In the pantheon of Disney Villains, Scar ranks near the top. Scar shows that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to be king of the Pride Lands—even if it means killing his own family.

In the original animated Lion King, the hyenas were depicted as crass lowlifes that many interpreted as thinly veiled stand-ins for minorities. The new version goes in a different direction.

The hyenas in the original Lion King were decidedly among the bad guys, but they had some unusual motivations: they aligned with archvillain Scar in hopes of landing a good meal. “We’ll have ...

Here are the three dim-witted hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, those Pride Lands outcasts who were devoted to the evil lion Scar, in an original hand-painted 3-cel production setup.

In The Lion King Scar doesn’t just kill Mufasa, he also betrays Simba so he can rule the Pride Lands. In the movie’s climax, he and Simba come head-to-head after Scar reveals that he was the ...

As the animated classic 'The Lion King' turns 25, we shine a light on the madcap hyenas, voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings.

The clue that Scar ate Mufasa in ‘The Lion King’ As if this weren’t gruesome enough, Jones went on to point out one shot from later in the movie that may prove his case. When Scar is ...

Once again, the hyenas rip Scar apart with their teeth, playing their role in the great and surprisingly violent circle of life. The Lion King is in cinemas now.