The Lion King Fuller Circle

The Lion King Fuller Circle is a 2021 American animated epic, adventure, musical, drama, and dark comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers from a screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton, and Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures & Disney Television Animation.  It is a remake to the 1994 animated film The Lion King, its midquel The Lion King 1½, its sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and some selected episodes from its spin-off TV series The Lion Guard, all conjoined into a three-part film. The film features the voice dubs of YouTubers, and other voices of Gabrielle Union, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Jeremy Irons, Alfre Woodard, Jason Marsden, Eden Riegel, Nika Futterman, Andy Dick, Lacey Chabert, Khary Payton, Edward Hibbert, Sarah Hyland, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Diamond White, James Earl Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Lacey Chabert, Jason Marsden, Neve Campbell, Moira Kelly, and Max Charles. It features posthumous film performances by Pleshette, who died in January 2008 and Guillaume, who died in October 2017, and the film is dedicated to their memories.
With the film co-produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disneytoon Studios and Disney Television Animation. it is set to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney Television Animation on July 19 , 20?? in the United States on YouTube and Vimeo.
==Synopsis Edit==
An unprecedented cinematic journey twenty-five years in the making and spanning of The Lion King, Scar seeks to take the mantle as King after he murders his brother Mufasa, and Simba, Kovu, Kiara, Nala, Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa must stop Scar and his follower Zira in a showdown before their onslaught of destruction puts an end to the Pride Lands.
==Plot Edit==
A meerkat named Timon, who is a social outcast of his colony outskirts, "the Pit of Shame", dreams for more in life than his colony's bleak existence hiding from predators, but his daydreaming leads to the near-death of his Uncle Max by a trio of hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Timon leaves to find a better life, and meets a pig named Pumbaa, who suffers from demophobia-triggered flatulence problems. Although the two quickly form a bond and Pumbaa accompanies Timon as his acquaintance, they start living in a small oasis behind the landmark while King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's newborn son Simba is presented to the crowded animals at a majestic place named Pride Rock.
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 and selfish brother Scar covets the throne and plots to eliminate Mufasa and Simba so he may become king. He and his henchmen of hyenas set 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. Scar refuses to help Mufasa, instead sending him falling to his death, then convinces Simba that the tragedy was his own fault and advises him to flee the kingdom and never return. Scar tells the pride that Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede and steps forward as the new king. Meanwhile, Timon and Pumbaa finally settle in a huge luxurious green jungle. Sooner enough, they rescue Simba on a desert floor before they raise him under their philosophy of "Hakuna Matata" (meaning "no worries" in Swahili).
Years later, Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry young adult lioness, who turns out to be his best friend Nala. She and Simba reunite and fall in love, and she argues with 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 away. He encounters Mufasa's adviser Rafiki, who says that Mufasa's spirit lives on in Simba, and he is visited by the ghost of his father 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.
As Scar taunts Simba over his role in Mufasa's death, he backs his nephew to the edge of Pride 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. After Timon proposes that they all help Simba by getting rid of the hyenas, he, Pumbaa, Nala, Sarabi, Zazu, Rafiki, and the other lionesses fend off the hyenas, alongside Timon's Ma and Max, who are directed to construct a series of tunnels beneath the hyenas. When the tunnels are finished, Max knocks down the sticks, the cave-in commences, and the hyenas are ejected through the tunnels. Scar begs for mercy and attempts to blame the hyenas for his actions, but Simba spares his life and orders him to leave the Pride Lands forever. Scar suddenly attacks his nephew, but Simba manages to toss him from the top of Pride Rock. Scar survives the fall, but then gets eaten by his former henchmen of hyenas, because one 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; Timon takes his entire meerkat colony to live in predator-free environment to complete his "Hakuna Matata"; Nala gives birth to a newborn cub; and she is presented to the assembled animals. Rafiki paints an emblem of the cub on the trunk of his tree, but Mufasa's spirit ruffles the painting, making him discover another cub that's living in rogues known as the "Outlands" named Kovu.
A few weeks later, Kiara becomes annoyed with her father's overprotective parenting and enters the Outlands, where she meets Kovu. His mother Zira reminds Simba of how he exiled her and the other Outsiders, and reveals that Scar selected Kovu to be his successor despite not being his biological father. After returning to the Pride Lands, Simba lectures Kiara about the danger posed by the Outsiders, and reminds her they are part of each other. In the Outlands, Zira reminds Kovu that Simba killed Scar and exiled the lions who respect him. Kovu explains that he does not think it is so bad to have Kiara as a friend, but Zira realizes that she can use Kovu's friendship with Kiara to seek revenge on Simba.
Kion is the son of King Simba and Queen Nala, the younger brother of Kiara and the prince of the Pride Lands. As the second-born of the Lion King, he is gifted with a power called the Roar of the Elders and becomes the leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals who protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. Kion, along with his friends Bunga the honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah and Ono the egret, sets out to keep the Pride Lands safe and protected from animals who do not respect the Circle of Life.
Following a threat of revenge by the revived Scar, the Lion Guard prepare to invade the Outlands by uniting the Pride Landers and a clan of hyenas led by Jasiri. In the final battle against Scar's assembled army of Outlanders — Kiburi's float of crocodiles, Reirei's pack of jackals, Mzingo's parliament of vultures, Shupavu's group of skinks, and a pride of lionesses led by Kovu's mother Zira, the Pride Landers overpower the huge army, but Scar attacks the Pride Lands' fleet with roar lightning and incapacitates Kion, who obtains a scar across his left eye. Weakened, the Great Kings of the Past lend him their strength. Scar attacks him with his roar, but Kion deflects it using his roar, killing him and himself. By expressing their love to him, the Lion Guard let the Great Kings bring back Kion from his death.
After Scar's defeat, the Lion Guard travels out of the Pride Lands of Africa and across the world to get to the Tree of Life to cure Kion and Ono from their battle injuries. Kion's team also gets a new member, a martial eagle named Anga who replaces Ono's position as the new keenest of sight after Ono lost his eyesight, while Ono gains a new position as the smartest. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the banished pride and a vindictive plot planned by Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together.
Several years later, Kiara, now a young adult, begins her first solo hunt. As part of Zira's plan, Kovu's siblings Nuka and Vitani trap Kiara in a fire, allowing Kovu to rescue her. Simba is forced to accept Kovu's place since he rescued Kiara. Kovu contemplates attacking Simba as he was instructed to, but he teaches Kiara how to hunt instead and eventually realizes his feelings for her.
Later, Kiara and Kovu stargaze where they talk about the Great Kings of the Past and Kovu wonders if there is a darkness in him like there was in Scar. That night, Simba allows Kovu to sleep inside Pride Rock with the rest of the pride, but because of this, Zira sets a trap for her son and Simba.
The next day, Kovu once again tries to reveal his mission to Kiara, but Simba takes him around the Pride Lands and tells him Scar's story. The Outsiders then ambush Simba, resulting in Nuka's death from a log pile and Simba's escape. Enraged, Zira scratches Kovu for his brother's death, causing him to turn against her. Kovu returns to Pride Rock to asks Simba for his forgiveness, but is exiled. Kiara makes Simba realize that he is acting irrationally, and flees to find Kovu. The two lions later find each other and profess their love. Realizing that they must reunite the two prides, Kiara and Kovu return to the Pride Lands and convince them to stop fighting. When Zira attempts to kill Simba, Kiara intervenes and Zira falls to her death. With his enemy gone, Simba accepts Kovu and the Outsiders back into the Pride Lands.
The Lion Guard returns to the Pride Lands, only to find out that the conflict has already been settled. Zira's daughter and Kovu's older sister, Vitani, forms her own Lion Guard in their absence, causing an argument between them and Kion's Lion Guard. However, after seeing Vitani's confidence in becoming a leader even without the Roar, Kion allows Vitani's Lion Guard to succeed his Guard as defenders of Pride Lands. Kion and his friends return to the Tree of Life where Kion marries Rani and is crowned King of the Tree of Life with his close family and friends attending.
== Casting ==
The Lion King characters will have some voice dubs by YouTubers, while others like Gabrielle Union, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Jeremy Irons, Alfre Woodard, Jason Marsden, Eden Riegel, Nika Futterman, Andy Dick, Lacey Chabert, Khary Payton, Edward Hibbert, Sarah Hyland, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Diamond White, James Earl Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Lacey Chabert, Jason Marsden, Neve Campbell, Moira Kelly, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Eric André, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Penny Johnson Jerald, Amy Sedaris, Chance Bennett, Josh McCrary, Phil LaMarr, J. Lee and Max Charles are archival recording device.
== Chapters ==
* Prologue: Timon and Pumbaa's Adventures Begin
* Chapter 1: The Lion King Fuller Circle: The Circle of Life 
== Appearances Edit ==
Characters
*Zazu (debut)
*Timon's Ma (debut)
*Uncle Max (debut)
*Timon (debut)
*Fred (debut)
*Iron Joe (debut)
*Shenzi (debut)
*Banzai (debut)
*Ed (debut)
*Stumpy (debut; voice only)
*Flinchy (debut; voice only)
*Swifty (debut; voice only)
*Rafiki (debut)
*Pumbaa (debut)
*Mufasa (debut)
*Sarabi (debut)
*Simba (debut)
*Scar (debut)
*Sarafina (debut)
*Nala (debut)
*Timon's Pa / Fearless Buzz (debut)
*Uncle Boaris (mention)
*Kiara (debut)
*Zira (debut)
*Kovu (debut)
*Nuka (debut)
*Vitani (debut)
Species
*Lions (debut)
*Meerkats (debut)
*Warthogs (debut)
*Mandrills (debut)
*Hornbills (debut)
*Hyenas (debut)
*Elephant Shrews (debut)
*Galagos (debut)
*Guinea Fowls (debut)
*Pigeons (debut)
*Bat-Eared Foxes (debut)
*Klipspringers (debut)
*Oxpeckers (debut)
*Rhinoceroses (debut)
*Giraffes (debut)
*Zebras (debut)
*Crocodiles (debut)
*Cheetahs (debut)
*Hippopotamuses (debut)
*Elephants (debut)
*Gnu (debut)
*Impalas (debut)
*Gazelles (debut)
*Okapis (debut)
*Ostriches (debut)
*Sable Antelopes (debut)
Locations
*Pride Lands
**Pride Rock
**Water Hole
**Jungle Oasis
*Outlands
**Scar's lair
**Elephant Graveyard
Organizations and Titles
*Simba's Pride
*Outsiders
*Shenzi's Clan	
==Production Edit==
===Development Edit===
The film will have some fan animation as Extended Scenes, like for example,
https://www.deviantart.com/emiliokiara/journal/My-Version-of-TMFM-Extended-Scene-830975337
https://www.deviantart.com/emiliokiara/journal/My-Version-of-TLK-2-SP-Extended-Scene-788845328
The film includes the 1994 original release of The Lion King, its 1998 sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and its 2004 midquel/prequel The Lion King 1½, and its 2015 - 2019 midquel tv series The Lion Guard.
==Music Edit==
On November 1, 2017, it was announced that Hans Zimmer would return to write the film's score, having previously scored the 1994 animated version. 27 days later, it was reported that Elton John had signed onto the project to rework his musical compositions shortly before his retirement. The film is expected to have songs from previous Lion King films, including "Digga Tunnah", "That's All I Need" (which is now under the sister name of "Meerkat Rhapsody"), "Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait to be King", "Be Prepared", "Hakuna Matata", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "Busa", "The Hawaiian War Chant", "He Lives in You", "We Are One", "My Lullaby", "Upendi", "Not One of Us", "Love Will Find a Way", and as well as "The Morning Report" from the Broadway production, "Lala" from Rhythm of the Pride Lands, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly original theme song composed by Ennio Morricone, "Sunrise, Sunset" from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" performed by The Tokens, and the opening theme song from Peter Gunn.
New tracks includes two Swahili songs written by Tim Rice: "Rafiki Huomboleza", which is heard when Rafiki smears the painting of Simba, and an instrumental theme for "Lullaby ya Sarabi", which is heard as Sarabi cleans her cub. Also, Zazu briefly murmurs "Nobody Knows" sung by Louis Armstrong, "It's a Small World (After All)" written by the Sherman Brothers, and "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" performed by Fred Heatherton.
==Release Edit==
The film will be released on July 19 , 20?? in the United States on YouTube and Vimeo.
==Trivia==
*This episode takes place after The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
**The events of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride are detailed in a painting made by Rafiki, and is narrated by Rafiki, Simba, Kiara and Kovu. This makes the episode a sequel to The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, differentiating it from every other episode of the series that came before, which was a midquel to the film.
**This also makes the episode the first official installment of The Lion King franchise to take place after The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
*Several parts of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride will have a full story in the retelling. Kovu will mention that he was supposed to assassinate Simba, mention the Outsider ambush, Simba banishing Kovu after believing he was responsible for the ambush. In addition, (along with the above), Nuka will referenced in this episode,and his death even referred to.
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