The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar is the next film in the long running Lion King series. The film is set to make its debut on The Disney Channel this November and is the lead-up to a new ongoing television series starting Simba’s offspring. The film is setting up the Lion Guard television series, which is set to hit the air sometime in 2016 on Disney Junior. James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella both reprise their roles from “The Lion King” as Mufasa and Pumbaa, so you can expect some familiar sounding friends!
The movie follows Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. The movie is a precursor to “The Lion Guard” television series, premiering in early 2016 on Disney Channels and Disney Junior channels around the globe.
James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella reprise their roles from “The Lion King” as Mufasa and Pumbaa, respectively, alongside Rob Lowe (“The Grinder”) as Simba and Gabrielle Union (“Being Mary Jane”) as Nala. Max Charles (“The Strain”) stars as Kion. The voice cast also includes Joshua Rush (“The Adventures of Puss in Boots”) as Kion’s best friend Bunga, a fearless honey badger; Atticus Shaffer (“The Middle”) as Ono, an intellectual egret; Diamond White (“Sofia the First”) as Fuli, a confident cheetah; and Dusan Brown (“Blaze and the Monster Machines”) as Beshte, a friendly and good-spirited hippo.
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