Though Scar is still dead when he appears in the show, in keeping with his death in 1994's "The Lion King," he appears as a spirit to continue to fight Simba from the grave.

The ending of Mufasa: The Lion King revealed that Taka got his scar when he jumped in to defend Mufasa from Kiros. Of course, it was Taka's fault that Kiros was there to attack Mufasa to begin with.

"The Lion King" may be the last Disney remake of 2019, but we'll get another live-action tale centered around the "Sleeping Beauty" characters before the year is out.

The film stars the voice talents of Aaron Pierre, as the titular character, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka, the young lion who will go on to become Scar, the villain of the original “Lion King ...