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  • Here’s the First Teaser for ‘The Lion King’ Sequel, ‘The Lion Guard’

    THE LION GUARD - The epic storytelling of Disney's "The Lion King" continues with "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar," a primetime television movie event starring Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union and James Earl Jones, reprising his iconic role as Mufasa. Premiering this November on Disney Channel, 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 Lion Guard" television series will premiere in early 2016 on Disney Channels and Disney Junior channels around the globe. (Disney Junior) FULI, KION, ONO , BESHTE, BUNGA“It is time!” Disney makes the announcement in its new teaser for “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,” the “Lion King” sequel coming to the Disney Channel on Sunday, November 22. The movie event will lead into “The Lion Guard” TV series, which will premiere in early 2016.

    “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar” introduces Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, who is destined to become leader of the Lion Guard. The Lion Guard is like the African savanna’s version of The Avengers, a team of animals made up of the Pride Lands’ fiercest, bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight. As Kion looks to assemble new members, he doesn’t call upon a group of lions to serve with him as tradition dictates, but instead chooses some of his friends whom he believes best exemplify these heroic qualities — Bunga, a fearless honey badger; Fuli, a confident cheetah; Beshte, a friendly and good-spirited hippo; and Ono, an intellectual egret.

    Here’s Disney’s new teaser:


    Throughout the movie, and TV series to follow, the team of young animals will learn how to use their unique abilities to solve problems, protect the Pride Lands, and maintain balance within the Ciiiiiiircle of Liiiiiiiiife.

    Many of the characters from “The Lion King” will appear in the movie, including Mufasa and Pumbaa, voiced by James Earl Jones and Ernie Sabella, who are returning to their original roles. Rob Lowe (“The Grinder”) and Gabrielle Union (“Being Mary Jane”) star as Simba and Nala; Max Charles (“The Strain”) as Kion; Joshua Rush (“The Adventures of Puss in Boots”) as Bunga; Atticus Shaffer (“The Middle”) as Ono; Diamond White (“Sofia the First”) as Fuli; and Dusan Brown (“Blaze and the Monster Machines”) as Beshte.

    An extended trailer for the movie will debut next Friday, October 16. Are you ready to hear Simba’s son roar?

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  • ‘The Lion King’ Spinoff Roars with James Earl Jones, Rob Lowe

    The “Circle of Life” is coming full circle.

    James Earl Jones’ deep, stately voice return to the animated character he originated in 1994’s “The Lion King” in the Disney flick’s upcoming spinoff “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.”

    Reprising his part as Mufasa, Simba’s late father (who returns in the spiritual form), the 84-year-old joins Rob Lowe, who plays Simba, and Gabrielle Union, who voices Simba’s wife Nala.

    The Disney Channel TV movie follows Kion (Max Charles), the cub of Simba and Nala, as he leads the Lion Guard–a diverse assembly from the animal kingdom–on a mission to protect the Pride Lands.

    It is the fourth spinoff since “The Lion King” debuted nearly 20 years ago. The direct-to-video sequel “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride” was released in 1998, followed by 2004’s “The Lion King 1½.”

    “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar” is expected to air in November on The Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

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  • Best of Late Night TV: Jennifer Lopez’s Controversial ‘Catchphrase,’ Benedict Cumberbatch’s New Names (VIDEO)

    If you’re like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s the best of what happened last night on late night.

    Jennifer Lopez was on “The Tonight Show” Monday night, and a couple of interesting things happened. For one, she and Jimmy Fallon played “Catchphrase” opposite actor Anthony Mackie and comedian Steve Higgins. They were all pretty amazing, and ultra competitive, although there were a few uncalled cheating incidents for the winning side. Just saying. (JLo, you were robbed.) That’s a key discussion in the comments, if you click on the video – that and the distraction powers of JLo’s own bottom line. The fans noticed. But still, it was a great game to watch and it’s not like anyone deflated a football or anything. (Too soon?) “That was the best round of the game that I’ve ever played in my life,” Jimmy insisted, once the lightning-fast first round was over. This is a sharp-minded group, controversial non-calls or not.
    Also, in her sit-down interview, JLo talked about her live show, and discussed that her mother won a $2.4 million jackpot in the slot machines in Atlantic City. Seriously. Slot machines! This was a while ago, but if anyone didn’t need to just win the lottery it’s the mother of Jennifer Lopez. Spread the wealth, casino gods! Rob Lowe was on “Conan” and he shared memories from shooting “The Lyon’s Den” next to a dildo factory. (True story, Andy Richter was there too.) Rob also shared tips on never aging (he’s 50!), and did a live reading of James Franco’s poetry, since James did live readings from Rob’s first book in front of monuments. Rob still doesn’t know why James did it. No one really gets Franco. Jay Baruchel was also on “Conan,” insisting he’s not always super-high, but he has always had confidence in his looks. His mom raised him to believe he’s a catch! Danny DeVito was on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and he talked about how he got his role in “Taxi” and what’s next for him on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” They’re in their 10th season of “Sunny” and Danny just loves it. He talks up a Wade Boggs storyline. On a different note, it turns out both Danny and Jimmy were altar boys and they shared stories. Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of “Broad City” dressed up for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” looking very “Dumb & Dumber” in their colorful tuxes. They discussed details from their Comedy Central show. Jimmy guest hosted “The Bachelor” this week, and he shared a “deleted scene” from when Chris Harrison trained him on how to announce the final rose.
    Jimmy Kimmel thinks Benedict Cumberbatch has the best name in the world, but Jimmy was curious to see if he’d be as amazing with a different name. Cue this video with Benedict trying new names. “George Costanza” just doesn’t work for him, for some reason. But seriously, this is amazing.
    Don Cheadle was on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and he talked about hanging out with “The Avengers” cast. They also shared an early clip from his career. Ruth Wilson, who just won a Golden Globe for “The Affair,” was also on “Late Night,” discussing her theater school horror stories, including clown training.

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