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The Lion King is a 2019 American computer-animated film directed by Jon Favreau and written by Jeff Nathanson. As a remake of the 1994 animated film of the same name, the film was released by Walt Disney Pictures on July 19, 2019. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.

Summary

Simba, the son of Mufasa and the Prince of the Pride Lands, hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Mufasa's brother, Scar, plots to betray Mufasa and take over the Pride Lands, forcing Simba into exile, where he meets Timon and Pumbaa. Simba has to make an alliance, and rebuild himself fully to take what is rightfully his.

Plot

Spoilers start here.


In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasa's and Queen Sarabi's newborn son, Simba, is presented to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill, the kingdom's shaman and advisor. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the "circle of life", which connects all living things. Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, covets the throne and plots to eliminate Mufasa and Simba, so he may become king. He tricks Simba and his best friend Nala (to whom Simba is betrothed) into exploring a forbidden elephants' graveyard, where they are attacked by spotted hyenas led by Shenzi, Kamari, and Azizi. Mufasa is alerted about the incident by his majordomo, the hornbill Zazu, and rescues the cubs. Though upset with Simba, Mufasa forgives him and explains that the great kings of the past watch over them from the night sky, from which he will one day watch over Simba. Meanwhile, Scar visits the hyenas and manages to convince them to help him overthrow Mufasa in exchange for hunting rights in the Pride Lands.

Scar sets a trap for his brother and nephew, luring Simba into a gorge and having the hyenas drive a large herd of wildebeest into a stampede that will trample him. He informs Mufasa of Simba's peril, knowing that the king will rush to save his son. Mufasa saves Simba but ends up hanging perilously from the gorge's edge. Scar refuses to help Mufasa, instead sending him falling to his death. He then convinces Simba that the tragedy was Simba's own fault and advises him to leave the kingdom and never return. He orders the hyenas to kill the cub, but Simba escapes. Scar tells the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede and steps forward as the new king, allowing his three hyena minions and the rest of their large pack to live in the Pride Lands.

Simba collapses in a desert and is rescued by Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and warthog, who are fellow outcasts. Simba grows up in the jungle with his two new friends and the other animals, living a carefree life under the motto "hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili). Now a young adult, Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who turns out to be Nala. She and Simba reunite and fall in love, and she urges him to return home, telling him that the Pride Lands have become a drought-stricken wasteland under Scar's reign. Feeling guilty over his father's death, Simba refuses and storms off. He then encounters Rafiki, who tells him that Mufasa's spirit lives on in Simba. Simba is visited by the ghost of Mufasa in the night sky, who tells him that he must take his rightful place as king. Realizing that he can no longer run from his past, Simba decides to return to the Pride Lands.

Aided by his friends, Simba sneaks past the hyenas at Pride Rock and confronts Scar, who had just struck Sarabi. Scar taunts Simba over his role in Mufasa's death and backs him to the edge of the rock, where he reveals to him that he murdered Mufasa. Enraged, Simba reveals the truth to the rest of the pride. Scar attempts to defend himself, but his knowledge of Mufasa's last moment (despite having previously claimed that he arrived too late at the gorge) exposes his role in Mufasa's death. Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu, and the lionesses fend off the hyenas while Scar, attempting to escape, is cornered by Simba at the top of Pride Rock. Scar begs for mercy and attempts to blame the hyenas for his actions; Simba spares his life, but orders him to leave the Pride Lands forever. Scar refuses and attacks his nephew, but Simba manages to toss him from the top of the rock. Scar survives the fall, but is attacked and killed by the hyenas, who overheard his attempt to betray them. Afterwards, Simba takes over the kingship and makes Nala his queen.

Later, with Pride Rock restored to its usual state, Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to the assembled animals, continuing the circle of life.

Spoilers end here.


Cast

Production

Development

On September 28, 2016, Walt Disney Studios announced that director Jon Favreau would develop the live-action reimagining of The Lion King. The project follows the technologically groundbreaking smash hit The Jungle Book, directed by Favreau, which debuted in April and earned $965.8 million worldwide.

The Lion King builds on Disney's success of reimagining its classics for a contemporary audience with films like Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Christopher Robin, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Mary Poppins Returns, Dumbo, and Aladdin.

The Lion King (1994) is one of the biggest animated films of all time with a lifetime global box office gross of $968.8 million, including $422.8 million domestically. It won Academy Awards for the original song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John, Tim Rice) and original score (Hans Zimmer), plus two Grammy Awards, with the soundtrack selling over 14 million copies. In 1997, the stage production The Lion King made its Broadway debut, winning six Tony Awards; 19 years later, it remains one of Broadway's biggest hits alongside several other productions running around the world, including London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid, Mexico City, Shanghai, and North America. Translated into eight different languages, its 23 global productions have been seen by more than 85 million people across every continent except Antarctica. The Lion King's worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.[1]

In February 2017, it was announced that Donald Glover was cast as the voice of Simba, while James Earl Jones was also announced in the cast to reprise his role as Mufasa.[2] Later in April 2017, it was announced that Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner would be voicing Pumbaa and Timon respectively. While in July 2017, Disney announced that John Oliver would be voicing Zazu.

In August 2017, Alfre Woodard and John Kani were also announced as cast members of the film and were confirmed to play Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively. In November 2017, it was confirmed that Chiwetel Ejiofor would voice Scar, while Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, and Keegan-Michael Key had also joined the cast to voice the hyenas Azizi, Shenzi, and Kamari, J.D. McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph were also confirmed to be voicing Young Simba and Young Nala.

It was announced on November 1, 2017, that Hans Zimmer would return to score the film, in which having previously scored the 1994 animated version. It was also announced later in the month that Elton John (who also scored the 1994 film) had also signed onto work on the film's soundtrack as well before his retirement.

On February 9, 2018, Elton John confirmed he would be working again with Tim Rice on a new song for the end credits sung by Beyoncé. He also confirmed that four out of the five songs from the original would make it in the remake.[3] On the same day, artist Aaron Blaise announced that he was working on a picture book adaptation by Disney Publishing.[4] On February 3, 2019, Skyler Shuler of the DisInsider reported "Be Prepared" would be included as well.

Filming began in the summer of 2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles, California.

Music

Main article: The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)

Hans Zimmer, who composed the 1994 animated version, would return to compose the score for the remake. Elton John also returned to rework his musical compositions from the original film before his retirement, with Beyoncé assisting John in the reworking of the soundtrack and creating a new song for the film titled "Spirit". Elton John and Tim Rice also wrote a new song for the film's end credits, titled "Never Too Late". Digitally released by Walt Disney Records on July 11, 2019 with a physical release on July 19, the soundtrack also features all the songs from the original film, a cover of The Token's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and the song "He Lives in You" from Rhythm of the Pride Lands and the Broadway musical.

Release

International premieres

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 352 reviews, and an average rating of 6.04/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "While it can take pride in its visual achievements, The Lion King is a by-the-numbers retelling that lacks the energy and heart that made the original so beloved--though for some fans that may just be enough."

Differences from the 1994 film

  • Shenzi in the original, while the more smarter one of the hyena trio, was just as comical and at times not particularly bright just like Banzai and Ed and had a southern accent, whereas here she is a much more ruthless, cold, serious, and fierce leader of the pack and had an African accent.
  • In the original, the three hyenas (Shenzi included) refuse to go after Simba due to a field of thorns that he escaped through being to dense for them and know that he won't survive long enough in the desert, so instead lie to Scar that they killed him and if Simba return they'll actually do so, where as here Kamari and Azizi chase him off of a cliff and assume that he's dead due to how high it is, and decide to tell Shenzi that they "killed" him, and therefore tell Scar.
  • The mouse Scar tried to eat appears more frequently in the film where it tries to find shelter in Pride Rock and when Scar notices it where he does not pick it up and attempts to eat it and the mouse later appears during the end of the film among the other animals returning to Pride Rock. In the animated film, the mouse only appears in the beginning of the film and Scar grabs him and tries to eat him, but loses the mouse when Zazu distracts him.
  • The gopher that gave Zazu news about the Pride Lands was absent in the film.
  • Timon and Pumbaa live alone together in the jungle in the original, whereas here, there are other fellow animals that live with them such as some guinea fowl, a bushbaby, some gazelles, an elephant shrew, a bat-eared fox, among others.
  • The scene where Timon and Pumbaa perform their "live bait" distraction to help Simba and Nala get past the hyenas by performing the hula was replaced with a scene parodying the intro to the "Be Our Guest" musical number from Beauty and the Beast, with the hyenas chasing the duo before Timon can even sing the song.
  • The scene where Timon and Pumbaa sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" before Nala chases them is expanded in to a short musical number, assuring their fellow herbivores that everything's okay and even sings along with the duo.
  • There are various changes during the musical number "I Just Can't Wait to Be King":
    • In the animated film, Nala only has one solo line and the rest of her singing is done in conjunction with Simba and the chorus. In the live-action remake, she has more solo lines, many of which were originally sung by Simba in the original film.
    • Three cheetah cubs follow Simba and Nala frolicking around the grasslands; this scene does not appear in the animated version; instead in the animated version, Simba pretends to be an adult lion by wearing a bush resembling a lion's mane while he roars at Zazu, pushing him into a muddy puddle and later flung by an elephant.
    • Simba and Nala rode on ostriches in the original film, whereas in the remake, they do not. Instead, the ostriches that Simba and Nala pass through start repelling at Zazu to save the spot for them.
    • The scene where Zazu was standing on a log and falling off the river in the original film was replaced with him standing on a hippopotamus which suddenly submerges underwater and then emerges while Zazu flies away.
    • The famous scene during the end of the song originally included Simba and Nala standing atop a tower of animals in which the tower of animals falls to the ground with a rhinoceros falling on Zazu; in this film, Simba and Nala frolic across a large herd of animals with a flock of weaverbirds flying around Zazu.
  • Certain scenes were changed during the gorge scene:
    • The scene where Shenzi tells Banzai (Kamari) to be patient on trying to catch a wildebeest while waiting for the signal from Scar was omitted.
    • The chameleon seen in this sequence was a different species of chameleon. In the animated film, the chameleon was a horned chameleon. In the remake, the chameleon was not a horned chameleon but a different species seen eating a dragonfly, whereas in the animated film, there was no dragonfly that the chameleon is about to eat.
    • During the part where the wildebeests begin stampeding across the gorge, the part where Shenzi tries to catch a wildebeest and fails to catch one is omitted.
    • In the animated film, Mufasa saves Simba who is sent mid air when a wildebeest runs over the dead tree he is standing on. In the remake, Mufasa arrives at the tree Simba is resting on while a wildebeest pushes Mufasa, destroying the tree.
    • In the original, Scar tells Simba that his father has a "surprise" for him and tells him to wait in the gorge while Scar "gets" Mufasa, not before telling Simba to practice that "little roar" of his. In the remake, he tells Simba to find his roar here in the gorge claiming that the gorge is where Mufasa "would" often go there to find his roar when he was a cub.
  • In the original film, Scar verbally and physically abuses Sarabi for "not looking hard enough" for food and narrow-mindlessly rejects her suggestion to leave Pride Rock, whereas here he abuses her for refusing to be his mate and still chooses Mufasa, even after his death. The remake also implies that Scar deliberately orchestrated the Pride Lands' transformation into a wasteland by giving the hyenas first dibs over the lions on any hunts out of spite for Sarabi still refusing him in favor of Mufasa, whereas in the original film, it was simply due to Scar's incompetence in ruling the kingdom that this happened.
    • This could be from the deleted scene of the original, where Scar wants to have Nala be his mate, but refuses.
    • In this one, Nala is the one that suggests that they should leave Pride Rock, to which Sarabi is reluctant to because it is their home.
    • The scene where Nala sneaks off and leaves the pride to find help and Zazu distracting Scar and the hyenas is based on Shadowland, a number from the broadway musical and a deleted scene of the original where Scar banishes Nala from the Pride Lands by calling in the hyenas, which results in the "Be Prepared" reprise.
  • Rafiki knows Simba is alive when he founds a piece of his mane which was first carried by a bird, then got into a giraffe's mouth which later carried by a dung beetle and finally picked up by one of the ants.
  • While the hyenas trigger Pumbaa by fat shaming him with being followed by Pumbaa vengefully fighting off the hyenas is similar to the original. The differences here:
    • That whereas Banzai insults Pumbaa by referring him as a pig, Azizi call him chubby.
    • Pumbaa furiously responds with "I may run from hyenas, but I do not run from a bully!" as opposed to "They call me Mr. Pig!" before vengefully fending them off.
    • In the original film, Timon cowardly hides in the rib-cage prison that Zazu's imprisoned in. In the remake, he's with Pumbaa when they discovered they're surrounded by hyenas and ask Pumbaa, during the aftermath of his wrath, if that helped him confront his issues towards those that have judged and mocked him for his gluttony and flatulence problem.
  • During the flashback in the "Hakuna Matata" musical number, Pumbaa is portrayed as a red river hog piglet instead of an adult warthog, like in the original, and passes gas in the watering hole, contaminating it, much to the horror of a herd of zebras. Additionally, he also manages to say farted here instead of Timon immediately stopping him from saying it in front of a young Simba, which is followed by him passing gas (matching the tune to the instrumental of the song).
  • During the scene where both Timon and Pumbaa are chased by Nala, in the original Pumbaa gets separated from Timon by wandering off before the chase, and gets stuck in a tree stump and Timon, who quickly catches up to him, unsuccessfully attempting to push him out, whereas here the two get separated during the chase and Pumbaa eventually gets cornered into a wall just before Simba comes to the rescue.
  • One scene unique in this film is when Simba adapts to having a new life with Timon, Pumbaa, and some of the neighbors where Simba toppled over a termite mound for Timon, Pumbaa, and their neighbors to have termites for them to eat. This scene does not occur in the animated version.
    • Additonally the scene where Simba belches while the trio are star gazing in this version does tie into it by having Simba respond with "it might be the termites", which is followed by Pumbaa farting and saying "...or the crickets."
  • During the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" scene, Simba doesn't jump into the watering hole and pulls Nala in with him, and instead the two go up to a high hill towards the end of the song. The song doesn't end with Timon and Pumbaa crying, though they still sadly sing the last part of the song.
  • In the original, Zazu is imprisoned during Scar's rule, whereas in this remake, he is free, but hiding from Scar and the hyenas who harass and chase him whenever he is spotted by them.
  • When Simba manages to pull himself up, upon discovering Scar's true role in Mufasa's murder, in the orginal he forces Scar to tell the truth in front of the other lionesses and strangles him furiously when he refuses to, forcing him to do so, whereas here he doesn't hesistate to call his nephew a liar, but Sarabi immediately sees through Scar's lies, when she points out that he "arrive to the gorge too late", and yet he said he remembered "the look of fear in Mufasa's eyes."
  • Scar doesn't forbid anyone from mentioning Mufasa's name in this film.
  • In this film, Rafiki uses his staff to save Zazu from the hyenas whereas in the original, he uses it to save Simba from the hyenas.
  • In the original, Scar did not necessarily mind not having a queen, but in this film, he wants Sarabi to be his queen.
  • A lot of changes in the Elephant Graveyard scene:
    • Nala acts concerned around trespassing there, whereas in the original she is as curious as Simba is.
    • Whereas the original only had three hyenas chase Simba and Nala, the remake has the whole clan chase them around.
    • In the original film, Zazu immediately catches up to Simba and Nala just before the hyena discovers them, where as here, he arrives after the hyenas.
    • The hyenas did not launch Zazu in the "birdie boiler" geyser like in the original film.
    • During the part where before Mufasa takes Simba, Nala, and Zazu back to the Pride Lands after surviving the ambush with the hyenas, instead of sharply berating his son for his disobedience and instructing the three to follow him back him, Mufasa simply gives a silent but disappointed look towards him before starting to head out with Zazu and the cubs following after him. Additionally, as the four leave, it was Shenzi standing on a ledge where she watches over Mufasa who saved the cubs instead of Scar who was watching over the hyenas who chased the cubs. Also in this film, Scar does not appear in this scene until after the scene where Mufasa tells Simba to look at the stars, where Scar plans to take over as king of Pride Rock to find more meat for them and the hyenas.
  • When Simba plans on returning to Pride Rock to be the new ruler, the scene where Nala tells Timon and Pumbaa to know that Simba returned to Pride Rock to get to Pride Rock to stop Scar's tyranny was omitted. Instead, it features Simba running across a sleeping Timon and Pumbaa who notice Simba returning to Pride Rock with Nala returning sadly because Simba would not trust her until Simba decides to follow Nala's advice.
  • During the scene where Simba is running across the desert to return to Pride Rock after being told by Mufasa to take place as king, the song heard is not "Busa" which was in the animated version, but instead "Spirit" performed by Beyoncé.
  • Rafiki's staff was not seen at all until during the climax of the film where Rafiki grabs it and calls the stick "an old friend".
  • When Scar tells Simba his secret about what he did to Mufasa, the flashback where Mufasa dies during the stampede does not have a red background like in the animated film but rather slow-motion footage of the same scene where Mufasa falls to his death.
    • In that same moment before Simba falls into a pool of fire, Simba grabs Scar using his jaw to avoid falling to his demise rather than pouncing on him like in the animated film.
  • Zazu was also present during the final battle fighting against the hyenas taunting them, while in the animated film, he is still caged until Pumbaa destroys the cage Zazu is imprisoned at.
  • In this film, Simba finds out that Scar betrayed not only him, but also the hyenas when Scar tries to shift the blame on them whereas in the original, Simba finds out that Scar only betrayed him.
    • In addition, when cornered, Scar spitefully declares that he alone had the birthright to be king instead of Simba in the remake, while in the original, he cowardly begs for mercy.
    • Also, In the original, Scar calls his hyenas the enemies shortly before his fight with Simba. In this film, he calls them revolting scavengers and even threatens to kill them.
  • During the confrontation against Simba and Scar, the scene where Scar leaps through the big flames was omitted as Simba bravely continues fighting him and eventually knocks him off a cliff.
  • After Scar survives the fall, he plans on taking revenge against Simba by building a bigger army of hyenas so he could become more powerful, but the hyenas reject his plan after overhearing him blaming them for Mufasa's death, fed up with his cruel deeds, including his lies, and turn against him (the only true thing he said being that "a hyena's bully is never full"). In the animated film, Scar thinks the hyenas are his friends, but Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed reveal that they overheard Scar betraying the hyenas as they plan to take down their leader.
  • Scar's death in this film is clearly more frightening than in the original; When the hyenas prepare to take out Scar for betraying them, Scar was actually seen briefly fighting for his life against a few hyenas before he is over powered by the rest of the hyenas who jump on him, devouring him. In the animated film, he was too frightened to even fight back and ends up getting eaten alive and engulfed by a huge fire at the same time.
  • During the reprise of "Circle of Life" in the original film, Timon and Pumbaa stand atop Pride Rock standing alongside Simba and Nala. In this film, Timon and Pumbaa are seen standing on a rock along with other animals neighboring with the duo in the jungle instead of standing atop Pride Rock, though they still presumably become residents as well.

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Trivia

  • The Lion King is the eighth of many remakes of classic Disney animated films released in the 21st century, following Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Christopher Robin, Dumbo, and Aladdin (Pete's Dragon doesn't count as it is considered a remake of a live-action movie).
    • In addition, The Lion King is the third of four remakes of animated films that Disney has slated for release in 2019, after Dumbo and Aladdin, and followed by Lady and the Tramp.
  • This is the third remake of a Walt Disney Animation Studios movie that is from the Disney Renaissance, after 2017's Beauty and the Beast and 2019's Aladdin, followed by 2020's Mulan.
  • This is Jon Favreau's second Disney movie based on a classic Disney animated movie, after directing The Jungle Book.
    • The Lion King is both Jon Favreau's first musical film and first entirely animated film.
  • James Earl Jones was the voice of Mufasa in the original animated film. He is the sixth actor to reprise his role for a Disney remake of a previous Disney animated production after Jim Cummings (who previously voiced both Ed and the Gopher and partially provided Scar's singing voice in the original animated film), Brad Garrett (both of who reprised Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, also voiced by Cummings since the late 1980s, and Eeyore, whom Garrett voiced previously in Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and recently in Ralph Breaks the Internet, in 2018's Christopher Robin), Nancy Cartwright (who previously voiced Pumbaa Jr. in the Timon & Pumbaa episode Never Everglades) and Patton Oswalt (both of who reprise Rufus and Professor Dementor in the live-action Kim Possible film), and Frank Welker (who reprised the vocal effects for Abu and Rajah and the voice of the Cave of Wonders in Aladdin, released two months earlier).
    • In addition to that, the film's teaser trailer combines James Earl Jones' archival and newer recordings for his role of Mufasa.
  • At 86, at the time, James Earl Jones is the oldest of the cast; he was 63 when he did the voice of Mufasa in the 1994 animated original.
  • Banzai and Ed are the only characters from the original animated film to be renamed due to being the only characters without Swahili names excluding Scar, whose name is a sobriquet, and Nala, whose name was created for the original film.
  • This film marks Sarabi's first full appearance in a Lion King production since the original animated film, apart from her cameos in the midquel The Lion King 1½ and two of the Timon and Pumbaa's Wild About Safety shorts.
  • This is the third Disney remake of a Disney classic to have its music score composed by the same composer as the original animated film after 2017's Beauty and the Beast and 2019's Aladdin (both of which are composed and scored by Alan Menken).
  • James Earl Jones, Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and Tim Rice are the only people who worked on the original animated film that reprise their respective roles, as the voice of Mufasa, the composer of the film, and songwriters.
    • In addition, this is the third remake to credit Tim Rice within its soundtrack after 2017's Beauty and the Beast and 2019's Aladdin.
  • This is the second time that Ernie Sabella does not reprise the role of Pumbaa. The first was Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure.
  • Actors Donald Glover, who voices Simba, and James Earl Jones, who voices Mufasa, both had roles in the Star Wars Saga: Glover plays young Lando Calrissian in Solo while Jones voices Darth Vader in the the main Star Wars films (except the sequel trilogy) that featured him and reprised the role in Rogue One.
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor who voices Scar and Alfre Woodard who voices Sarabi, previously collaborated in the Academy Award winning film, 12 Years a Slave.
  • This is the second movie collaboration between Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor after The Martian.
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor previously collaborated with the original voice actor of Zazu, Rowan Atkinson, in Love Actually and its television short film sequel, Red Nose Day Actually.
  • The scene where Timon and Pumbaa refer to Zazu as a puppet upon their introduction to him might be a call back to his portrayal in the Broadway musical through puppetry. His design is similar in appearance to the Broadway version with a notable feature of white feathers as opposed to the blue ones from the original.
  • Billy Eichner who voices Timon and Keegan-Michael Key who voices Kamari, previously worked together in The Angry Birds Movie.
  • This is the second Disney film to feature the voice of Keegan-Michael Key in a same year, following his voice role of Ducky in Toy Story 4.
  • Both Seth Rogen and Hans Zimmer have worked in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Rogen voiced Master Mantis while Zimmer did the score of the first two films with fellow composer John Powell and did the score for the third movie on his own, due to Powell’s scheduling conflicts.
  • Seth Rogen (who voices Pumbaa) appears as a guest in an episode of The Eric Andre Show to which the titular host voiced Azizi, and in one episode he also roasts Beyonce (who voices Nala) in one of his monologues.
  • This is the first remake of a Disney Animated Canon film and the third Disney film overall after Toy Story 4 and Frozen II to be streamed on Disney+.
  • This film uses the same 2D animated variant of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo from 2016's The Jungle Book, only the logo does not zoom out at the end this time.
    • This film is also the first live-action Disney movie to feature the full closing logo at the end. Previous live-action films had the short closing logo.
  • The Lion King is Disney's first traditionally-animated film to have a computer-animated remake and also the second traditionally-animated film in general to do so after Pokémon: The First Movie (whose remake has still yet to be released in the US, though).
  • This is the first time the end credits song for the original Disney animated film is not the end credits song for a Disney live-action remake; the songs Never Too Late, He Lives in You, and Mbube replace Can You Feel the Love Tonight as this film's end credits songs.
  • This film marks the first time Pharrell Williams has collaborated with Disney on a film; he served as the producer for five songs.
  • Shahadi Wright Joseph previously played young Nala in the Broadway musical version when she was six years old.[5] She is the second actor to play her role in both a Broadway musical and a Disney film after Jonathan Freeman (who played Jafar in the Disney animated film Aladdin and its Broadway musical).
  • Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, John Kani, and Florence Kasumba all have roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Favreau directed two Iron Man films and plays Happy Hogan as well serves as the executive producer to a majority of the films in the MCU, Glover plays Aaron Davis, Ejiofor plays Baron Mordo, Woodard plays Mariah Dillard as well as Miriam Sharpe in a cameo role, while Kani and Kasumba portray T'Chaka and Ayo, respectively.

References

  1. ↑ "The Lion King: Disney confirms a live-action movie is coming". Den of Geek (September 28, 2016).
  2. ↑ Jon Favreau Twitter
  3. ↑ "CAN'T WAIT TO BEY KING Theatre legend Tim Rice joins Sir Elton John and Beyonce for Lion King remake soundtrack". The Sun (February 9, 2018).
  4. ↑ Aaron Blaise Twitter
  5. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/03/23/us-meet-shahadi-wright-joseph-jordan-peele-teen-horror-warrior/3241589002/ "Meet Shahadi Wright Joseph, the breakout horror warrior in Jordan Peele's 'Us'"

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Media
Films: The Lion King (video) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (video) • The Lion King 1½ (video) • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar • The Lion King (2019) (video) • Mufasa: The Lion King

Television: Find Out Why • Timon & Pumbaa (videography) • Timon and Pumbaa's Wild About Safety • The Lion Guard (videography) • It's UnBungalievable!
Soundtracks: The Lion King • Rhythm of the Pride Lands • The Legacy Collection • The Lion King Collection • Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • Best of the Lion King • The Lion King 1½: Songs from Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure • Original Broadway Cast Recording • Festival of the Lion King • The Legend of the Lion King • The Lion Guard • The Lion King (2019 film) • The Lion King & Jungle Festival: Rhythms of the Pride Lands
Video games: The Lion King • Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games • The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure • Kingdom Hearts II • Animated Storybook: The Lion King • Disney Universe • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa • Activity Center • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Active Play • The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride GameBreak • The Lion King 1½ • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King • Disney Classic Games Collection • The Lion King: Operation Pridelands
Books: Marvel Comics • The Art and Making of The Lion King • The Lion Guard: Can't Wait to be Queen • The Lion King: The Novelization • The Lion King: The Full Film Script
Cancelled projects: The Lion Guard: Hear Me Roar! • The Lion King Family Tree

Disney Parks
The Annex • Rafiki's Planet Watch • Disney's Art of Animation Resort • Disney's Explorers Lodge • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable • Disney Animation Building • It's a Small World • Mickey's PhilharMagic • Rhythm of the Jungle • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) • The Lion Guard Adventure

Entertainment: Animagique • Disney's Believe • Disney's Wishes • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Disney KiteTails • Fantasmic! • Feel the Magic • Festival of Family & Friends • Festival of the Lion King • Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party • It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends • Mickey and the Magician • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Mickey's Gift of Dreams • Mickey's Magical Music World • Once Upon a Mouse • Rivers of Light: We Are One • The Golden Mickeys • The Legend of the Lion King • Villains Tonight!
Restaurants: Restaurant Hakuna Matata
Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Disney's Magical Moments Parade • Disney's Party Express • Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade • Disney Cinema Parade • Disney Magic on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Flights of Fantasy Parade • Jubilation! • Mickey & Friends Street Celebration • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • The Lion King Celebration • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Happily Ever After • Harmonious • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Tree of Life Awakens • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Wondrous Journeys
Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise
Halloween: Happy Hallowishes • Villains Grove

Characters
The Lion King: Simba • Nala • Mufasa • Scar • Rafiki • Timon • Pumbaa • Zazu • Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed • Sarabi • Sarafina • The Pridelanders • Pride Land Animals • Hyena Clan • Wildebeests • Gopher • Vultures • Grubs

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Kiara • Kovu • Zira • Vitani • Nuka • Outsiders • Crocodiles
The Lion King 1½: Ma • Uncle Max • Meerkat Colony
Timon & Pumbaa: The Native Chief • The Three Natives • Mother Gorilla • Fronk Fegnugen • Monti • Baampu • Nobi • Fred • Quint • The Woodpecker • Bruce • Stinky • Ralph and Eddie • Teds • Savage Lion • Bartholomew • The Tarsier • Toucan Dan • Vulture Police • Ned • Nefu • Rabbit • Uncle Boaris • Uncle Ernie • Boss Beaver • Boy Beaver • Lester the Whale • The Tigress • Jackal • The Cobra • Speedy the Snail • Smolder the Bear • Little Jimmy • Irwin • El Toro • Count Down • Mr. Pig • Wolverine • Jumbo Jumbo the Elephant • Cheetato and Cheetata • Martin Partin • Rita Book • Chef Claude • Captain Bloodbeard • Cisco Pig • Cisco Pig's Gang • Dr. Cagliostro • Torgo • The Meerkat Angel • Wonderful Rhino of Laws • Pumbaa Jr. • Dr. Happy • Leslie Lambeau • Mr. Buttons • Sharla • Warthog Sounder • Herman • Lara • Mel • Claudius • Bahuka • Tutan Pharaoh • Genie • Madame Credenza • Duke Meerkat • Tatiana • Mother Eagle • Baby Earl • King Leopold • Princess Claudia • Sigmund and Lloyd • Heimlich and Schnitzel • Mad Dog McGraw, Billy the Goat, and Three-fingered Jackelope • Dr. Exeter • Sal Mander • Jungle Inspector • Bigfoot • Pimon and Tumbaa
The Lion Guard: Kion • Bunga • Fuli • Beshte • Ono • Tiifu • Zuri • Janja • Cheezi • Chungu • Janja's Clan • Mzingo • Mzingo's Parliament • Mwoga • Makuu • Makuu's Float • Pua • Basi • Basi's Pod • Ushari • Jasiri • Madoa • Tunu and Wema • Jasiri's Clan • Thurston • Mbeya • Porcupine Brothers • Ma Tembo • Zito • Aminifu • Reirei • Goigoi • Dogo • Dogo's Brothers • Kijana • Reirei's Pack • Twiga • Juhudi • Shingo • Muhanga and Muhangus • Tamaa • Nala's Father • Swala • Muhimu • Hamu • Ajabu • Makucha • Makucha's Leap • Makucha's Army • Fahari • Jiona • Mjomba • Ogpoa • Haya • Laini • Badili • Mbuni • Mapigano • Mtoto • Gumba • Kambuni • Kwato • Shauku • Nne • Tano • Vuruga Vuruga • Young Rhino • Lioness • Majinuni and Hafifu • King Sokwe • Hadithi • Big Baboon • Bupu • Boboka • Chura • Kifaru • Mwenzi • Uroho • Mwizi • Kulinda • Ona • Mpishi • Makini • Shupavu • Waza • Njano • Kiburi • Tamka • Nduli • Kiburi's Float • Chama • Kenge • Dhahabu • Hodari • Starehe • Raha • Nyuni • Sumu • Kongwe • Kinyonga • Kuchimba • Shujaa • Anga • Strange Lion • Strange Cobra • The Fastest • The Strongest • The Bravest • The Keenest of Sight • Yuki • Hitashi • Kimyo and Nabasu • Domog • Dughi • Bogino • Chuluun • Pãgala • Krud'dha • Lumba-Lumba • Old Civet • Ora • Komodo Dragon • Fikiri • Kitendo • Tupp • Azaad • Flamingo Girls • Flamingo Girls' Flamboyance • Tenuk • Tompok • Seisou • Bambun • Mouse Deer • Mama Binturong • Smun • Yun Mibu • Nirmala • Rani • Baliyo • Surak • Janna • Ullu • Sãhasí • Ãnanda • Binga • Tangaagim • Pinguino • Cek and Rama • Tsah and Sasem • Astuto • Varya • Feliks, Pasha, and Polina • Heng Heng • Kely • Kely's Troop • Askari • Shabaha • Kasi • Imara • Tazama
Printed Media: Uru • Ahadi • Kopa • Boma • Kula • Zuzu • Joka • Lulu
Deleted: Diku • Baasho • Iggy • Herr Rhino • Kwashi • Bhati • Mheetu • Banagi • Daabi • Dwala • Naanda
Remake: Dembe
Miscellaneous: Zawadi • Kiume • Kibibi • Nakawa

Episodes
Timon & Pumbaa

Season One: "Boara Boara/Saskatchewan Catch" • "Kenya Be My Friend?/Good Mousekeeping" • "Brazil Nuts/South Sea Sick" • "Never Everglades/Cooked Goose" • "Yukon Con/Doubt of Africa" • "How to Beat the High Costa Rica/Swiss Missed" • "Russia Hour/You Ghana Join the Club" • "Uganda Be an Elephant/To Kilimanjaro Bird" • "Rocky Mountain Lie/Amazon Quiver" • "French Fried/Big Top Breakfast" • "Madagascar About You/Truth or Zaire" • "Mojave Desserted/Beauty and the Wildebeest" • "Don't Break the China/Can't Take a Yolk" • "The Pain in Spain/Frantic Atlantic" • "Unlucky in Lesotho/Rafiki's Apprentice" • "Tanzania Zany/Guatemala Malarkey" • "Mombasa-In-Law/TV Dinner" • "Back Out in the Outback/Gabon with the Wind" • "Timon's Time Togo/The Law of the Jungle" • "Manhattan Mishap/Paraguay Parable" • "Be More Pacific/Going Uruguay" • "Let's Serengeti Out of Here/Congo on Like This" • "Okay Bayou?/Shake Your Djibouti" • "Yosemite Remedy/The Sky is Calling" • "Mozam-Beaked/Ocean Commotion"
Season Two: "Palm Beached/Jamaica Mistake?" • "Oregon Astray/New Guinea Pig" • "Isle of Manhood/Puttin' on the Brits" • "Klondike Con/Isle Find Out" • "Beetle Romania/Rumble in the Jungle" • "Wide Awake in Wonderland/Zazu's Off-by-One Day" • "Animal Barn/Roach Hotel" • "Africa-Dabra!/I Don't Bolivia" • "Shopping Mauled/Library Brouhaha" • "Catch Me if You Kenya/Scent of the South" • "Monster Massachusetts/Handle with Caribbean" • "Forbidden Pumbaa/Washington Applesauce" • "Alcatraz Mataz/Oahu Wahoo" • "I Think I Canada/Zazu's Off Day Off" • "Beast of Eden/Sense & Senegambia" • "Timon on the Range/The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E." • "Maine-Iacs/Fiji-Fi-Fo-Fum" • "Rome Alone/Amusement Bark" • "Once Upon a Timon" • "Home is Where the Hog Is" • "Bumble in the Jungle Plus: Beethoven's Whiff!/Mind Over Matterhorn"
Season Three: "Whiff/To Be Bee or Not to Be Bee" • "Luck Be a Meerkat/Just When You Thought You'd Cuisine it All" • "Lemonade Stand Off/Big Jungle Game" • "Boo Hoo Bouquet/Timon...Alone" • "So Sumo Me/Now Museum, Now You Don't" • "Visiting Pig-nitaries/The Truth About Kats and Hogs" • "Escape from Newark/Truth Be Told" • "Circus Jerks/Nest Best Thing" • "Super Hog-O/Don't Have the Vegas Idea" • "Hot Enough for Ya?/Werehog of London" • "Bigfoot, Littlebrain/Astro-Nots" • "Robin Hoodwinked/Seregenti Western" • "All Pets are Off/Boary Glory Days" • "Two for the Zoo/The Swine in the Stone" • "You May Have Already Won Six Million Bakra/My Meteor, My Friend" • "Jungle Slickers/Don't Wake the Neighbear" • "Recipe for Disaster/Going Over-Boar'd" • "Ivy Beleaguered/Broadway Bound & Gagged" • "Steel Hog/Dealer's Choice Cut" • "Space Ham/You Bet Your Tuhkus" • "No-Good Samaritan/Living in De Nile" • "One Tough Bug/Pirates of Pumbzance" • "Miss Perfect/Hakuna Matata U." • "Pig-Malion/Why No Rhino" • "War Hogs/The Big No Sleep" • "Common Scents/Mister Twister" • "Don't Be Elfish/Lights, Camera, Traction" • "The Running of the Bullies/Special Defects" • "Wishy Washy/Ice Escapades" • "Guru-Some/Jailhouse Shock" • "Nearly Departed/Early Bird Watchers" • "The Spy's the Limit/Ready, Aim, Fire" • "Timoncchio/Ghost Boosters" • "Stay Away from my Honey!/Sitting Pretty Awful" • "He's a Bad, Bad, Bad Sport/Dapper Duck Burgers" • "It Runs Good/Hot Air Buffoons" • "Timon in Love/Kahuna Potato" • "Mook Island/Cliphangers"

The Lion Guard
Season One: "Never Judge a Hyena by its Spots" • "The Rise of Makuu" • "Bunga the Wise" • "Can't Wait to be Queen" • "Eye of the Beholder" • "The Kupatana Celebration" • "Fuli's New Family" • "The Search for Utamu" • "Follow That Hippo!" • "Call of the Drongo" • "Paintings and Predictions" • "The Mbali Fields Migration" • "Bunga and the King" • "The Imaginary Okapi" • "Too Many Termites" • "The Trouble With Galagos" • "Janja's New Crew" • "Baboons!" • "Beware the Zimwi" • "Lions of the Outlands" • "Never Roar Again" • "The Lost Gorillas" • "The Trail to Udugu" • "Ono's Idol" • "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes" • "Ono the Tickbird"
Season Two: "Babysitter Bunga" • "The Savannah Summit" • "The Traveling Baboon Show" • "Ono and the Egg" • "The Rise of Scar" • "Let Sleeping Crocs Lie" • "Swept Away" • "Rafiki's New Neighbors" • "Rescue in the Outlands" • "The Ukumbusho Tradition" • "The Bite of Kenge" • "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" • "The Morning Report" • "The Golden Zebra" • "The Little Guy" • "Divide and Conquer" • "The Scorpion's Sting" • "The Wisdom of Kongwe" • "The Kilio Valley Fire" • "Undercover Kinyonga" • "Cave of Secrets" • "The Zebra Mastermind" • "The Hyena Resistance" • "The Underground Adventure" • "Beshte and the Beast" • "Pride Landers Unite!" • "The Queen's Visit" • "The Fall of Mizimu Grove" • "Fire from the Sky"
Season Three: "Battle for the Pride Lands" • "The Harmattan" • "The Accidental Avalanche" • "Ghost of the Mountain" • "Marsh of Mystery" • "Dragon Island" • "Journey of Memories" • "The Race to Tuliza" • "Mama Binturong" • "Friends to the End" • "The Tree of Life" • "The River of Patience" • "Little Old Ginterbong" • "Poa the Destroyer" • "Long Live the Queen" • "The Lake of Reflection" • "The Triumph of the Roar" • "Journey to the Pride Lands" • "Return to the Pride Lands"

Locations
The Lion King Trilogy: Africa • Mount Kilimanjaro • Pride Rock • The Pride Lands • The Water Hole • The Elephant Graveyard • The Gorge • Jungle • Rafiki's Ancient Tree • The Outlands

Timon & Pumbaa: Zazu's Tree • Madame Credenza's Place • Savage Rock • Boss Beaver's Log Land • The Tree of Truth • Dismal Swamp
The Lion Guard: Lair of the Lion Guard • Janja's Den • Tree of Life

Songs
The Lion King: Circle of Life • The Morning Report • I Just Can't Wait to Be King • Be Prepared • Hakuna Matata • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Hawaiian War Chant

Instrumental Scores: This Land • Hyenas • ...To Die For • Under the Stars • King of Pride Rock • Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Play with Your Food • We are All Connected • Hyenas in the Pride Lands • Elephant Graveyard • I Was Just Trying to Be Brave • Stampede • Mufasa Dies • If You Ever Come Back We'll Kill You • Bowling for Buzzards • We Gotta Bone to Pick With You • Kings of the Past • Nala, is It Really You? • Remember Who You Are • This is My Home • The Rightful King
Rhythm of the Pride Lands: The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Kube • Lea Halalela • It's Time • Lala • Busa • Noyana
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: He Lives in You • We Are One • My Lullaby • Upendi • One of Us • Love Will Find a Way
The Lion King 1½: Digga Tunnah • That's All I Need • Sunrise, Sunset • Grazing in the Grass
Musical: Lioness Hunt • Rafiki Mourns • One by One • Grasslands Chant • Chow Down • The Madness of King Scar • Shadowland • Endless Night • Simba Confronts Scar
Timon & Pumbaa: The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Alone Together • Stand by Me • Yummy Yummy Yummy
The Lion Guard: Call of the Guard • A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri) • Zuka Zama • Tonight We Strike • Kion's Lament • It is Time • Here Comes the Lion Guard • We're the Same (Sisi Ni Sawa) • Don't Make a Stink • Bunga the Wise • Duties of the King • Outta the Way • Jackal Style • Our Kupatana Community • My Own Way • Utamu • All Hail The Vultures • Hero Inside • Bird of a Thousand Voices • Panic and Run • Trail to Hope • Life in the Pride Lands • We'll Make You a Meal • Find Your Roar • Chungu's Lament • Baboons • Beware of the Zimwi • Lions Over All • Stand Up, Stand Out • Kuishi Ni Kucheka • Running with the King • Hadithi the Hero • Makin' Hippo Lanes • Tickbirds and Rhinos • Teke Ruka Teleza • Everyone is Welcome • The Traveling Baboon Show • A Real Meal • Fujo • The Path of Honor • Bring Back a Legend • Today is my Day • I Have A Plan • Gotta Look on the Bright Side • The Worst Hyena We Know • May There Be Peace • Big Bad Kenge • Christmas in the Pride Lands • The Twelve Ways of Christmas • I Do Have a Great Deal to Say • Fabulous Dhahabu • Give a Little Guy a Chance • We're the Smartest • Good King Simba • The Faster I Go • I'm Gonna Run This Dump • Now You See Me, Now You Don't • Wisdom on the Walls • He's The Zebra Mastermind • Kwetu Ni Kwetu • Nothin' to Fear Down Here • Shujaa Ponda • Pride Landers Unite! • Prance With Me • Tujiinue • Height and Sight • We Will Defend • A New Way to Go • On the Last Night • When I Led the Guard • The Tree of Life • Home of a Snow Monkey's Dreams • Ghost of the Mountain • Anything • That's the Dolphin Way • As You Move Forward • Flamingo Dance Party • You Best Not Mess With Mama • Friends to the End • Kion's Reckoning • Welcome to the Tree of Life • Who is Better Than Who • Poa the Destroyer • Long Live the Queen • Remember What Makes You You • The Power of the Roar • Of the Same Pride • As You Move On
Remake: Life's Not Fair • Rafiki's Fireflies • Scar Takes the Throne • Simba is Alive! • Reflections of Mufasa • Spirit • Battle for Pride Rock • Remember • Never Too Late • Mbube
Deleted: To Be King • Warthog Rhapsody • The Lion of the Moon • Old Fearless Buzz • The Madness of King Scar • Where Do I Belong
Miscellaneous: Safety Smart

See Also
Rafiki's Bakora Staff • Great Lions of the Past • King of the Jungle • Musical • Lion Guard • Roar of the Elders • Night Pride • Mark of the Guard • Mark of the Night Pride • Moja Kwa Moja Stone • Tuliza •The Disney Afternoon • Find Out Why • House of Mouse • One by One • Timon & Pumbaa's Vacation Safari • As Told by Emoji
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