The Lion King 1½ (2025 Film)

The Lion King 1½ (titled as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some regions) is a 2025 American live-action/CGI-animated comedy adventure film distributed by Disney+ which will be released on July 25, 2025. As a remake of the 2004 direct-to-video part prequel/part parallel of the same name, the film will be directed and produced by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, based on Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures confirmed that the film would be released on their new streaming service instead of playing in theaters.