The Lion King Reborn

The Lion King Reborn (known as The Lion King Adventure Pt. 1: Reborn outside of North America) is an upcoming 2018 American animated epic, adventure, musical, comedy-drama film released by Walt Disney Pictures, with under production by Walt Disney Animation Studios and YouTube, as well as being distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It serves as "part one" of a remaster of Disney's well-known 1994 animated film The Lion King, conjoining it with its 1998 sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, its 2004 midquel The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata and several episodes of its 2015 television sequel series The Lion Guard. The film also marks the last film to be released by DisneyToon Studios after its defunct in June 2018 and to be one of the last films executive produced by John Lasseter before his retirement from his associated projects for Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Christian Myers, produced by Don Hahn, co-produced by Bradley Raymond, Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers and Howy Parkins, executive produced by Lasseter, Jeannie Roussel, Ford Riley, Rob LaDuca, Darrell Rooney, Jon Favreau and George A. Mendoza, original songs written by Elton John, Tim Rice and Beau Black, score composed by Ludwig Göransson and Nitin Sawhney, and story written by Myers, Don Bluth, Jim Capobianco, Lorna Cook, Thom Enriquez, Andy Gaskill, Francis Glebas, Ed Gombert, Kevin Harkey, Barry Johnson, Mark T, Jorgen Klubien, Larry Leker, Rick Maki, Burny Mattinson, Joe Ranft, Chris Sanders, Tom Sito, Gary Trousdale, Kevin Hopps, John Loy, Jack Monaco, Elise Allen, Kendall Michele Haney, Laura Sreenby and Krista Tucker.

The film includes an ensemble voice cast such as; Matthew Broderick as Simba, Jeremy Irons as Scar, Gabrielle Union as Nala, Eden Riegel as Kiara, Jason Marsden as Kovu, Nika Futterman as Zira, Nathan Lane as Timon, Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa, Khary Payton as Rafiki, Andy Dick as Nuka, Lacey Chabert as Vitani, Rowan Atkinson as Zazu, Blair Underwood as Makuu, Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi, Cheech Marin as Banzai, Jim Cummings as Ed, Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Rani, Landry Bender as Makini, Maia Mitchell as Jasiri, Joshua Rush as Bunga, Diamond White as Fuli, Atticus Shaffer as Ono, Dusan Brown as Beshte, Julie Kavner as Ma, Jerry Stiller as Uncle Max, Angela Bassett as Sarabi, Max Charles as Kion, Sarah Hyland as Tiifu, and Madison Pettis as Zuri, to which Broderick, Irons, Marsden, Lane, Sabella, Dick, Chabert, Atkinson, Goldberg, Marin, Cummings, Kavner, and Stiller reprise their previous roles from the films, alongside Union, Riegel, Futterman, Payton, Underwood, Lee, Bender, Mitchell, Rush, White, Shaffer, Brown, Charles, Hyland, and Pettis reprising their roles from The Lion Guard, while Bassett re-dubs Sarabi's lines; thus it is the greatest film to contain such amount of ensemble cast. It is also the first The Lion King film to be rated PG, due to Pumbaa and Bunga's flatulence problems along with a much more deeper, serious tone, and dedicates the memories of Suzanne Pleshette and Robert Guillaume, the original voices of Zira and Rafiki, who both died in January 2008 and October 2017.

The film received praise for the film's screenwriting, humor, the cast (particularly Broderick, Irons, Union, Riegel, Marsden, Lane, Sabella, Payton, White, and Charles), visual effects, emotional "dark" weight of the story, Pleshette and Guillaume's dedications, musical scores by Göransson and Sawhney, and action scenes (particularly "the Lion Guard vs. Army of Scar"), although the runtime received some criticism. The film is scheduled to be released in IMAX 3D and AMC Theaters, as well as being on multiple websites, including Ideas Wikia, Dailymotion and YouTube. An alternate, extended version of the film titled The Outlands Cut will soon be released after the film's initial release where it includes a subplot involving Tiifu and Zuri, while the characters had brief cameos in the theatrical release.

A sequel to The Lion King Reborn titled The Lion King Generations will be released with Myers returning to direct, Hahn returning to produce, Göransson and Sawhney returning to compose the score, and much of the cast reprising their roles.

Premise
The Lion King Reborn retells the story of Simba, to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands; however, after Simba's uncle Scar (Mufasa's jealous younger brother), murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile. Now an young adult, Simba is given some valuable perspective from his best friends Nala, Timon and Pumbaa and his shaman, Rafiki, to challenge Scar's tyranny and to take his place in the Circle of Life as the rightful King. Later on, when Nala and Simba bring birth to a daughter named Kiara and Scar is brought back alive as a dark spirit by Janja the hyena and Ushari the Egyptian cobra, they must join forces with the Lion Guard (aka. Simba's second-born son Kion, and his non-lion friends Fuli the cheetah, Bunga the honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, and Ono the egret), as well as Jasiri, who is a friendly hyena in the Outlands and Rafiki's apprentice Makini to destroy Scar and face against his most banished group of lions named the "Outsiders", led by Zira and her children Nuka, Vitani, and Scar's hand-chosen "adopted" son Kovu, alongside a group of "Outlanders" commanded by Ushari, Janja, Reirei the wild jackal, Kiburi the Nile crocodile, Mzingo the white-backed vulture, Shupavu the fire skink, and Sumu the Tanzanian red-clawed scorpion.

Plot
Timon is a social outcast in his meerkat colony on the outskirts of the Pride Lands of Africa known as the "Pit of Shame". Timon is also the son of his late Pa, who was the colony's greatest meerkat, nicknamed "Fearless Buzz". Though he is unconditionally supported by his mother Ma, Timon dreams for more in life than his colony's bleak existence hiding from predators. One day, he is assigned as a Sentry, but his daydreaming nearly leads to the death of his Uncle Max by a group of spotted hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. This marks the last straw for the colony before Ma tries to convince his son to be back in, prompting Timon to leave and finding a better life.
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On the way however, Timon breaks into a hysterical sob, to which he moans in front of what is known as the "Tree of Life". Inside, a mystic mandrill, who is the lion king's shaman, named Rafiki helps, then teaches Timon about "Hakuna Matata" (meaning "No Worries" in Swahili) and advises him to "look beyond what you see". Timon takes the advice literally and observes Pride Rock in the distance. Believing Pride Rock to be his paradise home, Timon ventures there, but then bumps into a warthog named Pumbaa. The two quickly form a bond and Pumbaa accompanies Timon. The adventure starts to where Queen Sarabi and King Mufasa's newborn son Simba is being presented. The pair arrive at Pride Rock, but as they make their way through the crowd of onlookers, Pumbaa explosively passes gas, causing nearby animals to faint but prompting animals further away to bow to Mufasa. Following this, Timon and Pumbaa start to live in the cave as Rafiki holds up Simba for the animals to bow.

Mufasa shows young Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the Circle of Life which connects all living things. Meanwhile, Mufasa's younger brother Scar covets the throne and plots to eliminate Mufasa and Simba so he may become king. He later tricks Simba and his best friend Nala — to whom Simba is betrothed — into exploring a forbidden elephants' graveyard, where they are attacked by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, who are now in league with Scar. Timon and Pumbaa soon witness Mufasa saving the cubs and Zazu, the king's majordomo. Though angry 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.

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 the king will rush to save him. 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. Scar then convinces Simba that the tragedy was Simba's own fault and advises him to flee the kingdom. He orders the hyenas to kill Simba, but he escapes. Scar tells the pride that Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede and steps forward as the new king, allowing a large pack of hyenas to live in the Pride Lands. With Timon and Pumbaa exhausted, since they were unknowingly caught in the stampede and fell off a waterfall, Timon decides to give up, until Pumbaa discovers a luxurious green jungle. The pair finally settle there with the philosophy of "Hakuna Matata", named Hakuna Matata Falls. Timon and Pumbaa then encounter Simba in a nearby desert after bowling for vultures led by Mzingo, who collapsed nearly dead from the escape of Pride Rock. The pair rescue Simba and decide to raise him under their philosophy.

Meanwhile, King Scar worries about not being favored among the Pride Landers while dealing with the problems mentioned by the hyenas and Nala. On top of that, Scar is driven mad by the delusions he has of Mufasa's ghost. To calm his mental illness, Zazu suggests Scar gets a queen, which leads Scar to choose Nala so they can produce cubs. However, she scratches him across the face as an act of refusal. Nala then sets out on a journey to find help against Scar's tyrannical reign.

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 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 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 he must take his rightful place as king. Realizing he can no longer run from his past, Simba decides to return home. Too much for Timon's horror, Nala explains that Simba had run off to challenge Scar, and that they need their help. Hurt that Simba left them, Timon unsuccessfully tries to persuade Pumbaa to stay, but Pumbaa follows Simba and Nala. Timon indulges in the jungle's luxuries by himself, but loneliness starts to overcome him. Rafiki appears again and helps Timon realize that his true Hakuna Matata is with the ones he loves, prompting Timon to take off after Simba, Nala and Pumbaa. Timon catches up and reconciles with Pumbaa, before they journey onward to Pride Rock. Aided by his friends, Simba sneaks past the hyenas at Pride Rock and confronts Scar. Scar taunts him over his role in Mufasa's death and backs him to the edge of the rock, where he reveals to Simba that HE murdered Mufasa. Enraged, Simba pins Scar to the ground and forces him to reveal the truth to the rest of the pride.

As Timon and Pumbaa run into Ma and Max, who came looking for him, Timon proposes that they all help Simba by getting rid of the hyenas. Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, Sarabi, Zazu, and the lionesses fend off the hyenas, alongside Ma and Max, who are directed to construct a series of tunnels beneath the hyenas; Rafiki also arrives to join the fight. When the tunnels are finished, Max knocks down the sticks, breaking the ground under the hyenas. However, the last few get stuck, prompting Timon to dive underground and break them himself. The cave-in commences, and the hyenas are ejected through the tunnels. Scar, attempting to escape, is then 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 attacks his nephew, but Simba manages to toss him from the top of the rock. Scar survives the fall, but then gets eaten by his former henchmen of hyenas, who overheard him betray them to Simba.

With his enemies gone, Simba takes over the kingship as the rains begin to fall, restoring life to the land as he looks up at the constellation of Leo. During that time though, he banished loyal lions that worked for Scar, including a red infant cub. As Simba thanked Timon and Pumbaa for helping him, Timon knew it was time to show his meerkat colony of what it's like with no predators. A couple of days later, Timon, Pumbaa and Simba take Ma, Max, Timon's rival Fred, and the entire colony to live in Hakuna Matata Falls to complete his "Hakuna Matata"; and Timon is praised as their hero.

King Simba and Queen Nala's newborn daughter Kiara is presented to the assembled animals by Rafiki as Mufasa proudly watches over the ceremony from the heavens above. Rafiki paints an emblem of Kiara on the trunk of his tree, happily commenting on the security of the pride's future. Mufasa's spirit ruffles Rafiki's mane, stopping by to visit, and through this, the baboon discovers another cub while in his tree with help from Mufasa's spirit. First, he accuses Mufasa of breaking the circle, and then he sees the new cub as trouble. In the Outlands, Nuka and Vitani, who are the oldest siblings of Scar, had just finish their spying in the Pride Lands and rush back to report the news of Kiara to Zira, who is their mother and the leader of the "Outsiders". Nuka later requests that as the oldest, he should be king, but Zira snaps at him, reminding him that her youngest son Kovu is the Chosen One to become the next king and to fulfill Scar's dying wish, in which she speaks to Scar's spirit that soon, they will reclaim his kingdom.

A few weeks later, Kiara becomes annoyed with her father's overprotective parenting. Simba assigns Timon and Pumbaa, who come to visit him, to follow her. Kiara ignores her father's warning and the duo's attention and enters the "Outlands", where she meets a young cub, Kovu, and they escape from crocodiles while befriending each other. When Kovu retaliates to Kiara's playing, Simba confronts the young cub just as he is confronted by Zira. Zira reminds Simba of how he exiled her and the other Outsiders, and she reveals that Scar selected Kovu to be his successor despite not being his biological father. After returning to the Pride Lands, Nala and the rest of the pride head back to Pride Rock while Simba lectures Kiara about the danger posed by the Outsiders. He then tells her that they are a part of each other.

Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, discovers that he has the ability to channel the roars of the Great Lions of the Past, giving him fierce power just like Scar, who had the same power before him, but, who tragically misused it for evil and lost it forever. At the instructions of Simba and Rafiki, Kion forms a team called the Lion Guard. As Kion goes against tradition and chooses his non-lion friends Bunga the honey badger, Ono the egret, Beshte the hippopotamus and Fuli the cheetah to populate it, Simba scolds him for not taking his new responsibilities seriously. When they save Kiara from a herd of stampeding gazelle and defeat Janja's hyena clan and Mzingo, Simba realizes that Kion has protected the Pride Lands and is indeed ready to lead his new Lion Guard.

When Kion winds up in the Outlands after falling in a river, he meets Jasiri, a friendly female hyena who guides him to Flat Ridge Rock to regroup with the rest of the Lion Guard and explains how she and her clan respect the Circle of Life. When Jasiri gets cornered by Janja and his clan, Kion helps her fight them off. Meanwhile, the rest of the Guard struggle to find directions to a outskirt from Pride Rock known as "Flat Ridge Rock". During the celebrated holiday of Kupatana in the Pride Lands, Kion and his friends rescue a jackal pup named Dogo from Janja's clan, but they soon discover that he is in a whole family of jackals and the matriarch, Reirei, and her husband Goigoi, who is actually a African wild dog, manage to fool the Guard into letting them stay. Bunga, Kion, Ono and Beshte search for Utamu grubs. On the way, Bunga tells the story of how he met Timon and Pumbaa. Meanwhile, Fuli goes on a mission alone and overexerts herself, leaving her vulnerable to an attack by Mzingo's Parliament of vultures.

When Makuu wins a Mashidano duel against Pua and becomes the leader of the crocodile float and invades hippo territory, chaos ensues for the Pride Lands. Kion is torn between fighting and surrendering and struggles to find a middle path to stand his ground to resolve the situation. Meanwhile, Ono tries to find a way to free Bunga from his stinky smell. Tamaa, who is a drongo bird, uses his talent to imitate the voice of any animal to gain food from others, which annoys the Lion Guard for false alarms, but soon finds himself forced by Janja's clan to help them trap a herd of impalas in the Outlands. A young elephant named Mtoto idolizes Beshte and soon sees him in action when both of them are attacked by Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.

Under the suggestion of Simba, the Lion Guard leads a herd of zebras led by Muhimu and a herd of gazelles led by Swala to a new grazing ground located at the edge of the Pride Lands in Mbali Fields, which was very difficult. One of their obstacles to get to Mbali Fields is the Outlands as the Lion Guard works to keep both herds safe from Janja's clan, even when Muhimu starts to have a baby named Hamu.

After a failed attack on a wildebeest herd, Janja kicks Cheezi and Chungu out of the Outlands and promotes two new hyenas named Nne and Tano to be his seconds-in-command. While the Lion Guard makes sure that the Pride Lands' trails are safe after the rainstorm during the Mbali Fields Migration, they find Cheezi and Chungu and reluctantly let them stay. Meanwhile, Nne and Tano plan an attack on an oryx herd and ditch Janja. Later, Muhimu asks Bunga to watch over her son Hamu while she takes some time to relax. Before long, other animals ask Bunga to watch their kids as well. While watching over the young animals, Bunga works to keep them safe from Reirei's pack, including Dogo and Kijana. Meanwhile, Goigoi tries to keep the Guard from going to Hakuna Matata Falls to see how Bunga's getting on.

The Guard feels as though that Fuli has no family and invite her to join their individual activities, oblivious to the fact that she enjoys being alone. Meanwhile, Bunga lets immunity go to his head after being told that he is immune to Ushari the Egyptian cobra's venom and goes to the Outlands to play in a volcano, where he is targeted by Janja and his clan, but is soon rescued by Fuli and the Guard. Due to a misunderstanding with Rafiki about the wisdom of honey badgers following Bunga averting a flood, the animals of the Pride Lands begin to think that Bunga is the wisest animal there is, but when his advice begins to cause more harm than good, Kion and the others must find some way to stop Bunga before it's too late.

While helping the Guard drive away Janja's clan following their attempted attack on a wildebeest herd, Ono temporarily loses his vision in his left eye when he gets dirt in it. When Janja overhears the news from Mzingo and the vultures, he plans to take advantage of this by trapping the Lion Guard between two rockslides in a narrow ravine with Cheezi and Chungu's help. Meanwhile, Rafiki tries to work on his paintings of the Lion Guard. During a rainstorm, Bunga thinks that Rafiki's paintings can predict the future and believes that Kion will fall from a high tree. Soon, he and the rest of the Lion Guard desperately try to keep Kion from climbing trees. Meanwhile, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu plan an attack on Thurston's zebra herd.

When Simba and Bunga get trapped in a sinkhole, the Lion Guard struggles to find a way to rescue them. While in the hole, Simba and Bunga find a tunnel that leads to Nandembo Caverns, and the guard heads to the cavern entrance in the hopes of meeting them inside. Meanwhile, Simba and Bunga realize that being raised by Timon and Pumbaa is something that they have in common. A little later, when Ma Tembo, the leader of her elephant clan, gets stuck in a hole underground, the Guard must go to rescue her.

While the Lion Guard is on night patrol, they mistake a pack of small scavangers called "aardwolves" for hyenas. Kion roars at them which sends them flying into the Outlands and causes a massive termite infestation in the Pride Lands. The Lion Guard soon realizes their mistake and travel to the Outlands to bring the aardwolves back. However, Reirei and Goigoi have their sights on the aardwolves as well.

Beshte makes friends with a timid okapi named Ajabu who has traveled to the Pride Lands to get away from Makucha the leopard, but the other members of the Lion Guard think that Ajabu is imaginary due to his tendency to hide from others. When Makucha shows up in the Pride Lands however, the guard soon realizes that Beshte's new friend is real.

The Lion Guard discovers from Laini and her group of galagos that a leopard named Badilli has moved into their tree. They find out that Badilli has been driven out of his home by the mean leopard Mapigano who has taken over his territory in Mirihi Forest in the Back Lands. The Guard teaches Badilli to stand up to Mapigano and reclaim his territory.

Kion uses the Roar of the Elders in anger when Janja's clan attack Nala. As a result, Kion loses control of the Roar and its power almost harms her. Worried that he nearly hurt his mother, Kion feels that he should never use the Roar again. Meanwhile, Ono feels self–conscious after the Roar blows off his head feathers. Overhearing Kion's plans to never use the Roar again, Makuu and his float of crocodiles take advantage of the opportunity and take over the Flood Plains. With some convincing from Mufasa and Nala, Kion gains the confidence to use the Roar when he confronts Makuu.

Jasiri asks for Kion's help in dealing with a pride of lions, who are keeping her family away from their watering hole, including her sister Madoa and two cubs named Tunu and Wema. When he goes to help, he encounters the Outsider lions and their leader Zira, who tries to get Kion to join her side by stating that she knows about more about the Roar than he does, such as its ability to bring a brief rain shower by roaring at a cloud. Zira eventually reveals to Kion that she knew Scar. When Kion refuses to join Zira, she and her lionesses trap him. Meanwhile, the rest of the Guard head to the Outlands to rescue Kion after Rafiki informs them of who the Outsider lions are.

The Lion Guard encounters two gorilla princes named Majinuni and Hafifu, who have a message for Simba on behalf of their father King Sokwe of the Theluji mountains. However, the gorilla brothers have forgotten the message. Simba explains to Kion that every wet season, Sokwe gives Simba a message to let him know if their peace treaty still stands. The guard goes back to the mountain to get the message with the gorilla brothers, who are reluctant to face their father. On the way, Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Ono, and Beshte experience snow for the first time.

Nala takes Kion and Kiara on a special trip to find Udugu. With Kion away, Simba leads the Lion Guard to help both Mbuni's ostrich flock and Swala's gazelle herd. When Simba orders the guard to follow his command, they make matters worse. Meanwhile, Nala disappears and Kion and Kiara have to work together to find her. Afterwards, Nala reveals that Udugu is not a place but a word that means "kinship" or the bond between siblings, and Simba learns that the Lion Guard works best not when they do exactly what he does but doing what they each do best. In the Outlands, Zira reminds Kovu that Scar has got destroyed by Kion; she soon tells her son to become king and to get revenge on Simba.

When the legendary eagle named Hadithi comes to the Pride Lands, Ono discovers that his hero is not what he seems when it turned out that he made up some of his adventures. While the Lion Guard search for leaves from the top of the tallest tree in the Pride Lands for Hadithi's Royal Mud Print ceremony, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu target a group of klipspringers.

When Beshte's dad Basi gets injured by a frightened young rhino named Messager while creating hippo lanes in the flood plains after a big rainstorm, Beshte must step up and make the hippo lanes instead. Meanwhile, Kion, Bunga, Ono, and Fuli lead a herd of stubborn sable antelope led by Bupu to higher ground, and Makuu and his float of crocodiles return and try to get rid of Basi so that there will be no rules to stop them.

Ono acts as a replacement for Kifaru the rhino's tickbird Mwenzi to guide him to Tamasha, a sparring event at Lake Matope, after Kifaru and Mwenzi have a falling-out. Meanwhile, the other members of the Lion Guard track down the tickbird and convince him to work out his differences with Kifaru. During a confrontation at a lake, Kifaru and Mwenzi must put aside their differences in order to help the Lion Guard fight off Makuu's float. After a little while however, Ono becomes the protector of the egg that belongs to the hamerkop Kulinda when a harrier hawk named Mpishi leaves her hunting territory and comes to the Pride Lands to look for new food to try. When the egg hatches, Ono and the Lion Guard must keep the hamerkop chick safe from Mpishi and Mwoga.

When a Traveling Baboon Show led by Uroho arrives in the Pride Lands to perform their show, they end up stealing the other animals' food. After chasing the baboons to the Outlands, the Lion Guard has to come to their rescue when they are cornered by Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.

Simba gathers key leaders of the Pride Lands' different animal communities for the Savannah Summit in order to make arrangements for the upcoming dry season. The Lion Guard get suspicious when Makuu is one of the attendees and suspect that he might ruin the summit. Meanwhile, Makuu butts heads with Bupu when Makuu wants to have his float sleep near his herd's watering hole during the dry season. Eventually, Kion realizes that Makuu wants to change from his trouble-making ways in order to become a better leader for his float and the Pride Lands.

As the dry season begins, Ma Tembo works to find a new water source, and Rafiki takes in a young mandrill named Makini as his apprentice. While fed up with always getting trampled and disturbed when the Lion Guard is near, Ushari inadvertently finds out that Kion talks to the spirit of Mufasa. When ambushed by Janja's clan, Ushari forms an alliance with them, and they conspire to find a way to summon the spirit of Scar. While overhearing Rafiki, Ushari learns that the Evil Lions of the Past appear in fire, and once they are summoned by the Roar of the Elders, a bakora staff can be used to talk to them. With this knowledge, the hyenas steal Makini's bakora staff and kidnap Kiara to lure Kion and the Guard to the Outlands, with the intent on tricking Kion to Roar in anger with enough power to make the hyenas' volcano erupt in flames. After the Guard manages to save Kiara, Janja taunts Kion until he Roars in anger and unknowingly summons Scar when the volcano erupts. Ushari and the hyenas are then able to speak with Scar's spirit in the volcano after dropping the bakora staff into it. Meanwhile, the Lion Guard and Kiara return to the Pride Lands safely, but are unaware that Scar has returned.

After the Guard accidentally awakens Makuu and his float from their sleep during the dry season upon unknowingly sending a stampede near their sleeping cave, the Lion Guard and Simba work to find a new place for Makuu's float to endure the dry season. During this time, a crocodile named Kiburi conspires against Makuu which leads to them getting into a Mashidano as Ushari, under Scar's orders, persuades Kiburi to have his followers attack Simba. After he and his followers are kicked out of Makuu's float upon Kiburi losing the Mashidano, and banished from the Pride Lands upon the attack on Simba being thwarted by the Lion Guard, Kiburi joins Janja's clan and Ushari in working for Scar, who plans to unite all the animals of the Outlands and get them under his leadership as part of his plot to take over the Pride Lands.

While working to free Thurston's zebra herd from the dry river before the mud hardens, Kion has no choice but to use the Roar on a dark cloud to make it rain. The rain from the cloud not only frees Thurston's herd, it also causes a flash flood that sends Beshte into the Outlands. After Njano informs Ushari of Beshte's presence, Scar enlists Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu to assist Shupavu's group of skinks in laying a trap to get rid of Beshte at Rocky Plato. Meanwhile, the rest of the Lion Guard head to the Outlands to search for Beshte.

When Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu target the Tikiti melons which hold water that the elephants need during the dry season, Scar orders Ushari to enlist his rock monitor lizard friend named Kenge to deal with the Lion Guard. His venomous bite temporarily paralyzes Kion, Fuli, and Beshte, causing Ono to enlist Makini to find a remedy to heal them faster while Rafiki is away. While Makini gets Ponya flowers for the remedy, Ono and Bunga are left to defend the Tikiti melons from Kenge and Janja's clan.

When there is a water shortage in the Pride Lands, Simba instructs the Lion Guard to travel to the Back Lands to find the zebra leader Dhahabu and ask her if she is willing to share her herd's watering hole with the Pride Lands' animals. When they find Dhahabu and her herd they discover that she is a rare golden zebra. Along the way, they have to face Makucha whose leap is preventing the zebras from getting their water source.

The Ukumbusho, a performance that celebrates the friendship between the elephants and lions of the Pride Lands is being held in Mizimu Grove, and Makini is tasked with painting sunbursts on the elephants. The Lion Guard plays the original Guard which was led by a lion named Askari. As Ma Tembo states that the Guard was made up of lions at the last Ukumbusho, Makini paints Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, and Ono to look like lions while Timon and Pumbaa help them in practicing their performance. Due to Makini using yellow flowers for the elephants' sunburst paint, a swarm of bees start swarming Ma Tembo and the other elephants causing them to go on a rampage. The Lion Guard then rushes after the elephants to calm them down and save them from the bees.

A gecko named Hodari wants to be in a crocodile float, but Makuu doesn't want Hodari in his float due to his size. Witnessing this happening, Shupavu and Njano come up with a plan to get Hodari to be in Kiburi's float. Kiburi then comes up with a plan to use Hodari in his revenge on Makuu and the Lion Guard.

Under Scar's orders, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu kidnap Zazu while he is compiling the Pride Lands' morning report, and take him to the Outlands to get him to reveal royal secrets about Simba. After Kion reminisces about how Zazu once saved him and Bunga from Makuu and Pua's crocodile float when he was a little cub, the Guard finds out that Zazu has been kidnapped by Janja's clan and head to the Outlands to save him.

After Scar obtains the alliance with Reirei's pack, they work with Janja's clan to cause two different attacks in the Pride Lands at the same time, forcing the Lion Guard to split up to chase them down. In order to be in two places at once and to fool both Reirei and Janja's groups, Kion enlists the help of Tamaa to imitate the Guard's voices. Meanwhile, Scar orders Janja's clan to take down Rafiki while Reirei's pack causes a distraction elsewhere. The Guard realizes that Janja's clan are heading towards Rafiki and send Tamaa to confuse Reirei's pack while they go to assist Rafiki in fighting the hyenas. However, the jackals soon find out that Tamaa is tricking them and rush off to help the hyenas. During the battle, Scar appears in the flames of a nearby fire and speaks with Janja. Kion briefly witnesses Scar's spirit before it vanishes, but is unsure of what to make of it. With the help of Tamaa and Rafiki, the Guard wins the battle and Janja and Reirei retreat with their groups. In the area where Scar appeared, a scorch mark with a strange symbol remains. Rafiki recognizes it from paintings of the past as a sign of terrible evil, and goes off to consult the paintings to be sure.

During the Kumbuka celebration honoring the day that Simba defeated Scar, a deadly Tanzanian red-clawed scorpion named Sumu sent by Scar stings Simba with his poisonous venom, causing him to become very ill and weak. Rafiki sends Makini and the Guard to the Outlands' volcano to get the volcanic ash needed to cure Simba by sundown.

Once Makini and the Guard reach the volcano, Scar reveals himself and that he was behind the attack, leading the Lion Guard to work out that a group of attacks led by the crocodiles, jackals and hyenas were planned as well. Scar commends for his army and Ushari, Shupavu and her group of skinks, and Kiburi's float emerge. They approach the Lion Guard and, despite Kion to lead the Guard and Makini the other way, Janja's clan suddenly block their other pathway. When the final path is blocked by Reirei's pack, the Lion Guard realize they are surrounded. As Sumu and Kenge join the skinks and cobra, Kion orders Ono to find a way out, but the egret is knocked down by Mzingo and his parliament. Trapped, Kion resorts to the final option. Scar warns him that using the Roar will cause the volcano to erupt, but Kion responds by telling Scar that he doesn't know as much about the Roar as he does, before using it in a similar manner to how he saved his mother from Makuu's float, aiming the Roar at Kiburi's float, Shupavu's group, Ushari, Sumu and Kenge. He continues to use the Roar on Reirei's pack, and finally, Janja's clan, just before leaving. Scar demands Mzingo's parliament to get the gourd, and sends them to retrieve or destroy it.

During their escape, Makini stumbles, giving the vultures time to attack. Ono, Fuli and Bunga race back to help her, with Ono diving in and scattering the vultures before they can peck the gourd away from her staff. Mzingo sends two of his vultures to deal with Ono, while he and Mwoga aim for the gourd. They manage to knock the staff away from Makini, and the staff falls bottom-first into the lava. Fuli and Bunga tackle the final two vultures, and Makini grabs the gourd. Seeing her having difficulty removing the gourd, Ono swoops in and severes the vines holding it. Kion then uses his Roar once again to send them away, and they hurry back home. Back in the volcano, Scar glares over at the defeated army, stating:

"Well...it seems the war has just begun."

The Lion Guard continues racing across the savanna, with Kion watching the sun worriedly. Fuli informs Kion that she can reach Pride Rock in time, but that she cannot carry the gourd herself. Bunga then volunteers to ride Fuli and carry the gourd himself, and the two race ahead of the rest of the Lion Guard.

Later, Kion and the rest of the team arrive at Pride Rock, where Simba is weak, but recovering. Rafiki orders everyone to leave Simba to his recovery, but Kion insists that he must talk to his father. He then explains to Rafiki that Scar has returned, and Rafiki worriedly agrees that Kion must speak to Simba once the king has recovered. Kion joins with the Guard and Makini at the edge of Pride Rock and reminds them with this statement:

"Lion Guard...it's our job to protect the Pride Lands. And, that job's got a lot harder. It's gonna be a tough fight...but, we will defeat Scar."

In a mid-credits scene, Simba and Rafiki send Makini and Fuli to Urembo River in the Back Lands to escort Kongwe, who is a wise tortoise.

In a post-credits scene, the Lion Guard meets Kinyonga, a veiled chameleon, who knows a lot about Scar. When she promises Kion to not let any Outlander see her, she starts to slither to the Outlands to hear Scar's upcoming plan.

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Cast
Main articles: The Lion King Reborn/Credits and The Lion King Reborn/Gallery

The following includes backstory and details covered in the current film, in the original films, the television series The Lion Guard, and in the canon novel The Lion King Reborn: Crucible.

Son of Queen Sarabi and King Mufasa, who grows up to be king of Pride Rock. Rock singer and Toto band member Joseph Williams provided the character's singing voice. Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matt Weinberg voiced Simba as a cub with Evan Saucedo providing the cub's singing voice. Mufasa's mischievous younger brother and Simba's uncle, who overtakes the throne. He was also known to be the first leader of a Lion Guard, until he used the Roar of the Elders for evil to let his powers begone. The younger son of Zira, who was hand-chosen by Scar to take revenge on Simba and to become king, by fulfilling Scar's dying wish. Ryan O'Donohue voiced Kovu as an infant cub. The daughter of Sarafina and Simba's best friend later wife as queen of Pride Rock. Heather Headley provided the character's singing voice. Niketa Calame voiced Nala as a cub with Laura Williams providing the cub's singing voice. Simba and Nala's daughter, Kion's older sister and Tiifu and Zuri's best friend, who soon becomes the princess of Pride Rock. Michelle Horn voiced Kiara as an infant cub with Ashley Edner and Mary Gibbs performing the cub's growling sounds and Charity Sanoy providing the cub's singing voice. Scar's widow and the leader of exiled lion groups named "Outsiders". She is also the mother of Kovu, Nuka and Vitani. Futterman re-dubbed Zira's lines originally recorded by Suzanne Pleshette as the film dedicates her memory. A naïve warthog suffering from flatulence, who soon becomes Timon's partner and one of Simba's adoptive parents. A wise-cracking and self-absorbed yet somewhat loyal meerkat, who becomes Pumbaa's "bestest best friend" and one of Simba's adoptive parents. He is also the son of his Ma and late Pa, nicknamed "Fearless Buzz". A wise old mandrill ("Silly blue-bottomed baboon" as Zazu calls him) and the shaman of Pride Rock. Payton re-dubbed Rafki's lines originally recorded by Robert Guillaume as the film dedicates his memory. A cheetah, Kion's love interest and the fastest member of the Lion Guard. Quvenzhané Wallis voiced Fuli as a baby. A teenage Outlander spotted hyena, and a reluctant member of the Lion Guard. Unlike Janja's clan, Jasiri and her hyena Resistance, including her sister Madoa, respect the Circle of Life and mostly scavenge for food. A sassy spotted hyena and the leader of her clan, who invade Timon's colony before working as Scar's henchmen. Her full name is revealed as Shenzi Marie Predatora Veldetta Jacquelina Hyena by Timon. The eldest son of Zira, who is the older brother of Kovu and Vitani. Zira's daughter and Kovu and Nuka's brother, who is the princess of the Outsiders. A hornbill, who is the the majordomo ("Mufasa's little stooge" as Shenzi calls him) of the lion king and a jungle administrator. Working for the lion king, he also gives advises on his morning reports. A Nile crocodile, who becomes the leader of his float after defeating Pua in a "mashindano" (a fight for dominance in the crocodile float where the winner becomes the new leader of the float and the former leader, who is defeated, gets banished from the crocodile float). A Mexican-accented spotted hyena and Shenzi's mate. A lioness cub friend of Kiara and a member of Simba's pride, who is somewhat more sensible than her constant companion Zuri. In the Outlands Cut, she alongside Zuri have more extended roles since they appear in brief cameos during the theatrical release. A dim-witted spotted hyena known to use laughter to communicate with Banzai and Shenzi. A mole working for Zazu as his assistant. Simba and Nala's second-born son, Sarabi and Mufasa's grandson, Kiara's younger brother, the leader of the Lion Guard and the prince of Pride Rock. Jacob Tremblay voiced Kion as a baby. A young mandrill and Rafiki's niece, who soon becomes his apprentice for the Royal Mjuzis and the reserve member of the Lion Guard. A honey badger cub, one of Kion's best friends, Timon and Pumbaa's adoptive nephew and the bravest member of the Lion Guard, who was taught to his phrase "Zuka Zama". Pierce Gagnon voiced Bunga as a baby. A young cattle egret, one of Kion's best friends and the keenest of sight of the Lion Guard. A teenage hippopotamus, one of Kion's best friends and the strongest member of the Lion Guard. Timon's caring mother, who is overly protective and attached to her son, often trying to get him accepted amongst the colony, but never succeeding. Timon's paranoid, eccentric but deep down kind-hearted uncle and the head for meerkat sentries. Simba's mother, Mufasa's mate, Kiara and Kion's grandmother and the previous queen of Pride Rock. Bassett re-dubbed the character's lines that they were originally read by late actress Madge Sinclair, who previously voiced Sarabi in the original 1994 film. An impoverished Southern African lion, who, in reality, is to spy and narrate the film's climax. As Mwandishi, he is the enchanted animal in the Back Lands; as Africalous, Mwandishi is disguised as a wise hermit lion in the Pride Lands. Timon's late father, who is the bravest meerkat in Timon's colony nicknamed "Fearless Buzz". A lioness cub friend of Kiara and a member of Simba's pride, who is somewhat vain and hates getting dirty. In the Outlands Cut, she alongside Tiifu have more extended roles since they appear in brief cameos during the theatrical release. Nala's mother and a friend of Sarabi. A previous king of Pride Rock, Simba's father, Sarabi's mate, Kiara and Kion's grandfather and Scar's older brother. A Egyptian cobra, who becomes Scar's first leader of his army in the Outlands' volcano after bringing him back alive as a dark spirit. Scar's second commander of his hyena clan. Scar's third commander of her pack of wild jackals, who is also Goigoi's wife and the mother of Dogo, his brothers and sister Kijana. Scar's fourth commander of his float of Nile crocodiles, who were banished by Simba after tricking Makuu for a mashindano while his members tried to kill Simba. Scar's majordomo commander of his white-backed vulture Parliament. Scar's commander of her group of skinks, who are friends with Ushari. Meghan Strange was originally going to reprise her role from The Lion Guard before Chenoweth came in to re-dub her lines. A Tanzanian red-clawed scorpion and Scar's most deadliest assassin with highly poisonous venom. The Lion Guard developer Ford Riley was originally going to reprise his role from the television series before Driver re-dubbed Sumu's lines. A stubborn, but sometimes spooked zebra and the leader of his herd. In other countries outside North America, Thurston is predicted as "Punda Milia" in the film's credits. An elephant and the leader of her herd of elephants. In the Outlands Cut, it was revealed that Ma Tembo is the daughter of her late father Aminifu, who was also the late leader of the elephants. A thieving, conniving baboon, who excels in feigning pleasantness and charm. An Outsider lioness and a member in Zira's pride. Kelly previously voiced Nala from The Lion King film series, while Erica Luttrell originally voiced the character, who was a unnamed lioness in The Lion Guard. A teenage cream brown-colored lioness, who is a "hand-chosen" member living in the Tree of Life with Rafiki and Makini. She is also the leader of a group of teenage brown lionesses named the "Night Pride". Rani was meant to have a major role, but her role was then reduced to a minor role. Beshte's father and the leader of the hippos. The former leader of the local Nile crocodile float shown to be capable of being kind and respecting to other animals but strictly followed the crocodile way as well. Gerald C. Rivers was originally going to reprise his role from The Lion Guard before Rhames re-dubbed his lines, while Rhames was known to voice Cobra Bubbles in the Lilo & Stitch series; Rivers later on provided the voices of the crocodiles on both Makuu and Kiburi's float. A fairly stubborn sable antelope and the leader of his herd. A stocky, well-built Back Lander leopard with incredible agility and physical strength, who is also the leader of his leap. A skeptical teenage Outlander hyena, who is Jasiri's sister. A drongo with a talent of imitating thousands of animal calls. An African wild dog and Reirei's mate, having interest to wreak havoc in the Pride Lands. Phil LaMarr was originally going to reprise his role as Goigoi from The Lion Guard before Brooks was cast in after director Myers saw his name listed in the original 1994 film's inbox on Wikipedia. A egret and the leader of Ono's flock. An old vulture and Mzingo's second-in-command of his committee. A fairly intelligent crocodile compared to his friend Tamka. A ferocious crocodile fighter being loyal to Kiburi. Janja's seconds-in-command. Chungu was originally voiced by Kevin Schon from The Lion Guard while Mason reprises his role from the television series. One of Janja's former seconds-in-command. A vulture and a member on Mzingo's committee. Saoghail was originally named "Victor", who is a vulture from The Lion King comic series. A baboon and the leader of his pack. A mongoose pup and one of Mtoto's best friends. A little jackal pup, who is one of Reirei and Goigoi's sons and Kijana's brother of the jackal family. A little jackal pup, who is Reirei and Goigoi's daughter and Dogo's sister of the jackal family. A Eastern blue-tongued skink, who serves as Shupavu's second-in-command. Ford Riley was originally going to reprise his role from the television series before Lowe re-dubbed Njano's lines, while Lowe voiced Simba in the television series. A emerald green skink, who serves as Shupavu's third-in-command. The skink was unnamed in The Lion Guard; Trineu was originally named "Mwanga", meaning "light" in Swahili. A ferocious rock monitor with a paralyzing bite, who is an acquaintance of Ushari. A little jackal pup, who is Reirei and Goigoi's daughter and Dogo's sister of the jackal family. A mongoose pup and one of Mtoto's best friends. A little jackal pup, who is one of Reirei and Goigoi's sons and Kijana's brother of the jackal family. A ostrich and Kambuni's mother, whose quicken to take advice being afraid of hyenas. An aardvark, who is Muhangus' wife and the keeper of her den. Muhanga's mate. Muhangus was originally voiced by Khary Payton in The Lion Guard. A wise black rhinoceros, who is the leader of his crash and a friend with the Lion Guard. Mbeya was originally voiced by Howy Parkins, the co-diretor of the film and the creator of The Lion Guard. A black African duck and the leader of her flock. The character was originally voiced by Kari Wahlgren in The Lion Guard. A Western lowland gorilla, who is the king of the Theluji Mountains and the father of Majinuni and Hafifu. A zebra, a friend of Swala, Hamu's mother and the leader of her herd. Emma Bunton provided her voice in the UK release of the film. A Pride Lander four-striped grass mouse. A Pride Lander toad. A gazelle, who is a friend of Muhimu and the leader of her herd. A aardwolf and the leader of his clan. A rare golden zebra, who is the leader of the herd of Back Lander zebras. Bunga admires her greatly. A galago and the leader of her group. A giraffe, who is the leader of her herd and Juhudi's mother. An elephant and a member on Ma Tembo's herd. A red colobus and the leader of his troop. A fairly stubborn white rhinoceros with abnormally poor eyesight and Mwenzi's best friend. A red-billed oxpecker and Kifaru's best friend. A hamerkop, who leaves her egg in Ono's nest while she builds a new nest that is safe from predators. Kulinda was originally voiced by The Lion Guard writer Elise Allen. An electric blue gecko, who becomes an honorary member on Makuu's float. A mountain gorilla, who is Hafifu's brother and a prince of the Theluji Mountains. A mountain gorilla, who is Majinuni's brother and another prince of the Theluji Mountains. A timid okapi becoming Beshte's friend and guided to the Pride Lands. A initially very timid, but friendly leopard, preferring to flee rather than stand up for himself. A muscular-built leopard and Badili's bully. Mapigano was originally voiced by Jorge Diaz in The Lion Guard. A legendary Pride Lander African eagle, who faked having invented the Hadithi Spin. Tambor re-dubbed the character's lines originally provided by John O'Hurley as they both voiced King Neptune in the television series SpongeBob SquarePants and the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. An African harrier-hawk, who leaves her hunting grounds to the Pride Lands looking for a rare meal. A friendly and playful giraffe and a member on Twiga's herd. A logical aardwolf and a member on Mjomba's clan. A female spooked aardwolf and a member on Mjomba's clan. A female elephant and a member on Ma Tembo's herd. A empathetic buffalo and the leader of her wallow. A female elephant and Mtoto's mother. She is also a member on Ma Tembo's herd. A grouchy and impatient member on Ma Tembo's herd. A elephant calf, who is a member of Ma Tembo's herd. Mtoto also looks up to Beshte as his personal hero. A very stubborn elephant and a member on Ma Tembo's herd. A mighty and snooty elephant with a British accent and sarcastic tone, who is a member on Ma Tembo's herd. A Back Lander zebra and Starehe's brother. A Back Lander zebra and Raha's sister. A zebra foal and Muhimu's son. A zebra foal and a member on Thurston's herd. A Pride Lander serval, having to be afraid of heights. Paka, who was a unnamed serval in The Lion Guard, was originally voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. A grumpy crested porcupine, who asks Bunga to play in the Outlands' volcano, although he was kidding. The porcupine was originally voiced by Khary Payton; Favreau served as a executive producer for the film. A sable antelope and Bupu's mate. A Pride Lander jerboa. A Pride Lander hare. The character was originally voiced by Kari Wahlgren in The Lion Guard. A sable antelope and a member on Bupu's herd. The character was originally voiced by Ace Gibson in The Lion Guard. A Pride Lander mongoose. The mongoose was originally voiced by Phil LaMarr. A black leopard cub and one of Simba's childhood friends. McLaughlin was also known to portray young Simba on The Lion King stage version from 2012 to 2014. A young baboon and a member on Nyani's group. During the climax of the Outlands Cut, Gumba first appears as a baby baboon that Fuli brings back to his mother Koontada after being almost feed by Mzingo and the vultures. A young giraffe and Twiga's daughter. An ostrich chick, Mbuni's daughter and a friend of Mtoto. A young elephant and a outcast from Ma Tembo's herd. A young antelope and a outcast from Bupu's herd. A young red colobus and a outcast from Tumbili's troop. A yellow-billed oxpecker and a friend of Mwenzi during the Tamasha, an event where rhinoceroses gather around a miry mud that surrounds Lake Matope to spar while their tickbirds guide them to the event and help them face the correct way. A meerkat formerly on Sentry Duty before Timon takes his place. Iron Joe was originally voiced by Jeff Bennett in The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata. A red-brownish colored meerkat and a back-gate Sentry guard. A unseen meerkat member on Timon's colony.
 * Matthew Broderick as Simba
 * Jeremy Irons as Scar
 * Jason Marsden as Kovu
 * Gabrielle Union as Nala
 * Eden Riegel as Kiara
 * Nika Futterman as Zira
 * Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa
 * Nathan Lane as Timon
 * Khary Payton as Rafiki
 * Diamond White as Fuli
 * Maia Mitchell as Jasiri
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi
 * Andy Dick as Nuka
 * Lacey Chabert as Vitani
 * Rowan Atkinson as Zazu
 * Blair Underwood as Makuu
 * Cheech Marin as Banzai
 * Sarah Hyland as Tiifu
 * Jim Cummings as:
 * Ed
 * Gopher
 * Max Charles as Kion
 * Landry Bender as Makini
 * Joshua Rush as Bunga
 * Atticus Shaffer as Ono
 * Dusan Brown as Beshte
 * Julie Kavner as Ma
 * Jerry Stiller as Uncle Max
 * Angela Bassett as Sarabi
 * Christian Myers as Mwandishi / Africalous
 * Sterling K. Brown as Pa
 * Madison Pettis as Zuri
 * Sarah Paulson as Sarafina
 * James Earl Jones as Mufasa
 * Christian Slater as Ushari
 * Andrew Kishino as Janja
 * Ana Gasteyer as Reieri
 * Common as Kiburi
 * Greg Ellis as Mzingo
 * Kristin Chenoweth as Shupavu
 * Adam Driver as Sumu
 * Kevin Schon as Thurston
 * Lynette DuPree as Ma Tembo
 * Sinbad as Uroho
 * Moira Kelly as Lionessia
 * Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Rani
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Basi
 * Ving Rhames as Pua
 * Michael Dorn as Bupu
 * Steven Blum as Makucha
 * Maisie Klompus as Madoa
 * C. J. Byrnes as Tamaa
 * Albert Brooks as Goigoi
 * Cam Clarke as:
 * Reier
 * Mwoga
 * Young Hedgehog
 * Jorge Diaz as Nduli
 * Nolan North as Tamka
 * Vargus Mason and Mark Hamill as Cheezi and Chungu
 * Beau Black as Nne – One of Janja's former seconds-in-command.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as:
 * Tano
 * Saoghail
 * Nyani
 * Jacob Guenther as:
 * Shauku
 * Dogo
 * Amber Hood as Kijana
 * Rob Lowe as Njano
 * Dana Davis as Trineu
 * Kristofer Hivju as Kenge
 * Amber Hood as Kijana
 * Jacob Guenther as:
 * Shauku
 * Dogo
 * Russi Taylor as:
 * Mbuni
 * Muhanga
 * Terry Crews as Muhangus
 * Tommy Chong as Mbeya
 * Kristen Schaal as Bata
 * John Rhys-Davies as King Sokwe
 * Kari Wahlgren as:
 * Muhimu
 * Mstari
 * Chura
 * Tunisia Hardison as Swala
 * Charlie Adler as Mjomba
 * Renée Elise Goldsberry as Dhahabu
 * Meghan Strange as Laini
 * Alex Cartañá as Twiga
 * Ace Gibson as:
 * Johari
 * Tumbili
 * Maurice LaMarche as Kifaru
 * Rhys Darby as Mwenzi
 * Mindy Kaling as Kulinda
 * Justin Hires as Hodari
 * Dan Howell as Majinuni
 * Phil Lester as Hafifu
 * Ron Funches as Ajabu
 * Jack McBrayer as Badili
 * Seth Green as Mapigano
 * Jeffrey Tambor as Hadithi
 * Carla Hall as Mpishi
 * Phil LaMarr as Shingo
 * Ogie Banks as Haya
 * Marieve Herington as:
 * Ogopa
 * Zigo
 * Virginia Watson as:
 * Vuruga Vuruga
 * Msitu
 * Nick Watt as:
 * Zito
 * Male Bushbuck
 * Justin Felbinger as Mtoto
 * Patrick Fraley as Jumbo Jumbo
 * Frank Welker as Ned
 * Rico Rodriguez as Raha
 * Raini Rodriguez as Starehe
 * Lyons Luke Mathias as:
 * Hamu
 * Kwato
 * Young Hippo.
 * Dane Cook as Paka
 * Jon Favreau as Stachelschwein
 * Erica Luttrell as Boboka
 * Jessica DiCicco as Tuhinga
 * Kate McKinnon as Whara
 * Bill Hader as Ukali
 * James Corden as Mongofu
 * Caleb McLaughlin as Namiri
 * Jacquez Swanigan as Gumba
 * Ivy Bishop as Juhudi
 * Mckenna Grace as Kambuni
 * Jacob Bertrand as Chama
 * Cade Sutton as Mzaha
 * Mekai Curtis as Furaha
 * Jeff Bennett as Enostervoel
 * Torbin Xan Bullock as Iron Joe
 * S. Scott Bullock as Fred
 * Jason Rudofsky as Flinchy
 * Gerald C. Rivers as the crocodiles on Makuu and Kiburi's floats.
 * Carter Hastings as Young Hippo.
 * Sam Lavagnino as:
 * Young Hippo.
 * Little Monkey.
 * ViviAnn Yee as Young Serval.
 * Gabriel C. Brown provided the voice as Nyeusi, a black western skink and Shupavu's spy, who is mute, but his hissing can be translated by Shupavu, although Brown is not listed in the credits.
 * C. C. H. Pounder voiced Kongwe, a wise tortoise living near the Back Lands in a uncredited cameo during the mid-credits scene.
 * Amy Poehler voiced Kinyonga, a Pride Lander veiled chameleon in a uncredited cameo during the post-credits scene.

The following appear only in the Outlands Cut
The following includes characters that were meant to be in the theatrical release of the film, but were then cut out and put into the Outlands Cut. A daredevil leopard cub and King Leopold's daughter, who is the princess of his leap. A pink-colored warthog, who is the leader of Pumbaa's former sounder as well as being his ex-girlfriend. A kind and loving meerkat, who is the princess of Timon's colony and the Duke Meerkat's daughter. A muscular-built hunter tracking down Timon and Pumbaa. A young mandrill, who is Rafiki's nephew and Makini's brother. He was known to be Rafiki's first apprentice before Makini after he messed up the Circle of Life with Rafiki's staff. The ruler of his leap of leopards and the father of Claudia, who is the princess of the leap. A very intelligent animal behavioral scientist. A selfish duroc pig with a grumpy and conceited attitude. A Russian ballet dancer and Pumbaa's uncle. Boaris appears in a flashback mentioned by Pumbaa. A deceased warthog, who is Pumbaa's late uncle. The ruler of Timon's colony and Tatiana's father. A toucan, who is a dangerously clever criminal mastermind that can make anyone believe anything he says. A group of chorus hippos.
 * Tara Strong as Claudia
 * Lisa Ortiz as Sharla
 * Tress MacNeille as Tatiana
 * Corey Burton as C. Quint
 * Tahj Dayton Mowry as Nefu
 * Ron Perlman as King Leopold
 * Valery Pappas as Jean Farrel
 * Keith David as Mr. Pig
 * Jim Cummings as Uncle Boaris
 * Frank Welker as Uncle Ernie
 * Jeff Bennett as:
 * The Duke Meerkat
 * Toucan Dan
 * Jessica DiCicco as Young Hare.
 * Khary Payton, Ace Gibson and Kevin Schon as the Bellow Fellows

Non-speaking character cameos
The following includes characters that appear in both theatrical and the Outlands Cuts in brief cameo appearances that were meant to have lines, but then were mute. The late leader of the first Lion Guard, who made peace with the elephants, leading to an everlasting kinship between the elephants and lions. Although Askari doesn't appear, he is mentioned a few times by a few Pride Landers, including Kion. A deceased elephant and Ma Tembo's late father, who survived the reign of Scar by vacating the Pride Lands with his herd, though he later returned after Scar's defeat, being the first animal willing to do so. The late father of Nala, father-in-law of Simba, and the grandfather of Kiara and Kion, who was saved by Askari's Lion Guard after falling off a tree when he was a cub. A mythical beast told in stories around the Pride Lands. It is said that it only comes out on a full moon. A hyena cub, who is a member in Jasiri's resistance and Wema's brother. A hyena cub, who is a member in Jasiri's resistance and Tunu's sister. A hamerkop chick and the daughter of Kulinda. A hyrax and the leader of his group. One of Janja's instructors. One of Janja's instructors. A speedy land mullet skink and a member Shupavu's group. A broadhead skink and one of Shupavu's trusted seekers. A broad-headed skink and one of Shupavu's trusted seekers. A colony of panicky Botswanan long-eared bats. A lioness cub and one of Nala's best friends. A lioness cub and Simba's former ex-friend. A lioness cub. A lion cub and one of Simba's best friends. A brownish lion cub and Simba's stepbrother, who is also a friend of Fluffy. A rare golden lioness cub with whiskers. A lioness and a member on Simba's pride, who is the mother of Malka. A panther infant and a member on Simba's pride. A blind golden mole, who notices Kinyonga about to listen what Scar is planning to join forces with the Lion Guard.
 * Askari
 * Aminifu
 * Nala's father
 * Zimwi
 * Tunu
 * Wema
 * Ona
 * Hyrax
 * Sita
 * Fisi
 * Nyata
 * Waza
 * Machungwa
 * Mekundu bats
 * Chumvi
 * Tama
 * Kula
 * Tojo
 * Malka
 * Fluffy
 * Malka's mother
 * Panther kitten
 * Kuchimba

Additionally, several actors and actresses from The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa including Corey Burton, Grey DeLisle, W. Morgan Sheppard, Brian Cummings, Townsend Coleman, Brad Garrett, Marc Schiff, Bill Fagerbakke, and Steve Mackall were meant to reprise their voice roles as Speedy the Snail, Leslie Lambeau, Captain Bloodbeard, the vulture police, Boss Beaver renamed as "Majava", Boy Beaver renamed as "Haukkua", Bigfoot, Dr. Happy, and Happy Dog during pre-production of the film, but their scenes did not make the theatrical cut. Sarah Jessica Parker, who is the wife of Matthew Broderick, the voice of Simba, was originally going to voice Wema and Tunu before their lines were taken out with the dialogue added for the film's sequel. AJ McLean and Christopher Jackson were meant to reprise their roles as Kuchimba and Shujaa from The Lion Guard before their lines and scenes were reused for the film's sequel.

Wreck-It-Ralph character Vanellope Von Schweetz was also meant to appear, who appears wearing a Pumbaa costume from a Broadway show, with Sarah Silverman reprising her voice role from the Wreck-It-Ralph franchise, but was also cut out from the theatrical release of the film.


 * Notes

Production

 * See also: Production of The Lion King Reborn and The Lion King Generations

"Since November 2016, I have become a huge fan of The Lion King and started to come up with a extended version of the original movie. I would use its sequel Simba's Pride and it's midquel Hakuna Matata for a point-of-view with Timon Berkowitz and Pumbaa Smith, not just having to storytell Simba. After a few months on figuring out, this film will soon be released onto Ideas Wikia published from YouTube for fans loving my favorite choice of well-known actors, including Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, Black Reel Award winner Gabrielle Union, Golden Globe Award winner Angela Bassett, Laurence Olivier Award winner Nathan Lane, Daytime Emmy Award winner Ernie Sabella, and Drama League Award winner Jeremy Irons, as well as co-starring Eden Riegel, Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Diamond White, Nika Futterman, Jason Marsden, Andy Dick, Lacey Chabert, Rowan Atkinson and Khary Payton. Even though for a director, I'm also the narrator when you see this interesting. For fans liking the films and the Lion Guard, they will adore this upcoming ultimate film of the year: The Lion King Reborn."

- Christian Myers

It was originally planned to be released in summer of 2017, known as The Lion King: The Special Edition Cut. It is to be rated PG for mild rude humor, action and peril. Christan Myers, who would soon voiced Africalous, came on board to tie the films on Movie Maker. However, in April 2018, the film's title would then be changed to The Lion King: The King Has Returned with the Lion Guard confirmed. On May, the film's title was changed again to its title: The Lion King: Return of the King. A teaser trailer will be released soon. On June 14th, the title was once changed again to its official title The Lion King Reborn. On July 5th, Myers has stated that the film would be "darker" and more "serious" in tone than from previous The Lion King adaptations.

The film includes the film The Lion King, its sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, its midquel The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata, as well as episodes of The Lion Guard from Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3, including "Return of the Roar", "Never Judge A Hyena By Its Spots", "The Rise of Makuu", "Bunga the Wise", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Kupatana Celebration", "Fuli's New Family", "The Search for Utamu", "Follow That Hippo!", "The 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", "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", "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", "The Morning Report", "The Golden Zebra", "The Little Guy", "Divide and Conquer", "The Scorpion's Sting", "The Widsom of Kongwe", "The Kilio Valley Fire", "Undercover Kinyonga", and "The Scar Resistance".

Casting
In late February 2018, it was confirmed that Matthew Broderick, Cam Clarke, Nathan Lane, Kevin Schon, Quinton Flynn, Ernie Sabella, Nancy Cartwright, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Moira Kelly, Rowan Atkinson, Edward Hibbert, Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, S. Scott Bullock, Julie Kavner, Jerry Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Kevin Michael Richardson, Billy West, Tara Strong, Frank Welker, Corey Burton, Neve Campbell, Jason Marsden, Andy Dick, and Lacey Chabert would reprise their roles as Simba, Timon, Monti, Pumbaa, Baampu, Pumbaa Jr., Scar, Mufasa, Nala, Zazu, Tatiana, the Duke Meerkat, Toucan Dan, Fred, Ma, Uncle Max, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Tumbaa, Pimon, Princess Claudia, King Leopold, Quint, Speedy the Snail, Kiara, Kovu, Nuka, and young Vitani from the films and the TV series Timon & Pumbaa, with archive recordings of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matt Weinberg, Niketa Calame, Michelle Horn, Ryan O'Donohue, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Zoe Leader, Jason Rudofsky, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jennifer Lien as young Simba, young Nala, young Kiara, young Kovu, Rafiki, Sarabi, Sarafina, Flinchy, Zira, and adult Vitani, respectively.

A month later in March, it was confirmed that Sarah Silverman would reprise her role as Vanellope von Schweetz from Wreck-it-Ralph, where the character would be dressed as Pumbaa for a Broadway show. It was also announced that Sarah Hyland, Madison Pettis, Andrew Kishino, and Vargus Mason would reprise their roles as Tiifu, Zuri, Janja, and Cheezi from The Lion Guard with Schon cast as Chungu. Carl Lumbly was also cast as Ahadi, Scar and Mufasa's father. However, the next month in April, Vanellope was taken out, having not any dialogue written out yet; also, Pumbaa Jr., Claudia, King Leopard, and Quint's scenes would be taken out, and since Lien has been arrested in 2015, Chabert re-dubbed her lines as adult Vitani, and Hibbert's lines as Zazu were re-dubbed by Atkinson.

In May 2018, it was announced that Clarke, Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Dusan Brown, Atticus Shaffer, Diamond White, Landry Bender, Maia Mitchell, Masise Klompus, Blair Underwood, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Greg Ellis, Kristofer Hivju, Christian Slater, Ford Riley, Ana Gasteyer, Phil LaMarr, Jacob Guenther, Justin Felbinger, Meghan Strange, Nolan North, Jorge Diaz, Lynette DuPree, Phil Lester, Dan Howell, John Rhys-Davis, and C. C. H. Pounder would reprise their roles as Mwoga, Kion, Bunga, Beshte, Ono, Fuli, Makini, Jasiri, Madoa, Makuu, Rani, Mzingo, Kenge, Ushari, Sumu, Reirei, Goigoi, Dogo, Mtoto, Shupavu, Tamka, Nduli, Ma Tembo, Hafifu, Majinuni, King Sokwe, and Kongwe from The Lion Guard with Sterling K. Brown re-dubbing Ahadi's lines after Lumbly had some time with some of his upcoming projects. KKDisney also announced that Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of Iago in the Aladdin franchise, would voice Kion as a adult. However, Myers announced that Kion would only appear as a cub. A month later, the rest of the cast was confirmed, including Common, Amber Hood, Sinbad, Steven Blum, Jack McBrayer, Charlie Adler, Marieve Herington, Ogie Banks, Beau Black, Fiona Hart, and Crimson Hart as Kiburi, Kijana, Uroho, Makucha, Badili, Nne, Wema, and Tunu. A couple of days later, multiple actors would re-dubbed some of the main characters' lines including Eden Riegel, Nika Futterman, Gabrielle Union, Khary Payton, Angela Bassett, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Seth Green, Kristin Chenoweth, and Sarah Paulson as Kiara, Zira, Nala, Rafiki, Sarabi, Chungu, Sumu, Mapigano, Shupavu, and Sarafina; Kelly, who originally voiced Nala, provided a additional voice as a minor Outsider lioness named Lionessia. On June 25th, it was confirmed that Tahj Dayton Mowry, Chris O'Dowd, Steve Mackall, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Ron Perlman, Keith David and Collin Dean would voice Nefu, Boudreaux, Bartholomew, Speedy the Snail, Toucan Dan, the Duke Meerkat, Uncle Boaris, Uncle Ernie and Kopa. The character Kopa in this version happens to appear as a friend of Kiara, Tiifu and Zuri, rather than being as Simba's son in The Lion King comic series. The next day, however, it was announced that Kopa, Tatiana, Speedy the Snail, Tumbaa, Pimon, the Duke Meerkat, Nefu, Toucan Dan, the Duke Meerkat, Uncle Boaris, Uncle Ernie, Boudreaux, and Bartholomew would have their lines and scenes taken out, with Ernie and Boaris being mentioned by Pumbaa.

On July 2nd, it was announced that Sterling K. Brown and Seth Carr would voice Timon's father Pa and a younger Timon with Ahadi and baby Scar's scenes taken out. It was also confirmed that Dean would voice Paka, a serval kitten and one of Hamu's best friends. On July 6th, Rene Russo, who was confirmed to voice a younger version of Ma, was taken out from her script with Kavner re-dubbing her lines. On July 11th, it was announced that Bill Hader and James Corden would voice unknown in disclosed roles and Sarah Jessica Parker, who is Broderick's wife, would re-dub Wema and Tunu's lines. On the next day, Myers announced that Hader and Corden would voice Ukali, a sable antelope and a member on Bupu's herd, and Mongofu, a Pride Lander mongoose. On July 13th, it was announced that Denzel Whitaker, who originally voiced 15-year old Timon in meerkat years, would be taken out with Lane re-dubbing his lines. On July 16th, Mindy Kaling joined the cast to re-dub Kulinda's lines, who was originally voiced by story writer Elise Allen, and Myers announced that the film will be released sometime in 2019. On July 23rd, it was announced that Bill Fagerbakke would reprise his voice role as Bigfoot from The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, and Rob Lowe would voice Njano. On the next day, it was announced that Brad Garrett and Marc Schiff would reprise their roles as Boss Beaver and Boy Beaver, renamed as "Majava" and "Haukkua". On July 25th however, it was announced that Bigfoot, Majava, and Haukkua would appear only in the Outlands Cut. On July 26th, Patrick Fraley was interested into reprising his voice role as Jumbo Jumbo from The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, while Caleb McLaughlin was confirmed to voice Namiri, who is a renamed version of a panther cub appearing in Deviantart artists AChip and Kivuli's "Children play". On July 27th, Myers announced that Kongwe, Kinyonga, Kuchimba and Shujaa had their main roles cut out, and that they will appear in a sequel with The Lion King Reborn to be released in late 2018. On July 29th, Seth Rogen, who will be voicing Pumbaa in the live-action remake of The Lion King, was confirmed to join the cast as Mooser, a friendly eland and the leader of his group. On the next day, however, it was announced that Rogen would appear only in the film's sequel with Mooser's scenes cut out, and Dane Cook joined the cast as Paka, a Pride Lander serval having to be afraid of heights.

In August 2nd, it was announced that Jeff Bennett joined the cast as Enostervoel, a yellow-billed oxpecker and a friend of Mwenzi during the Tamasha, and Tunu with Wema would appear with no dialogue that will be re-used for the film's sequel. On August 5th, it was announcd that Marvel director and executive producer Jon Favreau and actress Dana Davis were announcd to voice Stachelschwein, a grumpy crested beaver, and Trineu, a green skink and Shupavu's third-in-command.

Critical response
The Lion King Reborn was released to critical acclaim from audiences, critics and even fans, who liked the entire The Lion King franchise. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of "Certified Fresh" 99%, based on 583 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9 out of 10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 91 out of 100, based on 81 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade. IGN holds a score of 9.9/10, and IMDb holds a score of 9.3/10 based on 336,962 votes. Since July 4th on Independence DaDa, IMDb holds The Lion Guard episode "The Scar Resistance" a rating of 9.8 out of 10 based on 8 votes.

Fans and critics praised the film for it's excellent animation, voice acting and while retaining the spirit of the franchise, it included newer elements.

Box office
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TvTropes page

 * Main article: The Lion King Reborn/Tropes

Marketing
It is scheduled to be released on Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray, certified by THX Ltd. On Disc 1 of the DVD, it features the film in widescreen format, a behind-the-scene documentary, footage of the voice actors, DVD Rom, a set-up menu, THX Optimzer, and a sneak peak for Disc 2. On Disc 2, it features the film in fullscreen format, music videos, sneak peaks, hidden Easter egg surprises, "It's UnBungalievable" shorts, "Behind the Legend: Timon" with Peter Graves, "Who Wants to be King of the Jungle?" with Meredith Vieira, a set-up menu, and THX Optimzer. On both discs, it includes a Mystery Science Theater 3000-style commentary featuring Timon and Pumbaa. It will also be released on VHS, dating as one the rarest video tapes to ever be made and to be found and it marked the first Hollywood produced film to be on that format as well as the first Disney release on it since Bambi II. However, the VHS release had even more demand (particularly from fans) than any tapes in History and this would lead into manufacturers producing VHS tapes again, but this time with more innovations such as them having better, enchanced resolutions for the HD remastered tapes.
 * Main article: Marketing of The Lion King Reborn and The Lion King Generations

Timon & Pumbaa's Ultimate Virtual Safari Breakdown
A short film entitled Timon & Pumbaa's Ultimate Virtual Safari Breakdown will be released on the film's home media, starring Timon, Pumbaa, Ma and Uncle Max, with Lane, Sabella, Kavner and Stiller reprising their roles from the film.
 * See also: Timon & Pumbaa's Ultimate Virtual Safari Breakdown

The Outlands Cut
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released an alternate version of the film on DVD and Blu-ray, titled The Outlands Cut. It added 109 minutes of previously unused footage, including a subplot involving Sarah Hyland and Madison Pettis' characters Tiifu and Zuri, whose roles were reduced to brief cameos in the theatrical release. Director Christian Myers explained that he wanted the theatrical film to be in higher quality without having any The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa episodes since several of them were in "[very] bad quality" and it would make it too long. He also thought of that the film had too many characters. Myers then decided to use several clips to show the film's deleted characters including Tatiana, Sharla, and Nefu's combined together in the Outlands Cut. The film includes The Lion Guard episodes "Can't Wait to be Queen", "Baboons!", and "Beware the Zimwi", as well as a couple of episodes of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa including "Once Upon A Timon", "Home Is Where The Hog Is", "The Truth About Kats and Hogs", "No-Good Samaritan", "I Don't Bolivia", "Rafiki's Apprentice", "Russia Hour", and "Sense & Senegambia". The Timon and Pumbaa parts, however are produced, recreated and started from scratch although some of the staff took screenshots of the show for reference, similar how did Activision with Vicarious Visions tried to recreate the game engine of the PlayStation Crash Bandicoot trilogy for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.
 * See also: The Lion King Reborn: The Outlands Cut

In the ending of both Timon & Pumbaa commentaries and the Outlands Cut, it was announced that multiple characters from Disney franchises, including Mickey Mouse & Friends, Kingdom Hearts, Marvel's Avengers, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Defenders, Champions, Secret Warriors and X-Men, the Muppets, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Three Caballeros, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp, Fantasia, Gravity Falls, Phineas & Ferb, Lilo & Stitch, Goof Troop, Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, DuckTales, Gargoyles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (after a long Hiatus and a legal battle between Disney and Amblin), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, Doc McStuffins, Peter Pan, Little Einsteins, Miles from Tomorrowland, Goldie and Bear, the Proud Family, the Buzz on Maggie, Kim Possible, The Weekenders, Recess, Fantasia, The Jungle Book, the Aristocats, Puppy Dog Pals, The Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Dumbo, Song of the South, Motorcity, Tron, Pirates of the Carribbean, Sleeping Beauty, Tarzan, Toy Story, Star Wars, Cars, Hercules, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, the Secret of Monkey Island, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Tangled, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Wander Over Yonder, Wreck-It-Ralph, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Frozen, Indiana Jones, Maniac Mansion, Sofia the First, Vampirina, Milo Murphy's Law, Spectrobes, The Black Cauldron, the Rescuers, Monsters Inc., Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Robin Hood, Once Upon a Time, DuckTales, Epic Mickey, Boy Meets World, Darkwing Duck, Descendants, K.C. Undercover, Jessie, Inside Out, the Fox and the Hound, 101 Dalmatians, Brave, Oliver and Company and as well as Mulan would appear as silhouettes (along with the majority of their actors and actresses from their several appearances of Media reprising their roles with some of them replaced, such as Colleen O' Shaugnessey (using her voice impressions of roles as young boys such as Genis Sage from the Tales franchise and Miles "Tails" Prower as seen in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog titles) in the role of Captain Jake in place of his voice actors who are boys as child voice actors along with others, such as Emma Watson as Elinowy from the Black Cauldron) when Ma rewinds the film (albeit very slowly) are joined by the multiple characters, alongside Timon, Pumbaa, Uncle Max, Simba, Nala, Kion, Bunga, Beshte and Rafiki. The inclusion of that ending marks one of the most expensive and the longest scenes ever included in a home media release in history, as it took a large amount of animators, actors and actresses creating it.

Video game
A video game for The Lion King Reborn will be released after the film's release. The game will include a story mode, a playable mode, and will have most of the cast returning from the film with a few exceptions: Cam Clarke as Simba; Vanessa Marshall as Nala and Shupavu; Tara Strong as Kiara; Tress MacNeille as Shenzi and Ma; Jeff Bennett as Zazu and Uncle Max; Roger Craig Smith as Sumu and Njano; and Fred Tatasciore as Tamka's armada and Ned, replacing Matthew Broderick, Gabrielle Union, Kristin Chenoweth, Eden Riegel, Whoopi Goldberg, Julie Kavner, Rowan Atkinson, Jerry Stiller, Adam Driver, Rob Lowe, and Frank Welker, respectively.
 * See also: The Lion King Reborn (video game)

Soundtrack
The film has most of the songs all three films: "Digga Tunnah", "That's All I Need", "Circle of Life", "The Morning Report", "I Just Can't Wait to be King", "Be Prepared", "Hakuna Matata", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "He Lives in You", and "We Are One". It also includes most of the songs from The Lion Guard, including: "A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri)", "Zuka Zama", "Kion's Lament", "We're The Same (Sisi Ni Sawa)", "Jackal Style", "Utamu", "All Hail the Vultures", "Don't Make a Stink", "Bird of a Thousand Voices", "Panic and Run", "A Trail to Hope", "Teke Ruka Teleza", "My Own Way", "Bunga the Wise", "Outta the Way", "Life in the Pride Lands", "Find Your Roar", "Stand Up, Stand Out", "Lions Over All", "Kuishi ni Kucheka", "Bring Back A Legend", "May There Be Peace", "Hippo Lanes", "Running With The King", "I Do Have a Great Deal to Say", "Tickbirds and Rhinos", "Big Bad Kenge", "Fujo", "Look On The Bright Side", "Welcome To The Summit", "Hero Inside", "Fabulous Dhahabu", "We're The Smartest", "Give The Little Guy A Chance", "I Have a Plan", "Today Is My Way", and "Path of Honor". It was reported that the film would include songs from the Broadway version, which would soon includes songs "Chow Down", "Rafiki Mourns", "The Madness of King Scar", "Shadowland", and "Endless Night". On the soundtrack, it includes five bonus tracks: "Africa" by Toto; "I See a Kingdom" by Vanessa Williams; "Precious Wings" by Tatyana Ali; "Shed a Little Light" by James Taylor; and "Beethoven's Whiff/Bumble in the Jungle", a crossover of symphonies Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig von Beethoven and Poet and Peasant - Overture by Franz von Suppé, taken from the Timon & Pumbaa episode "Beethoven's Whiff/Bumble in the Jungle".
 * See also: The Lion King Reborn/Soundtrack

The films' scores were originally composed by Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith and Don L. Harper, with The Lion Guard originally composed by Christopher Willis. The scores were arranged by Ludwig Göransson, the composer of Black Panther, and Nitin Sawhney, the composer of Mowgli, two films both released in 2018. It was reported that Elton John had signed onto the project to rework his musical compositions from the original film before his retirement.

Sequel
On July 27th, a sequel and a second-half to the remaster of The Lion King titled The Lion King Generations (known as The Lion King Adventure Pt. 2: Generations outside of North America) was confirmed by director Myers, to which he will return to direct, Hahn will return to produce, Göransson and Sawhney will return to compose the score, and much of the cast will reprise their roles from the previous film.
 * Main article: The Lion King Generations

The Lion King Generations will take place within the ending of The Lion King Reborn when Simba, Nala, Kiara, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Makini, Jasiri and the Lion Guard must figure out a way to defeat Scar's resurrected form and his army of Outlanders with advice from Simba's spiritual father Mufasa, as well as some new friends including a very strong gorilla named Shujaa, a wise tortoise named Kongwe, a veiled chameleon named Kinyonga, and a blind golden mole named Kuchimba.

Taglines

 * Two generations will collide. Only one will survive.
 * An entire universe, once and for all.
 * Let the challenge begin.
 * Where will you be, when it all ends?
 * Destiny arrives.

Credits

 * Main article: The Lion King Reborn/Credits

Trivia

 * Main article: Trivia of The Lion King Reborn and The Lion King Generations

Rejected ideas

 * Main article: The Lion King Reborn/Rejected ideas

Gallery

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Polls
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