

The all-star voice cast includes Donald Glover (adult Simba), Beyoncé (adult Nala), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), and the venerable James Earl Jones reprising his inimitable role as King Mufasa. Timon and Pumbaa can do only so much to protect her, especially when she encounters an. Experience the power of 'Upendi' - which means 'love' - as Kiara, Simba's strong-willed daughter, seeks adventure away from her father's watchful gaze. And it has clearly positive themes and messages: Parents and kids can discuss issues regarding family, friendship, loss, responsibility, and community. Genre: Action-Adventure, Animation, Family, Musical, Romance. That said, there's plenty of humor, too, including potty jokes from Pumbaa and Timon (the original movie's implied "farted" is said loud and proud in this version of the pair's "Hakuna Matata"). The insatiably hungry and scavenging hyenas, the terrifying and tear-jerking wildebeest stampede sequence (which ends in a tragic death), and the claw- and teeth-filled fight scenes are undeniably scary, even for those who know what to expect. Because of the realism (you'll likely forget you're not watching real animals some of the time), the violence is definitely more intense and potentially upsetting here than in the more cartoony classic. Scar, Mufasa’s brotherand former heir to the thronehas plans of his own.

But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. Parents need to know that The Lion King is an extremely realistic computer-animated remake of Disney's beloved 1994 original. Disney’s The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna, where a future king is born.
