So if Mufasa isn't Scar's biological brother, then that makes him illegitimate which makes Simba also illegitimate. Which makes Scar the rightful king and gives him justification for his betrayal of Mufasa. They already destroyed the lore and the whole point of The Lion King and the movie isn't out yet. Fuck off Disney!

Scar: This is my kingdom, my destiny! Me: Wow, I guess he was telling the truth...

They did NO research in TLK lore at all except Scars real name. If they can use Taka they most definitely could use Ahadi & Uru (Mufasa and scars real parents) or introduce Mohatu, the first named king of the pride lines. The plot makes absolutely no sense.

Wait...seriously? I thought the whole Lion King Mufasa thing was a joke.

Mufasa mentions his dad told him about the kings of the past while having his second conversation with simba……

Why did they make Scar the true heir that literally goes against the entire point of the first film where Simba is the rightful king and Scar had to cheat and lie to get the throne. Simba not the rightful heir if Mufasa was never of royal blood. Also fed up of disney trying to make villains sympathetic. Like Maleficent who calls herself mistress of all evil and cursed a baby gets the sympathetic treatment. And the father who sent his daughter away to protect her from Maleficent gets twisted into the villain.

Idea: At the end, there's going to be a twist that Mufasa wasn't orphaned, but is instead the long-lost first born of the king and queen.

The only way this could make a good story is if Scar's parents were usurpers already, and Mufasa is the real heir, but he doesn't know until later.

Scar's parents picking his friend as their heir really does sound like a villain origin story. Though I don't like this change, it gives more depth to his motivation. Not just lust for power etc. He was born as a future king of bride rock.

So they're making a movie that's completely ruining the canon/lore just to make profit off of it? Yep, classic Disney.

Remember kids! it's not usurptation when you're the good guy! it's "bringing down a tyrant!" It's not murder when you're the good guy! It's "ridding the world of evil" It's not a creepy coma kiss when you're hte good guy, it's "Saving the princess!"

So, there’s now THREE confirmed timelines. The live action timeline where they’re adoptive brothers. The original timeline where they are blood relatives, and Lion King 2 is the canon sequel. Then there’s the 3rd timeline where Simba had a second child, Kion. When did the Lion King become this expansive???

Imo i think they should've made Both Mufasa and scar/taka orphans (either they were biological brothers that lost their parents, or they were two random cubs that met and formed a brotherly bond with eachother). And instead of scar being jealous of mufasa because he became king when he wasn't even a part of the royal lineage. He became jealous when mufasa and sarabi (the royal born in this case) became mates while mufasa knew that scar was also interested in sarabi himself.

Watch Scar and Mufasa not being actually related an excuse so they can make Kovu Scar's bio son in a sequel lol (since Kiara from TLK2 is the one who is being told the story)

So Disney forgot that Mufasa had parents(their names Ahadi and Uru) Disney is reckoning their own cannon!

Mufasa and Scar not being biological brothers means they can make Kovu be Scar's son and it won't be incest to be paired up with Kiara.

Considering that his name had been replaced and in favor of "Scar", which was probably a very humiliating name, I don't mind the extrapolation of making Scar more sympathetic. Scar is still definitely in the wrong, still a pure evil villain at the time of the Lion King, but I think it makes sense that it could have started with a tragic backstory rather than simple pettiness.

A prequal of the lion king with the original 1990's animation style would be really cool, actually.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are making Mufasa and Scar not blood related so that Kovu can be Scars actual blood son in another remake because the 2nd movie had to make Kovu adopted to aviod incest between him and Kiara.

Scar was already one of the MOST popular Disney villians. There's no reason to make him sympathetic.

Just had a random thought! I think they might be making Mufasa adopted because they're going to remake The Lion King 2, and they want Kovu to be Scars actual Son without being biologically related to Kiara.

So…… The writers really didn’t understand the plot of The Lion King, did they?

Disney retconning all their IP's to make every villain sympathetic is the worst case of projection ever. They're going to destroy themselves trying to convince everyone they aren't evil.

The 2019 movie was a tech demo. It was a showcase of how realistic the animals are looking. It was very successful, but the reception was more mixed. I think Mufasa could either be a flop or a franchise like Avatar. Basicly a franchise that is successful in the theaters without cultural impact.

Lions are actually well adapted to the cold and are capable of growing thick winter coats during temperature change , there are lion species who lived in mountains not too long ago

So, in the first movie, simba has to mature and take back his kingdom from his uncle because he is Mufasa's son and rightful heir. How does that fit into Mufasa becoming king as an unrelated orphan? These two movies do not connect whatsoever.

There are many reasons why I'd have preferred this being a prequel to the original rather than the remake, but it's a real missed opportunity when this new backstory would have given Scar's bratty manchild entitlement in the original a whole new meaning.

Mufasa vs the doom syndicate

I was hyped up when someone mentioned the part where Scar says "I wouldn't dream of challenging you AGAIN." to Mufasa. I honestly thought it was going to just be a succession dispute but I was very wrong

If only it was 2D hand drawn and not live action 😕

Even the animated movie states Mufasa was the eldest, that's why he's the heir! I'm actually fuming about this lmao.

As a former lion king fanatic, I personally thoroughly dislike this change. They ignore the socially accepted canon of taka/scar being neglected by his dad Ahadi who constantly breaks his promises to spend quality time with scar, but honours his promises/duty to train Mufasa to be the rightful heir. It also ruins the dynamic between the two brothers because Mufasa was always sympathetic towards Scar, even in those indirect canon books, which then is shown when mufasa tries to save Scar but is unable to which results in him getting his most notable feature, the scar, the new name, reflecting that and being a reminder of his resentment of Mufasa being the older son.

So how are they going to explain Takas and Mufasas name meanings? because "taka" in Swahili translates to a few different things in English: want, which makes a lot of sense; as does desire. But most of the time, the word is used to mean either "dirt" or "garbage." So Scar's parents named one of their kids Taka - meaning "garbage" - and the other kid Mufasa - meaning "king."

If they are going to this direction I don't think is to make Scar sympathetic or show he is really the rightful ruler. Scar was always known to be a bad ruler he had no respect for the circle of life.

I still think, as chaotic as The Lion Guard Is, they did a better job of Scar's backstory.

This makes Lion King 2 and Zira more justified 💀

This is a fact. Mufasa "the golden boy", Taka just "the eternal second" prince.

They could of made billions if this was a true blue prequel to the original animated film that started it all. All they had to do was be patient enough but yet again they'd rather spend billions on so-so CGI to get this film out the door ASAP.

Feels like a crime to be this early. . . .just like the existence of this movie. Why Disney? Why?

Another thing worth noting is in the original 1994 Lion King, when Mufasa is confronting Scar about his absence from Simba's presentation, Scar says, "When it comes to brains, I've got the lion's share, but when it comes to brute strength... I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool." This line confused fans for many years regarding the legitimacy of Mufasa and Scar's brotherhood, and in the 2019 remake, the writers seemingly clarified the confusion by rewriting Scar's dialogue, with him saying "When it comes to brute strength... I'm afraid my big brother will always rule," more-or-less confirming that Scar and Mufasa are, indeed, biological brothers. What I ask now, is why the Hell did the creators decide they're unrelated in this prequel when it's been pretty firmly established IN-UNIVERSE that your two most important characters are, in fact, related? Make👏 it👏make 👏sense.👏

This reminds me of how Stefan was demonized in Maleficent. Gotta say, I'm not a fan.

Ok... i honestly didn't expect them to go this far but should have. I thought, i suppose just like everyone, that scar's scar was due to a legitimate battle for the throne he lost against his own biological BROTHER but now that's not canon. So now mufasa is the bad guy...

to give the film this, it IS mentioned in the 2019 version that scar was the FIRST heir saying "i was first in line until the precious prince arrived" this COULD be interpreted in when mufasa arived in the pride. is it gunna be a situation where sarabi and taka/scar were SUPPOSED to be king and queen but instead sarabi chose mufasa????

What made them decide not to make Mufasa and Scar blood-related brothers? Or the fact that you made Scar the royal one when he should be the one who's an orphan because of his flawed genetics, which I would imagine made him an outcast among other lions. Am I being stupid or does anyone else feel this way?

Does Rafiki have Monke dementia!? Because that's not what happened at all! So basically they're COMPLETELY reconning EVERYTHING? The lion kingdoms aren't successive monarchies? Where the oldest child takes over until they are killed or step down, allowing the next in line to take over? and lions can just come in and take over "kingdoms"? I can't WAIT to watch "live action" Mufasa kill a bunch of cubs!

I'm actually very interested in this!!! That's such a unique and interesting take on the lion king!

In the original script scar is only a random strong lion and Mufasa is the king with blood stuff idk why they change something like that

Prediction: Make Scar a misunderstood villain and possibly have his own movie.

Is this why Disney said they weren't siblings? I remember during the Lion King remake, there was an article talking about Disney saying scar and mufasa not being brothers!?

They should have made Taka the orphan, not Mufasa. That would make more sense for Mufasa to be the rightful king. UNLESS!!! They are going the route that the "Rightful king" is the most responsible and the most worthy of having the responsibility of being King, with a noble heart, and a merciful soul, with an ideation of Balance, rather than being bloodline based, which could make sense as to why Taka is so upset, as he was pushed aside for Mufasa despite having the bloodline, and being the one who took Mufasa in. But maybe there is a secret law where the most worthy is chosen by the Great Circle of Life, which Taka must have thought was silly and stupid. Maybe his wanting to let the Hyenas back in was well intended, but the Hyena's were never respectful of the Circle of Life, so it was the reason they were banished. Maybe some of them did, but not enough of them did. Maybe it's less about Bloodlines, and more about hearts, and maybe Taka didn’t understand that, and thought that he had the bloodline, and he brought in Mufasa, and wanted the Hyena's to be welcomed back, so he must be good, at least in his mind. He also must have also been pinning for the throne the whole time with these actions, and basicly using these actions to sort ofm buy his way to the Throne, rather than actually understanding the responsibility of the Throne, and that these actions were suppose to be out of a noble heart, and a selfless soul. He mearly saw these actions as a means to an ultimate goal, to rule over the pridelands as it's king, and maybe he was spoiled and developed an entitlement additude in his princehood, which he never sought to correct within himself, nor did he ever care to. Maybe he had good in him that Mufasa and his parents tried to bring out and encourage, but he was never truely willing to look past himself, and it led him to a path of Evil.

Why is Disney so hellbent on destroying all of the good things they've ever done?

This is the third time they've rewritten Mufasa and Scar's backstory. And while I appreciate the love they're giving to this franchise I really wish they would stick to one story.

Really they think people went to see the 2019 movie because "MAN THOSE GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING YO." No, they all came (now laugh) to watch a movie they already watched so it was more like a videogame remake. NOBODY will have a deep bond with "Mufasa the movie"

I'm glad to see someone else who is excited about this movie👍

to be honest I'm only gonna show up to watch Mufasa's life story because that was what I've always been curious about ever since I was a little girl I frankly don't care for the animation Disney's been dishing out poorly, I'm way passed disappointed to care anymore, I just watch their stuff just to listen to the story

Wow i never thought i would feel sorry for scar and hate mufasa.

Should we even be surprised that the main character is the villain? That's basically the other stereotype Disney has been making for a while now.

making a sympathetic villain is good, but if you make a villain too sympathetic, then they can't be a villain.

Tbh I am looking forward to this, I'd love to explore this as a different alternate universe. What I can't get over is they still name the poor guy "garbage" in Swahili.

Why exactly is everyone whining about Scar getting a relatable backstory instead of being just a flat villain who's only evil because... he's evil? Are people so desperate to hate on this movie? Like the best villains out there are the ones who have an actual backstory. And no, I think they will still manage to keep away of Mufasa seeing like a bad guy because of this. I guess the parents will be the ones more to blame here at the end.

Scar proved to be a terrible ruler, so he's still the villain. Mufasa did the right thing, like Robert Baratheon did with his ribellion against Viserys Targaryen. But, unlike Robert, Mufasa was a real good king.

So Lion Guard is a joke to you Disney?! It looks like they made the faces more expressive like the original.

is taka/scar part of the lion guard? like he claimed to be in the lion guard tv series?

Disney is at it again. Make the villian sympathetic by tearing down an original hero

They should’ve made a movie about who Nala’s dad is

In a leaked synopsis, we are told that Mufasa and Scar had to flee because of a pride of lions that threatened the existence of their pride. In a NEW PLACE their mutual loyalty will be tested and they will meet new allies. If Mufasa establishes himself as king in a new place and builds his own empire, he will not be a usurper. So... just wait!

It's interesting that you brought up the hippo scene as reminding you of "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" and the circling animals as nothing. To me, personally, the hippos remind me of Kira and Kovu running of the crocodiles in Lion King 2. While the circling animals reminds me of the song. Just funny how different minds make different connections.

I find it interesting that they're including Kiara in this. I wonder if Kovu will make an appearance...

WELL, if this movie ends bad... we can always make like it never existed.

I hate to admit it, but the more time passes since the trailer dropped, the more intrigued I become about how they're gonna tackle this story. Do I still hate Disney for their shady business practices and obvious cash-grabbing intentions behind this? Yeah, of course. But I cant deny that it looks gorgeous, and honestly once I've started seeing the CGI movies as an AU of the real TLK its less offensive to think about them.

Lion King is my favorite movie!!! This movie better not ruin anything

this movie has got to be the most unhinged interpretation of mufasa's (and scar's) backstory ever 😭😭

Me personally: I Blame the Takei aka scar father for making Takei hated, jealous & a villain out of him to Mufasa and Simba and joining the hyena side

I can’t wait. I know a lot of people hated the remake but I loved it and can’t wait for this.

are you aussie? this is awesome btw

They should have just done it based on "A tale of two brothers"

everytime i see mufasa my mind goes to zoo tycoon

I'd love to see Mufasa more in a villain role and Taka in a brighter light. I've read a theory that the hunger and draught that was during Scar's reign was actually just really bad droughts and it has nothing to do with his rule (which makes sense in a point that a single animal can't just break the wheel of life). So I am all here for that.

So you know how people say that nobody wants an upcoming movie, and then it comes out and does big bucks? This might be the one instance where that DOESN'T happen, and actually becomes a bomb.

Only me who actually wanted a Mufasa story?

Wasn't it based on hamlet? Why make these changes where Mufasa wasn't Royalty

So scar was justified to seek revenge

Star Kid's musical play Twisted did a far better job of asking "What if the bad guy wasn't the bad guy, but stories are always told by the victors?" There is even a cameo from some of the Disney characters show that they had the same thing happen (except one of them who is just evil). It came out a year before Maleficent did and is free on youtube.

With this kind of information, I don’t know how to feel about it in this story, but what do know I will most likely hate watch it.😑😑😑

I don´t know the cgi lions are not ketching me, but as 2d it totally would, I think it would also be cheaper at this point (like it was with Dragonball Super Hero movie) or they reusing the models from the first movie

The animation looks a lot more expressive this time. And an original story, even if it is in a pre established universe.

I hope they atleast touch on how scar and chenzi end up allied. I always thought chenzi was pushing scars buttons giving him ambision and basically making him her champion. But that is my head canon.

'Pathetic and jealous little brother'…sounds like the Spare.

The crocodile scene isn't from TLK 2?? When Kiara meet Kovu? I think that the movie will use their metting as the event that makes Rafiki tell him the story, like "your grandfather befrended a little cub and look how that ended up"

For some reason, monarchy can no longer be portrayed as a positive thing to be followed in any modern stories. It started around Wreck-It Ralph, where Vanellope rejected the title of princess in favor of president, then Elsa couldn't keep her title as queen not because she dies, of course, but because she doesn't want to be part of the kingdom anymore and wants to find herself. And now, this. It's always about cheating and deconstructing the monarchy based on how the characters feel and not because of anything drastic like treason, conspiracy, or death, which is how a regular monarchy works. If they want to make a compromise, they could introduce the idea of a constitutional monarchy, but they're just not interested in dedicating themselves to the stories they're telling.

Can you please do a ranking of all the Disney live action remakes from worst to best?

What Shakespeare classic is this prequel trying to adapt???

I've seen a couple people say they don't know what the circling animals could be but my biggest guess would be that it's going to be in this movies version of the circle of life. Still, I think it looks pretty silly...

I only hope they don't make Mufasa the villian. He was my favorite character all throughout my childhood and I don't want them to ruin him 😭 It doesn't make sense that Mufasa is adopted and Scar is basically in the right lol. I'm still excited about this movie though and I'll give it a chance

nice to see an actual neutral review. most people saw it and instantly chastised it. i thought it actually looked pretty good.

I mean in the song scar sings ‘be prepared’ states “ injustice deliciously squared , be prepared”.

Spoilers: *_Mufasa dies in the sequel_*

Why not just write a regular lion life cycle story? Mufasa and Scar, exiled as young lion brothers (like how male lions always are, no regicide necessary, male lions are always exiled once they learn how to hunt) and fought through thick and thin (hunting for survival and against older and bigger lions) to get a pride of their own, so they can at least educate people about the terrible lives of male lions. Btw, young cubs from other tribes are immediately killed by older lions. Mufasa being adopted by Taka's pride is just against nature. Btw, the first live action was not realistic at all because of the same reason: animals lack expressions. That's why it was so bad. If you ever had experiences with animals or at least had a pet, you would know that many animals are very expressive. Thus, the first live action of Lion King was not realistic at all.

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Disney trying so hard to make villains out to be good guys is something I think people need to take note of. Considering that Disney is the biggest villain of all time.