The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (musical)

The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride is a 2004 musical fantasy film, based on the play of the same name. It is a Sequel to The Lion Kinhg on Broadway.

Synopsis
Act I

In the Pride Lands of Africa, King Simba and Queen Nala's newborn daughter, Kiara, is presented to the assembled animals by Rafiki, a mandrill who serves as shaman and advisor. Young Kiara becomes annoyed with her father's overprotective parenting. Simba assigns Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and warthog, to follow her. Kiara ignores her father's warning and the duo's attention and enters the "Outlands," where she meets Kovu, a cub who was chosen by Simba's uncle Scar to be his heir and they escape from crocodiles. When Kovu retaliates to Kiara's playing, Simba confronts the young cub just as Kovu's mother Zira confronts him. Zira reminds Simba of how he exiled her and the other Outsiders, and she reveals that she selected Kovu to be Scar's successor.

After returning to the Pride Lands, Simba sends Nala and the rest of the pride back to Pride Rock while he lectures Kiara about the danger posed by the Outsiders. Simba then tells her that they are a part of each other. In the Outlands, Zira reminds Kovu that Simba killed Scar and exiled the lions, who respect him. Kovu explains that he does not think it is so bad to have Kiara as his good friend, but Zira realizes she can use Kovu's friendship with Kiara to seek revenge on Simba.

Several years later, Kiara begins her first solo hunt, but Simba has Timon and Pumbaa follow her in secret, causing her to hunt away from the Pride Lands. As part of Zira's plan, Kovu's siblings Nuka and Vitani trap Kiara in a fire, allowing Kovu to rescue her. Unable to thank the young rogue, Simba is forced to accept Kovu's asylum since Kovu rescued Kiara. Later that night, Simba has a nightmare about attempting to save Mufasa from falling into the wildebeest stampede but is stopped by Scar who then morphs into Kovu and sends Simba to his death.

Act II

The next day, Kovu contemplates attacking Simba as he was instructed to, but he teaches Kiara how to hunt instead and eventually realizes his feelings for her. Later, Kiara and Kovu stargaze where they talk about the Great Kings of the Past and Kovu wonders if there is a darkness in him like there was in Scar. Simba watches the two from afar and Nala convinces him to give Kovu a chance. Kovu attempts to reveal his mission to Kiara, but Rafiki interrupts and leads them to the jungle, where he introduces them to "upendi", which means love in Swahili. The two lions fall in love. That night, Simba allows Kovu to sleep inside Pride Rock with the rest of the pride, but Vitani tells Zira about Kovu's failure to kill Simba. Zira sets a trap for her son and Simba.

The next day, Kovu wants to reveal his mission to Kiara, but Simba takes him around the Pride Lands and tells him the real story of Scar. The Outsiders attack Simba and Kovu attempts to intervene, but Vitani injures him. Nuka attempts to kill Simba, but Simba escapes and Nuka is killed. Zira scratches Kovu for his brother's death, causing him to turn on her. Kovu returns to Pride Rock to plead Simba for his forgiveness but is exiled. Kiara makes Simba realize that he is acting irrationally, and flees to find Kovu. The two lions later find each other and profess their love. Realizing that they must reunite their prides, Kiara and Kovu return to the Pride Lands.

The Outsiders and Pridelanders fight, but Kovu and Kiara intervene and convince the two prides to stop fighting. Vitani and the Outsiders side with the Pridelanders. Zira attempts to kill Simba, but Kiara pushes her over a cliff, dangling over a storm-swollen river. Kiara attempts to rescue Zira, but Zira refuses and falls to her death. After rescuing Kiara, Simba reconciles with the Outsiders and Kovu, allowing them to rejoin the Pride Lands. Simba accepts Kovu as his son-in-law and the future king and Kiara the future queen. Simba looks up at the sky to hear the approval of his father Mufasa, who says he is proud of him.

Cast

 * Jason Raize as Simba
 * John Vickery as Scar, in Simba's nightmare
 * Samuel E. Wright as Mufasa, in Simba's nightmare
 * Heather Headley as Nala
 * Tilda Swinton as Zira
 * Keke Palmer as Kiara
 * Phillip Jeanmarie as Kovu
 * Tsidii Le Loka as Rafiki
 * Max Casella as Timon
 * Tom Alan Robbins as Pumbaa
 * Geoff Hoyle as Zazu
 * Gina Breedlove as Sarabi
 * Adrienne Bailon as Vitani
 * Chris Rock as Nuka
 * Lashawn Tináh Jefferies as Young Kiara
 * Philip Daniel Bolden as Young Kovu
 * Alyson Stoner as Young Vitani

Soundtrack

 * 1) He Lives in You
 * 2) We Are One
 * 3) My Lullaby
 * 4) Upendi" (Swahili for "love")
 * 5) One of Us
 * 6) Love Will Find a Way