Walt Disney Home Video will release The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata on February 4, 2004. The project, which has been in production for more than three years, takes place at the same time as The Lion King but from the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa just before they meet up with Simba. Reprising their characters will be Matthew Broderick (Simba), Robert Guillaume (Rafiki), Moira Kelly (Nala), Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa), Nathan Lane (Timon), Whoopi Goldberg (Shenzi) and Cheech Marin (Banzai). New to the voice cast will be Julie Kavner as Timon's mother and Jerry Stiller as Uncle Max. The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata will feature numerous extras, such as deleted scenes, a making-of featurette, a Timon mockumentary, an interactive tour of the Pridelands, trivia games, and music videos.
Additionally, a new special edition of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride will be released in the Fall of 2004, loaded with extras.
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