Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20141222210529/@comment-9241531-20150106180136

Hmcooper4 wrote: So, what you want is a story of a son seeking revenge on his Uncle because the Uncle murdered his brother, the son's dad. Done with real people, and not Lions.

I believe that is Hamlet in a nutshell. :)

Yes! I believe some Disney trivia out there in the world confirms that the Lion King used Hamlet as it's basis.

But that coudl be sooooo amazing. Their land could be called Pride Rock still. In the casting, Scar could be this dark haired, dark eyed man w/ a menacing grimmace. His name could be something else, of course. But he could actually HAVE a scar on his face. His leve of evil and bitterness could be on par w/ Regina's, at her darkest. And I'd say that for this story, it should be one where the villain is not redeemed. They could cast Mufasa as a strong, strapping man. His wife. They cast a quirky old man to be Mufasa's advisor (aka, Rafiki). But again, all names different. Maybe they actually take their names of inspiration from Hamlet! Maybe this could tie in w/ the Camelot world. Or perhaps it could be it's own 1-episode backstory. So many thoughts.

...But I wouldn't be able to see it tying to Hook.