The Lion Guard: The Motion Picture

The Lion Guard: The Motion Picture is an upcoming 2020 American-South Korean film based on the Disney Junior television series of the same name, co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mercury Filmworks, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Lion Guard reboot series. The film will be directed by Howy Parkins, written by Ford Riley, Kevin Hopps, John Loy, Jack Monaco, and Elise Allen, and will star the voice talents of Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Atticus Shaffer, Dusan Brown, Diamond White, Rob Lowe, Eden Riegel, Khary Payton, Jeff Bennett, Sarah Hyland, Gabrielle Union, and James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa.

The film is scheduled to be released on YouTube, December 25, 2020.

Synopsis
After Simba's son Kion gains an ability known as the Roar of the Elders by channeling the powers of the great lions of the past, he forms up the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life.

Voice cast
A lion cub, who is Simba and Nala's son, Mufasa's grandson, Kiara's younger brother, the Prince of the Pride Lands, and the leader of the Lion Guard as well as its fiercest member. As leader of the Guard, Kion possesses an intensely powerful ability known as the Roar of the Elders bestowed by the great lions of the past. A dimwitted honey badger, who is the bravest member of the Lion Guard. He is also Timon and Pumbaa's adoptive nephew and Kion's best friend. A cattle egret, who is the keenest of sight of the Lion Guard and Kion's friend. A happy-go-lucky and enthusiastic hippopotamus, who is the strongest member of the Lion Guard and Kion's friend. A sassy cheetah cub, who is the fastest member of the Lion Guard, the only female member, Kion's friend and second-in-command. She also dislikes baboons and getting wet. A lion, who is the King of Pride Rock, Nala's mate, Kion and Kiara's overprotective father, Mufasa's son, and the reserve leader of the Lion Guard. A lioness cub, who is the Princess of Pride Rock, Kion's older sister, Simba and Nala's daughter. An old mandrill, who is the adviser of Pride Rock. A red-billed hornbill, who is Simba's majordomo. A lioness cub friend of Kiara, and a member of Simba's pride, who is somewhat more sensible than her constant companion Zuri. A lioness, who is the Queen of Pride Rock, Simba's mate, and Kiara and Kion's mother. A deceased lion, who is Kion's grandfather, Simba's father, and the former King of Pride Rock. Since his death after being killed into a wildebeest stampede orchestrated by Scar, Mufasa lives on as a spirit that gives Kion advice on how to get through any tough plight. Simba and Pumbaa's wisecracking meerkat friend. Timon is Bunga's adoptive uncle. An unintelligent spotted hyena with a slightly heavier build than the other hyenas, who is one of Janja's right-hand henchmen. Simba and Timon's warm-hearted common warthog friend. Pumbaa is Bunga's other adoptive uncle. Another lioness cub friend of Kiara and a member of Simba's pride, who hates getting dirty, and is somewhat vain. A cunning and ruthless spotted hyena, who is the leader of his clan in the Outlands.
 * Max Charles as Kion
 * Joshua Rush as Bunga
 * Atticus Shaffer as Ono
 * Dusan Brown as Beshte
 * Diamond White as Fuli
 * Rob Lowe as Simba
 * Eden Riegel as Kiara
 * Khary Payton as Rafiki
 * Jeff Bennett as Zazu
 * Sarah Hyland as Tiifu
 * Gabrielle Union as Nala
 * James Earl Jones as Mufasa
 * Kevin Schon as:
 * Timon
 * Chungu
 * Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa
 * Madison Pettis as Zuri
 * Andrew Kishino as Janja

Production
On 25 March 2019, following the release of The Lion Guard episode "The Fall of Mizimu Grove", writer Kendall Michele Haney revealed that the television series starting with "Return of the Roar" would kick off an "epic serialized story" which will last through to the end of Season 3, dividing it into seven films.

It has confirmed that the film will feature the television series' pilot "Return of the Roar", and Season 1 episodes 1-10: "Never Judge a Hyena by its Spots", "The Rise of Makuu", "Bunga the Wise", "Can't Wait to be Queen", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Kupatana Celebration", "Fuli's New Family", "The Search for Utamu", "Follow That Hippo!" and "The Call of the Drongo".