Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie

Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie is a 2022 American-Canadian hand-drawn/CGI animated musical adventure comedy film based on the animated television series Timon & Pumbaa. It stars Kevin Schon, Ernie Sabella, Corey Burton, Cam Clarke, Robert Guillaume, Edward Hibbert, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, and Jim Cummings. New additions to the cast include Vanessa Pynes, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Johnson, Seth Green, Christopher Lloyd, and Ange Richos.

Produced by Savoy Pictures, Disney Television Animation, Nelvana, Lagine Productions, and Rough Draft Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on August 2, 2022, and was theatrically released in the U.S. and Canada on August 12, 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $590 million against a $60 million budget.

Development
During the production of Timon & Pumbaa in 1995, Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig were asked if they could make a feature film based on the series. Adam replied, "Well, we've just premiered the first episode of the series, but we'll get to that eventually." Almost 20 years later, Bobs Gannaway stated that the film was in early development by Disney Television Animation to be released in winter 2022. In February 2020, the revived Savoy Pictures announced it will be producing and co-financing the film. Also, it was announced that Lisa Henson and Brian Henson would serve as executive producers.

Casting
In January 2016, Spiffy Pictures announced that the film, titled Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie began production, with the show's cast signed to reprise their roles. In February 2016, Cecily Strong was cast to do the voice of Catalina, Timon & Pumbaa's love interest, and in March 2016, Vanessa Bayer joined to voice Hayley, Hal's love interest. The following month, Nasim Pedrad, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph joined the cast.

Animation
The hand-drawn/flash animation was done at Rough Draft Studios and Mercury Filmworks, and the rigging was done by Nelvana. The CGI animated characters, backgrounds, and props were done by Mercury Filmworks. The film's animation techniques are a combination of traditional hand-drawn animation, 2D digital Flash animation, and 3D computer-generated imagery.

Visual effects
Most of the visual effects were handled by CA Square, Digital Domain, and Sony Pictures Imageworks. Early tests began in August 2020, with the majority of the effects work wrapping up in December 2021.

Trailers
The film's teaser trailer was released on October 27, 2021, and was later attached to theatrical showings of Disney's Encanto. The first theatrical trailer was released on February 1, 2022, and was later attached to theatrical showings of Rock 'n' Paper and Disney/Pixar's Turning Red. The second theatrical trailer was released on June 15, 2022, and was later attached to theatrical showings of Lightyear. The following month, TV spots also aired as well.

Merchandise
Mattel released plush toys and figurines based on the film in June 2022, to coincide with the film's release.

Scholastic released four books in July 2022 for the film: Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie: The Junior Novel, Timon & Pumbaa's Amazing Movie Adventure, Timon & Pumbaa's Essential Guide, and Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie: The Story Book.

Rating
Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "mild rude humor and brief action".

Release
The film was released on August 12, 2022. The film also had its premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on August 2, 2022. The film also had a television premiere on Disney Channel on December 23, 2023, and on Disney XD on February 11, 2024.

Home media
The film was released on Digital HD on October 11, 2022, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 15, 2022, by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Special features include deleted scenes, 2 bonus episodes of the Timon & Pumbaa TV series, and the music videos of "Electric City", "You Make Me", and "Warthog Dance".

Theatrical sequel
See Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie 2

Gallery
See Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie/Gallery

Credits
See Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie/Credits

Transcripts
For the main transcript, see Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie/Transcript

For the trailer transcripts, see Timon & Pumbaa: The Movie/Trailer transcripts