The Lion King's Mufasa And Scar Weren't Actually Brothers... Apparently


Our minds are officially blown.

The Lion King is one of the most loved movies of all time. From the characters to the music, it truly is a work of art.

While we've seen it more times than we can count, a new revelation has completely thrown us.

Apparently, Mufasa and Scar weren't actually brothers. 

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It's a known fact that the film is based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, about a man who seeks revenge for the murder of his father, at the hands of his uncle.

Sounds just like The Lion King right? Of course it does.

Well, apparently the film's producers decided to steer away from that part of the plot. Producer Don Hahn told Hello Giggles:

"While making the movie, we talked about the fact that it was very likely Scar and Mufasa would not have both the same parents. The way lions operate in the wild…when the male lion gets old, another rogue lion comes and kills the head of the pride... Now he’s the new lion that’s running the pride."

He continues:

"Occasionally there are prides that do have two male lions, in an interesting dynamic because they’re not equals (since they don’t have the same parents.) One lion will always kind of be off in the shadows. We were trying to use those animal truths to underpin the story so we sort of figured Scar and Mufasa couldn’t really be from the same gene pool. In fact, that’s what Scar says. There’s a line, he goes, ‘I’m from the shallow end of the gene pool.’"

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While this information is from the horse's mouth, we have some questions.

We understand that Mufasa would simply call Scar 'brother,' as they are a part of the same pride. Simba, however, refers to Scar as 'uncle,' and we're almost certain that Scar calls Simba 'nephew.'

This would, surely, cancel out this theory. 

We're not convinced, but we may need to re-watch just to make sure.

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