I believe this just came out a couple of days ago. Much though I’m not a fan of Disney, or indeed the “live action” (in this case, that’s a lol in itself) remakes, at least this is an original story, even if it completely retcons the entire Lion King plot, lol…
I won’t spoil it, but, umm, I would say it is to The (original) Lion King what Wicked is to The Wizard of Oz. Very much the same concept. And doesn’t really make sense, if we’re taking the story from the original as being the (fictional) truth.
Anyway, it also features tribes of lions differentiated by fur colour (lol), quite a lot of the biblical story of Moses, and lions climbing snowy mountains (in Southern Africa??), so… Yeah.
Looks relatively okay though, all things considered. But I would be interested in hearing the thoughts of others on it.
Considering that Walt was a bit sympathetic to Hitler, and that Scar was essentially lion Hitler... Disney seems to be getting back to their roots by making him out to be sympathetic lol
I haven't looked into it too much, but I've heard that is a bit of a myth, based on a smear. Walt was staunchly anti-commie (so perhaps he was sympathetic to Hitler at the time, it's possible...but it wasn't the issue.) Because he was anti-commie, the communists in Hollywood set out to ruin him, including lying about his character. Heck, he may have been one of the earliest "literally Hitlers."
EDIT: Come to think of it, it's actually quite similar to the Trump story; successful businessman, generally beloved by the public but, as soon as he voices opinions against the current zeitgeist or regime, and talks about protecting the country...he suddenly always hated everyone. So I wouldn't be surprised if Walt hated Jews and blacks and women in the same way Trump hates Mexicans and gays and women, and such...i.e. not at all. It's just generic Bad Guy signaling.
Honestly, watching the trailer, I really can’t square how this story follows into the Lion King, lol. Though apparently it is only canon for the “live action” version, not the original animated one, so… Eh.
But yeah, making Scar the hero of this prequel (and seemingly the rightful heir to the throne) is… An odd choice, to say the least.
Your explanation is as good as any I can give, lol.