The original ‘Lion King’ had a racist hyenas problem. The new film fixes that, with mixed results. In the original animated Lion King, the hyenas were depicted as crass lowlifes that many ...

In the original Lion King, the hyenas play a central role in Scar’s plan to overthrow Mufasa and Simba, yet their history with Scar is left untouched in the prequel.

One of the most striking omissions from Mufasa: The Lion King is any explanation of Scar’s relationship with the hyenas. In the original Lion King, the hyenas play a central role in Scar’s ...

In Africa, lion cub Simba is the ... and Simba to become the next king. He lures Simba and his friend Nala to a forbidden place and they are attacked by hyenas but they are rescued by Mufasa.