The Laughing Hyenas: The Movie

The Laughing Hyenas: The Movie (also known as simply The Laughing Hyenas outside of North America (not to be confused with the Laughing 
Hyena Segments of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa)) is a 2021 American-animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, directed by Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig, based on Disney's The Lion King franchise. Similarly to that of 2004's The Lion King's 1 1/2, The Laughing Hyenas is a prequel/interquel/sequel to the events of The Lion King's storyline, as well as its sequels, Simba's Pride and The Lion Guard, focusing on the lives of Shenzi's clan before and after their alliance with the evil Scar. The film takes certain liberties off of the Laughing Hyena segments of the Timon & Pumbaa series, however is ambiguously tied to it despite both sharing the same directors. Production on the film started in late 2019 and ended in mid-2021, and is set to be released onto October 1st onto Disney +.
The film was made by popular demand due to several fans' disappointment over the ending of Disney's The Lion Guard, in which the hyena clan from the original film did not return nor were they alluded to. With the effort and support of a petition, demanding that the hyenas be given a spin-off film, Gannaway and Craig had begun production of the film, originally intending for it to be a theatrical release before the COVID-19 pandemic had struck.
A majority of the cast from the original film as well as the TV series returns for this film, including, but not limited to Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings as the classic hyena trio, Jeremy Irons as Scar, Cam Clarke as Simba, and Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella as Timon & Pumbaa, respectively.
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, praising it for its references to the Timon & Pumbaa series, as well as tying itself back into both the film and the series and painting the hyenas in a sympathetic light. The film gained universal approval for its depiction of a polyamorous relationship between Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, making them the first confirmed queer characters in the franchise.
== Plot ==
To be Announced...
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