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Characters featured in Creator/{{Disney}}'s2019 [[Film/TheLionKing2019 2019]] [[LiveActionAdaptation photorealistic remake]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing''. For characters of the 1994 animated movie, [[Characters/TheLionKingFirstFilm see here]].''Disney/TheLionKing''.
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Stop adding stuff from leaks and stop adding unconfirmed plot details. For all we know Nala is a cameo and Scar kills Sarabi instead of Mufasa.
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* TheHero: He's the main character of the movie and he will overthrow Scar's unjust rule of the Pride Lands.
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* TheHero: He's the main character of the movie and he will overthrow Scar's unjust rule of the Pride Lands.movie.
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* AscendedExtra: Being voiced by Beyoncé Nala’s role in the film will be expanded to a more supporting character and we will see more of her during Scar’s reign.
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* EvilUncle: He's Simba's uncle and he murders Mufasa in order to take over the kingship of the Pride Lands.
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* EvilUncle: He's Simba's uncle and he murders Mufasa in order to take over the kingship of the Pride Lands.main antagonist.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: According to the art seen on the merchandise Pumbaa will be grey instead of brown this time around.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: As seen on the merchandise, the hyenas appear to be orange-brown instead of gray.
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* BigBad: As he was in the original.
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* BigBad: As he was Like in the original.original movie, he's the movie's main bad guy.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: As they were in the 1994 movie.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: As they were Like in the 1994 movie.movie, they're always seen together.
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* TheHero: For obvious reasons.
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* TheHero: For obvious reasons.He's the main character of the movie and he will overthrow Scar's unjust rule of the Pride Lands.
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* BigBad: As he was in the original.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Being voiced by Beyoncé, Nala will have a bigger role this time around.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Being voiced by Beyonce Beyoncé, Nala will have a bigger role this time around.
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* BigGood: King He's the king of the Pridelands.
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* TheHighQueen: She rules alongside Mufasa as Queen of the Pride Lands.
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* NumberTwo: He's Mufasa's top advisor.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: As they were in the 1994 movie.
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both are cartoons
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* AdaptedOut: The bakora staff the cartoon original version carries seems to be absent here.
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* ADogNamedDog: Simba is this to Swahili speakers, "simba" being the word for "lion" in that language. (Although for everyone not in the know, [[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign it's just another foreign name.)]]
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* AgeLift: Averted. While Rafiki will be elderly as in the remake he looks slightly younger than his cartoon counterpart.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: John Kani has been adamant in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Og3_rkEG0&feature=youtu.be&t=320 interviews]] to point out his [[https://omny.fm/shows/the-kieno-kammies-show/sa-legendary-actor-rafiki-in-lion-king-2019?t=6m23s recontextualization]] of Rafiki's idiosyncrasies such that they don't come across as mere comedic eccentricities of a crazy old mystic, but rather as a more integral and almost reverent part of his character and how he's perceived by the other animals.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: John Kani has been adamant in interviews to characterize this Rafiki as a more stately and less eccentric character than his cartoon incarnation.
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* AgeLift: Averted. While Rafiki will be elderly as in the remake he looks slightly younger than his cartoon counterpart.
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Characters featured in Creator/{{Disney}}'s 2019 Photo-Realistic Remake [[LiveActionAdaptation photorealistic remake]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing''. For characters of the 1994 animated movie, [[Characters/TheLionKingFirstFilm see here]].
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Elephant shrews aren't exactly well-represented in cinema.
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Characters featured in Creator/{{Disney}}'s 2019 LiveActionAdaptation Photo-Realistic Remake of ''Disney/TheLionKing''. For characters of the 1994 animated movie, [[Characters/TheLionKingFirstFilm see here]].
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* EvilUncle: Obviously this to anybody even remotely familiar with the story.
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A meerkat and warthog (respectively) who adopt and raise Simba after the latter's self-exile.
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A meerkat and warthog (respectively) duo who adopt and raise Simba after the latter's self-exile.
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* CanonForeigner: She's an original character unique to this film only.
* CanonForeigner: She's an original character unique to this film only.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Kamari and Azizi, who were originally named Banzai and Ed, respectively. The name change is most likely due to the latter pair not being recognizably African names, Banzai being Japanese and Ed by itself being commonly considered an English name.
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* AdaptedOut: Rafiki seems to lack his iconic bakora (staff) from the cartoon.
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* AccentAdaptation: Being voiced by John Kani, this version of Rafiki will have a proper Xhosa accent as opposed to the original iteration, whose voice actor Robert Guillaume stated speaks with an improvised "really poor attempt at a Jamaican accent".
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[[caption-width-right:300:Adult Simba]]
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->''"Everything the light touches is our kingdom. But a king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."''
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!!Pride Lands Lions
[[folder:Simba]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simba_2019.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Adult Simba]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote: As a cub]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cub_simba.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote: As an infant]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_simba.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' JD [=McCrary=] as a cub, Creator/DonaldGlover as an adult.
The protagonist of the story, Crown Prince of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Nala]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Shahadi Wright Joseph as a cub, Music/{{Beyonce}} as an adult.
Simba's childhood friend and future love interest.
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[[folder:Mufasa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesEarlJones
Simba's father and King of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Sarabi]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlfreWoodard
Simba's mother and Queen of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Scar]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor
Simba's paternal uncle and the main villain of the story.
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!!Non-lion "Royal Family" Members
[[folder:Rafiki]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnKani
A respected old mandrill and friend of Mufasa who officiates important ceremonial events for the lions.
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[[folder:Zazu]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnOliver
A red-billed hornbill who serves as the majordomo to the lion kings.
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[[folder:Timon and Pumbaa]]
->'''Timon voiced by:''' Creator/BillyEichner
->'''Pumbaa voiced by:''' Creator/SethRogen
A meerkat and warthog (respectively) who adopt and raise Simba after the latter's self-exile.
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!!Other Non-lion Characters
[[folder:Shenzi, Kamari, and Azizi]]
->'''Shenzi voiced by:''' Creator/FlorenceKasumba
->'''Kamari voiced by:''' Creator/KeeganMichaelKey
->'''Azizi voiced by:''' Eric André
The main trio of spotted hyenas who ally with Scar.
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[[folder:unnamed elephant shrew]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris
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!!Pride Lands Lions
[[folder:Simba]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simba_2019.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Adult Simba]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote: As a cub]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cub_simba.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote: As an infant]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_simba.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' JD [=McCrary=] as a cub, Creator/DonaldGlover as an adult.
The protagonist of the story, Crown Prince of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Nala]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Shahadi Wright Joseph as a cub, Music/{{Beyonce}} as an adult.
Simba's childhood friend and future love interest.
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[[folder:Mufasa]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesEarlJones
Simba's father and King of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Sarabi]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlfreWoodard
Simba's mother and Queen of the Pride Lands.
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[[folder:Scar]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor
Simba's paternal uncle and the main villain of the story.
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!!Non-lion "Royal Family" Members
[[folder:Rafiki]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rafiki.jpg]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnKani
A respected old mandrill and friend of Mufasa who officiates important ceremonial events for the lions.
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[[folder:Zazu]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnOliver
A red-billed hornbill who serves as the majordomo to the lion kings.
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[[folder:Timon and Pumbaa]]
->'''Timon voiced by:''' Creator/BillyEichner
->'''Pumbaa voiced by:''' Creator/SethRogen
A meerkat and warthog (respectively) who adopt and raise Simba after the latter's self-exile.
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!!Other Non-lion Characters
[[folder:Shenzi, Kamari, and Azizi]]
->'''Shenzi voiced by:''' Creator/FlorenceKasumba
->'''Kamari voiced by:''' Creator/KeeganMichaelKey
->'''Azizi voiced by:''' Eric André
The main trio of spotted hyenas who ally with Scar.
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[[folder:unnamed elephant shrew]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris
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