# The Lion King (2019 film)

The Lion King is a 2019 photorealistic CGI movie based on Disney's The Lion King (1994). This film is about a young masai lion named Simba, 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. The sequel, Mufasa: The Lion King will be released on December 20, 2024.
    Directed by Jon Favreau. Written by Jeff Nathanson, inspired by Disney's 1994 animated feature film of the same name.

## Simba

Cub
* But, Dad, do not we eat the antelope?
Adult
* My father once told me, "Protect everything the light touches." If I do not fight for it, who will?
* Run. Run away, Scar. Run away, and never return.

## Scar

* [first lines; to the mouse] Life is not fair, is it, my little friend? While some are born to feast... others spend their lives in the dark, begging for scraps. The way I see it, you and I are exactly the same. We both want to find a way out.
* [violently digs his claws into Mufasa is paws] Long… live… THE KING! [violently slaps Mufasa off the cliff]
* Run. Run away, Simba. Run away, and never return!

## Nala

Cub
* I thought you were very brave.
Adult
* I have been waiting too, and I am not a cub anymore!

## Mufasa

* While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give.

## Dialogue

    Mufasa: [about Scar] What am I going to do with him?
    Zazu: Come on. We both know he should've been expelled from the Pride Lands long ago.
    Mufasa: He is my brother, Zazu. This is his home. As long as I am king, that'll never change.
    Zazu: Well, there is one in every family, sire. I had a cousin who thought he was the woodpecker. He slammed his head into trees and our beaks aren't built for it, he was concussed regularly. [notices nothing] Oh, you've gone. Uh, sire, coming back!
    Mufasa: Everything you see exists together in the delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures; from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
    Simba: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
    Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. And the antelope eat the grass. And so, we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
    [after Simba fell into Scar's side of the den, while trying to hunt a beetle]
    Scar: If you wish to kill something, you might want to stay downwind.
    Simba: I know how to hunt, Uncle Scar.
    Scar: Then let's hope we're never attacked by a beetle. Go back to your den, Simba. I don't babysit.
    Simba: Babysit? I'm gonna king of Pride Rock. My dad showed me the whole kingdom. Said I'm gonna rule it all.
    Scar: Is that so?
    Simba: Think about it. When I'm king, I'll have to give you orders. Tell you what to do. How weird is that?
    Scar: You've no idea.
    Kamari: Did ya hear that? The future king! *laughs*
    [Simba stares around helplessly.]
    Azizi: Oh, don't hurt me! Oh, do it again! *laughs*
    [Simba lunges forward and roars again, seemingly with a full-grown lion's roar.]
    Mufasa: [from offscreen] *roars*
    [The hyenas recoil.]
    Hyenas: *whimper*
    Mufasa: [from offscreen] *roars* [Shenzi, Simba, and the hyenas stare in awe. The crowd of hyenas clears to reveal Mufasa tossing them aside like a ragdolls.] *roars*
    '[The hyenas converge on Mufasa.]
    Hyenas: *yip*
    [Mufasa bats the hyenas away.]
    Mufasa: *roars* [Mufasa stands protectively in front of Simba and Nala.] *roars* [The hyenas recoil. Shenzi stares down in dismay.] *roars*
    Hyenas: *whimper*
    Mufasa: *roars*
    [after Mufasa attacked the hyenas to save Simba, Nala and Zazu]
    Mufasa: If you ever come near my son again...
    Shenzi: No, Mufasa. Never. Never again.
    Mufasa: You've been warned, Shenzi.
    [As the sun is setting, while they head back to Pride Rock.]
    Mufasa: Zazu? Take Nala back to Pride Rock.
    Zazu: Yes, sire. [short pause] Don't be too hard on him, sire. I remember a cub, a certain headstrong cub... who was always getting into scrapes. And he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?
    Mufasa: I have to teach my son a lesson.
    Zazu: Come along, Nala. [he and Nala leaves]
    Mufasa: Simba? [Simba in disgrace walking to Mufasa slowly, but finds his father's paw track and then sits next to him] You deliberately disobeyed me.
    Simba: I know.
    Mufasa: You could have been killed. And what's worse, you put Nala in danger. Do you understand what's at stake? You jeopardized the future of our pride.
    Simba: I just wanted to show you I could do it. That I could be brave like you.
    Mufasa: I'm only brave when I have to be, when there's no other choice.
    Simba: But you're not scared of anything.
    Mufasa: I was today.
    Simba: You were?
    Mufasa: Yes. I thought I might lose you.
    Simba: I guess even kings get scared, huh?
    Mufasa: More than you could ever know.
    [Nearing the end of stampede; Mufasa is near the cliff, when Scar suddenly shows up]
    Mufasa: Scar! Help me!
    [The stones falls down as Mufasa clings his life, Scar angrily sinks his claws in Mufasa's forepaws, causing him to roar in pain.]
    Scar: Long... live... THE KING! [punches Mufasa off the cliff]
    [Mufasa falls off the cliff to his death while screaming]
    [Cut to Simba standing on a high ledge overlooking the stampede.]
    Simba: [prolonged] NO!!!!!!!!
    [After Mufasa is killed by Scar near the ending of stampede]
    Scar: Simba! What have you done?
    Simba: [while crying] It was a stampede. He tried to save me. It was an accident. I didn't mean for it to...
    Scar: Of course you didn't. No one ever means for these things to happen. But the king is dead... and if it weren't for you... he'd still be alive. Your father had such hopes for you... gave you so many chances. And this is how you repay him.
    Simba: [still crying] I didn't know. I didn't know.
    Scar: Oh, what will your mother think? A son who causes his father's death. A boy who kills a king.
    Simba: What am I gonna do something?
    [Scar leans in close]
    Scar: Run... Run away, Simba. Run away and never return!
    [In fear, Simba runs away in tears, leaving the gorge. The hyenas emerges behind Scar.]
    Scar: Kill him.
    [The hyenas runs off to chase Simba away from Pride Lands]
    [After the hyenas let Simba get away]
    Shenzi: Go down, and make sure he's dead. [leaves]
    [Kamari and Azizi look down the cliff, but he is close]
    Kamari: Seriously?
    Azizi: Oh, I'm sorry. [backs away from Kamari]
    Kamari: That's a good distance right there.
    Azizi: Okay.
    Kamari: No little cub could survive that fall. Listen, we're gonna tell her... we went down there and we ate him.
    Azizi: Uh-huh. That's perfect, 'cause I am starving!
    Kamari: We're not gonna eat him. Simba is dead. That's all she ever has to know. [leaves]
    Azizi: Works for me. [leaves with them]
    [As the buzzards are about to devour the laid Simba, one sees Pumbaa running and screaming into the scene to scare them off.]
    Pumbaa: I missed 'em! I'm gonna get one of those vultures one day. I'm gonna get one!
    Timon: I don't know why it's so important to you.
    Pumbaa: I just feel like it would make me feel better. [spots Simba] Oh, no. It's a little lion!
    Timon: That is not a lion.
    Pumbaa: Well then, go check it out. What is it?
    Timon: That is not a lion, it's a furry bird!
    Pumbaa: It looks like a lion!
    Timon: That's not a lion. Let me get a closer look. Excuse me. All right, let me see what we're dealing with here. [ Timon looks and draws at Simba's lips exposing the cub's teeth, alarmed. He leaps up in fright.] IT'S A LION! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, PUMBAA!
    Pumbaa: Wait! Hey, Timon. Wait, Timon, wait! It's a little lion!
    Timon: [hides behind the rock] It gets bigger.
    Pumbaa: Can we keep him? Can we please keep him? Oh, oh, okay. I promise I'll walk him every day! If he makes a little mess, I'll clean it up.
    Timon: You'll be his little mess! He's gonna eat you and then use my body as a toothpick!
    Pumbaa: But one day, when he's big and strong, he'll be on our side!
    Timon: I've got it. What if he's on our side? Hear me out! Having a ferocious lion around might not be such a bad idea!
    Pumbaa: Well then, can we keep him?
    Timon: Yes, of course we can keep him! My God, who is the brains of this operation?
    Pumbaa: We're gonna name him Fred!
    Timon: Everyone, this is Simba.
    [Some guineafowl stare at Simba as he passes.]
    Guineafowl: That, my friend, is a lion.
    [A bushbaby emerges from behind a log.]
    Bushbaby': What about food? Have you thought about feeding that thing?
    [Simba skips along next to Timon and Pumbaa.]
    Simba: Yeah, I'm starved. I could eat a whole zebra.
    Antelope: *gasps*
    Bat-Eared fox: Here we go.
    Timon: Uh, no, no, no, kid, we're fresh out of zebra.
    Simba: Any antelope?
    [A trio of antelope stare at Simba worriedly.]
    Antelope: Uh-oh.
    Timon: No. Listen, kid, if you want to live with us, you have to eat like us.
    [An elephant shrew emerges from some grass. He runs alongside Simba.]
    Elephant shrew: And most importantly, [The elephant shrew pauses, yelling after Simba.] not eat us.
    [Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa approach a log.]
    Timon: This looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub.
    [The other animals follow Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa. Pumbaa breaks the log open,CRASH!!! revealing grubs inside.]
    Elephant shrew: Yeah!
    Bat-Eared fox: Perfect!
    Bushbaby: Step aside, fellas.
    [The animals crowd around the log and begin to feast on the grubs.]
    Simba: Ugh. What's that?
    Guineafowl: Ooh. Too chewey.
    [The elephant shrew holds up a grub.]
    Elephant shrew: This one's got some nuttiness.
    Timon: Mmm. Now, that's what I call umami.
    [Pumbaa slurps up a grub.]
    Pumbaa: Slimy, yet satisfying.
    Timon: Mmm. Extra crunchy.
    Pumbaa: They're local.
    Timon: Yeah. Oh, are they?
    Pumbaa: They're from [Pumbaa points with his head.] right there.
    [Timon turns to face Simba.]
    Timon: I'm telling ya, kid, this is the great life. [Timon turns back to the grubs.] No rules. No responsibilities. Ooh. [Timon grabs a caterpillar and massages it with his paws.] The little cream-filled kind. I love these.
    Pumbaa: Those are good.
    Timon: I love these.
    Pumbaa: Those are the best.
    Bushbaby: Can I have the head?
    [Timon turns to face Simba.]
    Timon: Well, kid?
    [Simba slinks toward the insects and grubs cautiously.]
    Simba: Oh, well. Hakuna matata. [Simba eats the caterpillar.] Slimy, [Simba licks his lips.] yet...satisfying!
    Timon: That's it!
    Pumbaa: We didn't lie.
    Animals: *chuckle*
    [Simba begins to feast alongside the other wild animals.]
    Guinea fowl: Egg sac! I got an egg sac!
    Simba: What's up with that guy?
    Timon: Um, Simba... How can I say this? He's prey.
    Pumbaa: Yeah.
    Timon: And he is never gonna want to frolic with a carnivore.
    Pumbaa: No. You two will never frolic.
    Simba: Why not?
    Timon: [sighs] You see, in nature, there's a delicate balance.
    Simba: Oh, yeah. The Circle of Life. I know that.
    Pumbaa: Whoa!
    Timon: No, no, no, no. I don't know where you're getting "circle" from.
    Pumbaa: No, yeah. There's no Circle of Life.
    Timon: No, it's no circle.
    Pumbaa: No, not at all.
    Timon: In fact, it's the opposite.
    Pumbaa: Yeah.
    Timon: It's a line.
    Pumbaa: Yeah.
    Timon: It's a meaningless life of indifference.
    Pumbaa: And we are all just running towards the end of the line. And then, one day, we will reach the end, and that will be it.
    Timon: That's it.
    Pumbaa: Line over.
    Timon: Nothing.
    Pumbaa: Nada. And you can really just kinda do your own thing...
    Elephant shrew: [Simba paws at the termite mound; termites fly free] Woo-hoo!
    Pumbaa: ...and fend for yourself 'cause your line doesn't affect anyone else's lines.
    Timon: You're alive, and then, you're not. Like this guy. [eats a termite] Mmm.
    Simba: You sure it's not circle? That we're all connected?
    Pumbaa: A circle would mean we're all this. That would mean what I do affects him, affects that thing...
    Timon: Yeah. No.
    Pumbaa: ...affects that thing...
    Timon: That's not how it goes.
    Pumbaa: ...which would make doing whatever we wanted not that cool.
    Timon: Let me simplify this for you. Life is meaningless.
    Pumbaa: Yes. That's why you just gotta look out for yourself. That's why you do you, Simba.
    Timon: Yeah, Simba, for the first time, we're entrusting you to make a plan for us today.
    Pumbaa: This is so important. Just think about all you have been taught.
    Timon: What do you wanna do?
    Simba: Absolutely... [brings his weight down on the termite mound] nothing. [the termite mound breaks in half, spilling termites everywhere]
    Pumbaa: Exactly!
    Timon: Woo-hoo!
    Pumbaa: He gets it.
    [The jungle animals feast on the termites]
    Guinea fowl: [screams happily] Jackpot!
    Bush baby: Out of my way. Out of my way.
    Elephant shrew: Crunchy!
    Bat-eared fox: All right. It’s time to eat.
    [Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him]
    Simba: Go away.
    Rafiki: Going away will not answer the question.
    Simba: What question? Who are you?
    Rafiki: I know exactly who I am. The question is, who are you?
    Simba: I'm nobody. So leave me alone, all right?
    Rafiki: Everybody is somebody. Even a nobody.
    [Simba sees his father's spirit in the clouds]
    Mufasa: Simba, you must take your place in the Circle of Life.
    Simba: I can't.
    Mufasa: You must remember who you are. The one true king.
    Simba: I'm sorry. I don't know how to be like you.
    Mufasa: As king, I was most proud of one thing. Having you as my son.
    Simba: That was a long time ago.
    Mufasa: No, Simba. That is forever.
    Simba: Please, don't leave me again.
    Mufasa: I never left you, I never will. Remember who you are. Remember.
    [Simba, Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu, and Nala make it to the Pride Lands]
    Timon: [about the hyenas] What's your plan for getting us past the slobbering guards?
    Simba: Live bait. [he, Nala, Zazu, and Timon look at Pumbaa]
    Pumbaa: That is a great idea. Those guys could never resist some fresh meat. So, all we need to do is to find something that is like big and plump and juicy. Maybe like a gnu?
    [They all continue to stare blankly at Pumbaa]
    Pumbaa: Why is everyone looking at me?
    [Shenzi's clan of hyenas are paying attention to Timon. Pumbaa is set up like a roast pig]
    Timon: Bonjour, mademoiselle. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we proudly present your dinner. Be our... GAH!' [screams]
    [Timon and Pumbaa flee before the clan of hyenas]
    Timon: It's working, Pumbaa.
    Scar: So you haven't told them your little secret? Well, Simba, now is your chance to confess. Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death.
    Simba: It was me.
    Sarabi: [heartbroken] It's not true. Tell me it's not true.
    Simba: It's true. I'm sorry.
    Scar: HE ADMITS IT! MURDERER!
    Simba: [stammering] No, no. It was an accident.
    Scar: If it weren't for you, the king would be alive. It's your fault he's dead. Do you deny it?
    Simba: [stammering] I'm not a murderer.
    Scar: We should believe a son who takes the life of a father? We should believe a son who takes the life of a king?! A son who abandons his mother?!
    Simba: No. I'm... I'm...
    Scar: You're what? Say it! Are you the king?!
    Simba: No. No, I'm...
    Scar: Are you the king?!
    Simba: [falls into despair all over again] No, I'm...
    Scar: You're what?
    Simba: I'm...
    Scar: SAY IT!
    Simba: [whimpering near the ledge] I'm nothing.
    Scar: [enraged] Then bow to your king!
    [Simba falls and hangs over the ledge of Pride Rock]
    Nala: SIMBA!
    [Lightning strikes below, igniting a fire]
    Scar: This looks familiar. Where have I seen this before? Oh, yes. I remember. This is the way Mufasa looked before he died. I looked down, saw the fear in his eyes. [angrily claws Simba's paws] And here's my little secret: [evilly whispers into Simba's ear] I killed Mufasa.
    [In shock, Simba has a flashback in slow motion and realizes that it was Scar who killed Mufasa at the gorge; Simba's eyes wide open and his shock turns into fury as he angrily bites Scar's mane, causing Scar to roar in pain, before getting back up, resuming the confrontation]
    Simba: [angrily] My father! Your own brother! How could you?!
    Scar: [to the hyenas and lionesses] First, he kills Mufasa. And now, he wants to KILL ME!
    Simba: You killed him! Tell them the truth!
    Scar: DO NOT BELIEVE HIS LIES!
    Sarabi: [softly] Scar... you told us you didn't get to the gorge in time.
    Scar: That's true.
    Sarabi: [turns into fury] Then how did you see the look in Mufasa's eyes?!
    [Scar growls angrily, realizing too late he's been exposed]
    Simba: [furiously roars] MURDERER!
    Scar: [to his hyenas; savagely] KILL THEM ALL!
    [The hyenas attacking Simba]
    Nala: Lions, attack!
    Timon: Pumbaa, I think we lost them.
    Pumbaa: That was so terrifying. [Shenzi's clan of hyenas peer close, emerging behind them] Do you hear a low growl?
    Hyena: Looks like we will be having pig for dinner. Plump and chubby.
    Pumbaa: [offended] "Chubby"? [his shock turns to rage] Did he just call me "chubby"?!
    Timon: Uh-oh. [runs behind a rock]
    Pumbaa: [angrily] It sounded... it sounded a lot like he just said "chubby”, which would have be a mistake, because I will not be made to feel ashamed of who I am!
    Timon: Oh, boy.
    Pumbaa: [furiously] I may run from hyenas, BUT I WILL ALWAYS FIGHT A BULLY! [angrily charges and drives the hyenas off]
    Timon: You feel better, Pumbaa?
    Pumbaa: I do.
    Timon: You got that out of your system?
    Pumbaa: I did.
    Simba: It's over, Scar.
    Scar: Have mercy. I beg you.
    Simba: Mercy? After what you did?
    Scar: It was the hyenas. Those revolting scavengers made me do it. I was planning on killing them all.
    [Shenzi, Kamari, and Azizi are stunned in anger, as they overhear and growl at Scar's betrayal]
    Simba: You fooled the hyenas, just like you fooled me. [snarls]
    Scar: Simba, you wouldn't kill your only uncle.
    Simba: No, Scar. I'm not like you.
    Scar: Oh, Simba. You are truly noble, and I will make it up to you. Just tell me how I can prove myself. Tell me what you want me to do.
    Simba: Run. Run away, Scar. Run away, and never return.
    Scar: Yes. Of course. As you wish... [seeing a pile of hot coals] Your Majesty!
    [Simba and Scar violently fight]
    Simba: [furiously] YOU CAN'T WIN, SCAR!
    Scar: [furiously] THIS IS MY KINGDOM! MY DESTINY!
    [after Simba threw Scar off the cliff of the Pride Rock, he gets up and sees the Hyenas glaring at him]
    Scar: My friends, it will take some time, but together, we will build our army.
    Kamari: Friends, huh? I thought you said we were "revolting scavengers."
    Azizi: Yeah, and you wanted to kill us.
    Scar: No. No, let me explain! I was trying to fool him! We will rule together!
    Shenzi: [emerges from smoke] There's only one true thing you ever said, Scar. "A hyena's belly... is never full."
    [Scar looks at the hyenas in fear, they start running towards him. He attempts to swipe at them with his paw, but he quickly gets overwhelmed and they start eating him alive.]
    Scar: [growls] [last word] No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

## Voice Cast (in order of appearance)

* Chiwetel Ejiofor — Scar
* John Oliver — Zazu
* James Earl Jones — Mufasa
* John Kani — Rafiki
* Alfre Woodard — Sarabi
* Donald Glover — Simba
** J. D. McCrary (young)
* Beyoncé Knowles — Nala
** Shahadi Wright Joseph (young)
* Penny Johnson Jerald — Sarafina
* Eric André — Azizi
* Keegan-Michael Key — Kamari
* Florence Kasumba — Shenzi
* Seth Rogen — Pumbaa
* Billy Eichner — Timon
* Amy Sedaris — Guinea Fowl
* Chance Bennett — Bush Baby
* Josh McCrary — Elephant Shrew
* Phil LaMarr — Impala
* J Lee — Hyena

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on The Lion King (2019 film) on Wikipedia
* Media related to The Lion King (2019 film) on Wikimedia Commons
* The Lion King quotes at the Internet Movie Database
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