024 prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” contributed the best ditties to the studio’s songbook in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
This hyperstylishness may put off viewers who demand complete faithfulness to the source material, but that discomfort is Fennell’s point.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Short stories from Hemingway’s tales to “Brokeback Mountain” and 2017’s “Cat Person” have long been source material for movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Schrader argued that AI still depends on human artists as source material, even as it grows increasingly adept at mimicking their voices and structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
As source material, they mined the roster of National Research Fellows.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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