The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. "The Lion King" was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair (in her last film role), Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings.
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The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Eric Andre, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original film. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Introduction
Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba. The first actor to be assigned to "The Lion King", Broderick learned of the role while he was on vacation in Ireland, where he received a telephone call from his agent informing him that the directors were interested in casting him as Simba after seeing his film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). The directors decided to cast him as Simba because they felt that he was "perfect" for the role; according to producer Don Hahn, Broderick's voice resembled "the kind of character who could be irresponsible and likeable, but you also felt that he could come back in a very heroic way." Minkoff recalled that the actor "was able to humanize the hero character ...
Simba | Voice
Separated by Simba's prejudice against the banished pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together. Most of the original cast returned to their roles from the first film with a few exceptions. Rowan Atkinson, who voiced Zazu in the first film, was replaced by Edward Hibbert for both this film and "The Lion King 1½". Jeremy Irons, who voiced Scar in the first film, was replaced by Jim Cummings, who briefly provided his singing voice in the first film.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Introduction
Additionally, Penny Johnson Jerald voices Sarafina, Nala's mother. Amy Sedaris, Chance the Rapper, Josh McCrary, and Phil LaMarr voice a guineafowl, a bushbaby, an elephant shrew, and a topi (miscredited as an impala), respectively, Timon and Pumbaa's neighbors in the oasis. J. Lee voices a hyena that chases after Timon and Pumbaa.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Voice cast
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. "The Lion King" was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair (in her last film role), Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings.
The Lion King | Introduction
Askari (voiced by Michael Luwoye) is a lion and the leader of the original Lion Guard who was the second-born of the unnamed king and queen and a distant relative of Mufasa, Simba, and Kion. His spirit teaches Kion about how the roar works during Kion's journey to the Tree of Life.
List of The Lion King characters | Askari
The Lion King 1½ (titled as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some regions) is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film produced by the Australian branch of DisneyToon Studios and released direct to video on February 10, 2004. As the third installment released in the "Lion King" media franchise and the final installment in the trilogy, it serves as an origin story for the meerkat/warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa while the film is also set before, during and after the events of "The Lion King". A majority of the original voice cast from the first film returns to reprise their roles, including Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as the voices of Timon and Pumbaa, respectively.
The Lion King 1½ | Introduction
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 78% approval rating based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.41/10. Frank Lovece of "TV Guide" gave the film stars out of 4 stating that "This retelling of "The Lion King" (1994) from the point of view of comic sidekicks Timon (voice of Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella) is one of the rare Disney direct-to-video sequels worthy of the original." He went on to say that 'the only aspect of the film that feels forced is the revisionist positioning of Timon as young Simba's step-dad, which has no emotional echo in the first film.
The Lion King 1½ | Reception
Later on November 1, 2017, her role was confirmed in an official announcement, which also confirmed that Chiwetel Ejiofor would play the role of Scar, and announced that Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, and Keegan-Michael Key would be the voices of Azizi, Shenzi, and Kamari while JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph would be the voices of young Simba and young Nala, respectively. In November 2018, Amy Sedaris was announced as having been cast in a role created for the film.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Casting
Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick as adult Simba in the films, Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub in "The Lion King", Matt Weinberg as a cub in "The Lion King 1½", Cam Clarke in "Timon & Pumbaa", Rob Lowe in "The Lion Guard", Donald Glover in the 2019 film, JD McCrary as a cub in the 2019 film) is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, Scar's nephew, Nala's mate, and Kiara and Kion's father. After defeating Scar, Simba takes Mufasa's place as King of Pride Rock before marrying Nala and having Kiara and Kion with her. His name means "lion" in Swahili which is his species.
List of The Lion King characters | Simba
Kelly would not officially be offered the part until several months after her audition; Disney's first choice for the role remains undisclosed. Actor Matthew Broderick, voice of Simba, had already begun recording alongside another actress who had been cast as Nala before that actress was replaced with Kelly. Broderick was not informed that his original co-star had been recast, and only learned that Nala was voiced by Kelly at the film's premiere. The film's entire recording process took approximately three years to complete, during which Kelly's sessions were held in both the United States and Canada, while her co-stars Broderick and Jeremy Irons, voice of Scar, were recording in the United States and England, respectively.
Nala (The Lion King) | Voice and music
For the hyenas, the original intention was to reunite Cheech & Chong, but while Cheech Marin accepted to play Banzai, Tommy Chong was unavailable. Thus his role was changed into a female hyena, Shenzi, who was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg. Matthew Broderick was cast as adult Simba early during production, and during the three years of voice acting only recorded with another actor once, and only discovered Moira Kelly voiced Nala at the premiere. English actors Tim Curry and Malcolm McDowell were originally considered for the role of Scar, however, it was ultimately won by English actor Jeremy Irons. Irons initially refused the role due to not being comfortable going from the dramatic performance as Claus von Bülow in "Reversal of Fortune" to a comedic role.
The Lion King | Casting
In 2016, it was announced that Disney was developing a "Lion King" remake with Jon Favreau directing. Reports stated that animation styles would be similar to Favreau's 2016 film "The Jungle Book" and would shoot it back-to-back with "The Jungle Book" sequel. The film's voice cast features Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa, and Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively, with Beyoncé as Nala. The film is produced by Favreau's Fairview Entertainment. In April 2017, Disney announced that the remake would be released on July 19, 2019. John Oliver was cast as playing Zazu.
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion King (2019 film)"
The voice actors were chosen for how they fit and could add to the characters—for instance, James Earl Jones was cast because the directors found his voice "powerful" and similar to a lion's roar. Jones commented that during the years of production, Mufasa "became more and more of a dopey dad instead of [a] grand king". Nathan Lane originally auditioned for Zazu, and Ernie Sabella for one of the hyenas. Upon meeting each other at the recording studio, the actors, who at the time both co-starred in "Guys and Dolls", were asked to record together as hyenas. The directors laughed at their performance and decided to cast them as Timon and Pumbaa.
The Lion King | Casting
Jones reprised his role in the pilot episode, but the character was voiced by Gary Anthony Williams in subsequent appearances.
List of The Lion King characters | Mufasa
In December 1996, Matthew Broderick was confirmed to be returning as Simba while his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Jennifer Aniston were in talks to voice Aisha, Simba's daughter. Andy Dick was also confirmed to have signed on to voice Nunka, the young villain-in-training-turned hero, who attempts to romance Aisha. Ultimately, the character was renamed Kiara (after it was discovered that Aisha was the name of a female Power Ranger), and voiced by Neve Campbell, from the "Scream" trilogy. Nunka was renamed Kovu, and voiced by Jason Marsden. Then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner urged for Kovu's relationship to Scar to be changed during production as being Scar's son would make him Kiara's first cousin once-removed.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Production
During the early 1990s, Jones appeared in various successful films including, "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), "Patriot Games" (1992), "The Sandlot" (1993), "Clear and Present Danger" (1994), and "Cry, the Beloved Country" (1995) among many other roles. In 1992, Jones was presented with the National Medal of the Arts by President George H. W. Bush. Another notable voice role include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King"; as well as its direct-to-video sequel, "", and its 2019 remake, directed by Jon Favreau (for which he was the only original voice cast member to reprise his role).
James Earl Jones | 1990s: "The Lion King", Television roles
Scar (voiced by Jeremy Irons in "The Lion King", Jim Cummings in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and "The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure", James Horan in "Kingdom Hearts II", "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure", and "Sorcerers Of The Magic Kingdom", David Oyelowo in "The Lion Guard", Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2019 film) is the main antagonist of "The Lion King" franchise. He is a black-maned lion who is Simba's paternal uncle and Mufasa's younger brother. His name means "kovu" in Swahili, similar to his adoptive son. In "The Lion King", by murdering Mufasa and exiling Simba, he becomes "King of the Pride Lands".
List of The Lion King characters | Scar
In mid-February 2017, Donald Glover was cast as Simba, with James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa from the 1994 film. In April 2017, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen were cast to play Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. In July 2017, John Oliver was cast as Zazu. In August 2017, Alfre Woodard and John Kani were announced to play Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively. Earlier in March 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé Knowles-Carter was Favreau's top choice for the role of Nala and that the director and studio would be willing to do whatever it took to accommodate her busy schedule.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Casting
Labeling Timon and Pumbaa the only interesting characters in "The Lion King", Hinson questioned Simba's role as the film's hero. Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times "agreed, "A movie's heroes may have their names above the title, but often as not it's the sidekicks who get the real work done." Turan went on to pan Simba, describing him as "irritatingly callow." Chris Hick of the "Deseret News" complained about the fact that Simba and the other "characters in "The Lion King" are not as warm and fuzzy as other Disney animated features," crediting this with making "the film a bit tougher to warm [up] to." ComingSoon.net strongly panned Simba as a lead character, writing, "typically for Disney animated fare, it's the hero who is the weak link being both blandly designed and blandly performed." Acknowledging the character's Shakespearean origins, "The Baltimore Sun"s Stephen Hunter gave Simba a negative review, writing, "Alas ...Simba stands in for Hamlet, but he's a lot less complicated; in fact, he's less complicated than Morris the Cat or Sylvester." Hunter continued, "Simba the Exile is even less interesting than Simba the Prince." Christopher Null of Contactmusic.com was critical of Weaver's performance as the singing voice of Young Simba, writing, "If there's anything annoying about the film, it's the singing.
Simba | Critical response
The trailer was viewed 174 million times in its first 24 hours, which was revealed on Disney's Investor Day 2019 Webcast. On May 30, 2019, 11 individual character posters were released. A special sneak peek featuring Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's, Billy Eichner's, and Seth Rogen's voices as Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa, respectively, was released on June 3, 2019. A special sneak peek featuring Knowles-Carter and Donald Glover's voices as Simba and Nala singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and also featuring James Earl Jones' voice as Mufasa, was released on June 20, 2019. On July 2, 2019, Disney released an extensive behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the various aspects of the film's production along with seven publicity stills featuring the voice actors facing their animal counterparts.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Marketing
Some voice actors from the related television series or direct-to-video sequels were chosen over original voice actors where applicable, such as Robert Costanzo as Philoctetes rather than Danny DeVito or Cam Clarke as Simba instead of Matthew Broderick. Some characters were given new voice actors in the English version; Ansem, Aerith, Leon, Sephiroth and Hercules, who were originally voiced by Billy Zane, Mandy Moore, David Boreanaz, Lance Bass, and Sean Astin respectively in the first game, were voiced by Richard Epcar, Mena Suvari, Doug Erholtz, George Newbern, and Tate Donovan (Hercules' original voice actor), and newcomer Tifa was voiced by Rachael Leigh Cook.
Kingdom Hearts II | Voice cast
However, Berardinelli criticized Matthew Broderick's vocal performance, describing it as "nondescript." Rob Humanick of Slant Magazine hailed the fact that "it's never laid on [Simba] that his time as king will directly correspond with the eventual passing of his father" as one of the film's "most important facets." However, he criticized "The Lion King"s characters, describing them as well-designed but "lazy and troublesome." "The Austin Chronicle"s Robert Faires felt that Simba and the other "Lion King "characters, though "true", were simply unoriginal retreads of preceding animated characters who were "swiped from other Disney cartoons." Hal Hinson of "The Washington Post" gave the character a negative review.
Simba | Critical response
The first "Lion King"-related animated projects involved the characters of Timon and Pumbaa. First, the duo starred in the animated short "Stand by Me", featuring Timon singing the eponymous song, which was released in 1995 accompanying the theatrical release of "Tom and Huck". The duo then received their own animated series, "The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa", which ran for three seasons and 85 episodes between 1995 and 1999. Ernie Sabella continued to voice Pumbaa, while Timon was voiced by Quinton Flynn and Kevin Schon in addition to Nathan Lane. Disney released two direct-to-video films related to "The Lion King".
The Lion King | Sequels and spin-offs
According to Favreau, Jones's lines remained mostly the same from the original film. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who voiced Scar in the remake, said that "the comfort of [Jones reprising his role] is going to be very rewarding in taking [the audience] on this journey again. It's a once-in-a-generation vocal quality."
James Earl Jones | 1990s: "The Lion King", Television roles
Zazu (voiced by Rowan Atkinson in "The Lion King"; Jim Piddock in "Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games" and "The Lion King Simba's Mighty Adventure"; Michael Gough in "Timon & Pumbaa"; Edward Hibbert in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and "The Lion King 1½"; Jeff Bennett in "The Lion Guard"; John Oliver in the 2019 film) is a red-billed hornbill and majordomo to Mufasa and later Simba. After Mufasa's death, Zazu becomes a prisoner of Scar before Pumbaa breaks the bone cage releasing him when Simba returns to the Pride Lands. He eventually acts as a scout and advises Simba on royal protocol.
List of The Lion King characters | Zazu
"The Lion King" co-director Rob Minkoff deflected criticism of similarities in the characters by stating it was "not unusual to have characters like a baboon, a bird or hyenas" in films set in Africa. Both films feature the protagonist looking up at cloudbursts in the shape of his father lion, as pointed out by Frederick L. Schodt. The similarity is alluded to in a scene from "The Simpsons" episode "'Round Springfield", where a parody of Mufasa (voiced by Harry Shearer) in the clouds tells Lisa Simpson, "You must avenge my death, Kimba...dah, I mean Simba!". Matthew Broderick has said that when he was hired as the voice of adult Simba in "The Lion King", he presumed the project was related to "Kimba the White Lion".
Criticism of The Walt Disney Company | Plagiarism
But thanks to a clever story line, snappy dialogue that kids and adults will enjoy, a couple of decent new songs and the return of the original voice actors, "Lion King " is an irreverent gas." Many reviewers have suggested that the film was influenced by the Tom Stoppard play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", which follows Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", and details their experiences taking place during the same time as the events of "Hamlet", similar to what the film does with its predecessor, which has been similarly compared to "Hamlet". Screenwriter Tom Rogers confirmed that this was intentional in a 2019 interview, adding that the film's frame story was inspired by "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
The Lion King 1½ | Reception
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen played Timon and Pumbaa (in the first instance of the latter being voiced by somebody other than Sabella) respectively in the 2019 CGI remake of "The Lion King". Director Jon Favreau encouraged Rogen and Eichner, who did their voice recordings together, to improvise a lot. Eichner said that "It's such a great role that allows you to do so much. But I've learned that the bigger the project and the bigger the names that you're working with, the more you have to ignore it. If you get to the soundstage and you're thinking, 'Oh my God, what a full-circle moment! Nathan Lane did it originally! Beyoncé's in this!' then you're paralyzed creatively.
Timon and Pumbaa | "The Lion King" (2019)
In September 2016, following the critical and financial success of "The Jungle Book", Walt Disney Pictures announced that they were developing a CGI remake of "The Lion King" by the same name, with Jon Favreau directing. The following month, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write the script for the film. Favreau originally planned to shoot it back-to-back with the sequel to "The Jungle Book". However, it was reported in early 2017 that the latter film was put on hold in order for Favreau to instead focus mainly on "The Lion King". In February 2017, Favreau announced that Donald Glover had been cast as Simba and that James Earl Jones would be reprising the role of Mufasa.
The Lion King | CGI remake
Shenzi (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in the animated films; Tress MacNeille in "Timon & Pumbaa" and "Kingdom Hearts II"; Jennifer Lewis in "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom"; Florence Kasumba in the 2019 film), Banzai (voiced by Cheech Marin in the animated films, "Kingdom Hearts II", and "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom"; and Rob Paulsen in "Timon & Pumbaa") and Ed (voiced by Jim Cummings) are the three spotted hyenas who make up Scar's henchmen that reside in the Elephant Graveyard. After Scar promises them and the rest of their fellow hyenas that they will have food in return for them helping him get rid of his brother Mufasa and nephew Simba in order to become King of the Pride Lands, the three hyenas trigger the wildebeest stampede which kills Mufasa and then chase Simba out of the Pride Lands on Scar's orders.
List of The Lion King characters | Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed
A 70 mm film entitled "" is shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It opened on January 21, 1995 replacing "Symbiosis". It stars the characters from "The Lion King", where the story follows Timon and Pumbaa chopping down trees and clogging up rivers to build the Hakuna Matata Lakeside Village. Simba comes to them and explains how their actions are harmful to nature. This lesson is explained with live-action footage, some left over from "Symbiosis". The film ran for 23 years before ultimately closing on February 3, 2018. Roger Allers, who was the animated feature's co-director, and Irene Mecchi, who was the film's screenplay co-writer, authored the animated film's book adaptation.
The Lion King (franchise) | Other media
Going against tradition, Kion chooses non-lions to be members of his guard; his friends Bunga the honey badger, Ono the egret, Beshte the hippo, and Fuli the cheetah.
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar"
The following month, it was reported that was Favreau's top choice to voice Nala, but she had not accepted the role yet due to a pregnancy. In April 2017, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen joined the film as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. Two months later, John Oliver was cast as Zazu. At the end of July 2017, had reportedly entered final negotiations to play Nala and contribute a new soundtrack. The following month, Chiwetel Ejiofor entered talks to play Scar. Later on, Alfre Woodard and John Kani joined the film as Sarabi and Rafiki, respectively. On November 1, 2017, and Chiwetel Ejiofor were officially confirmed to voice Nala and Scar, with Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph joining the cast as the voices of Azizi, Shenzi, and Kamari, young Simba, and young Nala, respectively, while Hans Zimmer would return to score the film's music.
The Lion King | CGI remake
Three actors in the film had their singing voices dubbed by other people. The dubbed voices belonged to:
The King and I (1956 film) | Voice only
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The Lion King (1994 soundtrack) | Certifications
In April 2000, it was announced that the Walt Disney Company selected Jeff Ahlholm, Colin Goldman, and Tom Rogers to write the script for "The Lion King 3". It was scheduled to arrive in video stores sometime in 2001. In May 2003, "The Lion King " was scheduled for home video release in early spring 2004 with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Matthew Broderick reprising their original roles, and Elton John and Tim Rice returning to compose a new song, "Meerkat Rhapsody". The film was animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia in Sydney, New South Wales and Toon City in Manila, Philippines.
The Lion King 1½ | Production
The song appeared briefly in Jon Favreau's CGI remake of Disney's "The Lion King", performed by Billy Eichner as Timon the meerkat. In order to distract the hyenas, Timon sat on top of Pumbaa the warthog (Seth Rogen) and sang the opening lines of the song, but only got to "Be our", and then screaming as the hyenas began to circle.
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Jason Raize Rothenberg (July 20, 1975 – February 3, 2004), known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. He was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of "The Lion King" and the voice of Denahi in the animated Disney film "Brother Bear".
Jason Raize | Introduction
Thirteen of these supervising animators, both in California and in Florida, were responsible for establishing the personalities and setting the tone for the film's main characters. The animation leads for the main characters included Mark Henn on young Simba, Ruben A. Aquino on adult Simba, Andreas Deja on Scar, Aaron Blaise on young Nala, Anthony DeRosa on adult Nala, and Tony Fucile on Mufasa. Nearly 20 minutes of the film, including the "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" sequence, was animated at the Disney-MGM Studios facility. More than 600 artists, animators, and technicians contributed to "The Lion King". Weeks before the film was to be released, the 1994 Northridge earthquake shut down the studio and required the animators to finish their work from home.
The Lion King | Animation
The Lion King is a 1994 animated Disney film. The Lion King may also refer to:
The Lion King (disambiguation) | Introduction
Frank Ådahl was the voice of Simba in the Swedish version of the 1994 animated film "The Lion King". Two of the brothers released solo albums on Refuge in 1985. Bertil Edin released "Cross the Border", and Simon Ådahl "I'm In Touch". Lasse Edin formed a band called The Outsiders in 1990.
Edin-Ådahl | Introduction
Lebo M. performs a version of the song that plays over the credits of the 2019 version of The Lion King and is included on the film's soundtrack.
He Lives in You | "The Lion King (2019 film)"
In 2012, when the 1994 Disney animated musical film "The Lion King" was dubbed into the Estonian language, Taalmaa voiced the character Pumbaa.
Indrek Taalmaa | Film
Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones in the films, Gary Anthony Williams in "The Lion Guard") is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandfather who is introduced as the King of the Pride Lands. The name "Mufasa" has an unknown origin, previously attributed to a fictional language called Manazoto. Mufasa is depicted as a just, wise, and responsible leader, a gentle but firm father, and strong and fierce protector when sufficiently provoked. In "The Lion King", he teaches Simba on what a king is supposed to be, and how the king is responsible for protecting and maintaining the delicate balance of the ecosystem, and mediate problems between its creatures.
List of The Lion King characters | Mufasa
The film received nominations for Best Animated Feature Film and Original Song categories at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and 25th Critics' Choice Awards. It was also nominated at 73rd British Academy Film Awards and 92nd Academy Awards, both for visual effects.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Introduction
"The Lion King Animated Storybook" is narrated by "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor James Avery, while "Toy Story Animated Storybook" is narrated by "Cheers" actor John Ratzenberger, who plays Hamm in the film. "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree Animated Storybook" marks the first time Brad Garrett had voiced Eeyore, a role he would later reprise in the live-action film "Christopher Robin", and the animated film "Ralph Breaks the Internet".
Disney's Animated Storybook | Media Station era (1994–1996)
When Zimmer was chosen by Disney to compose the music for their film "The Lion King", he specifically wanted to collaborate with Morake. His voice is the first voice heard at the beginning of the film, singing a chant over the opening sequence, which is often considered synonymous with the film's image in popular culture. He also contributed to the sequel to the film's soundtrack, "Rhythm of the Pride Lands", and the film's direct-to-video sequel "". The duo composed so much music that Disney approved of an additional soundtrack album, "Rhythm of the Pride Lands", containing extra compositions. "The Lion King's" original soundtrack, with the compositions that had made the cut for the theatrical release, earned the two composers a Grammy Award, and Zimmer won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Lebo M. | The Lion King
The original motion picture soundtrack for the first film was released by Walt Disney Records on June 13, 1994, two days before the film's release. It contains songs by songwriter Elton John and Tim Rice, who wrote five original songs, with Elton John performing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" during the end credits. Additionally, "The Morning Report", a song which was not present in the original theatrical film, was later added to the IMAX theater and to the DVD Platinum Edition release. The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer and supplemented with traditional African music and choir elements arranged by Lebo M.
The Lion King (franchise) | Music
This production was performed in Mandarin and led by Ntsepa Pitjeng.
The Lion King (musical) | Other countries
Initially, Deja had been considering the idea of animating a hero as opposed to a villain for a change, contemplating taking on the task of animating Simba instead. However, Deja soon relented upon learning that Scar would be voiced by Irons, feeling that it would be "fun" to animate a character voiced by such a prestigious actor. Meanwhile, Minkoff and Allers had already had Deja in mind for animating Scar long before the animator approached the directors about the position. The level anthropomorphism used in "The Lion King" exceeded that of any Disney animated film by which it was preceded.
Scar (The Lion King) | Design and characterization
Most of the show's international productions had cast recordings which are available on CD, including: Of all the show's productions (counting the English ones), only the Brazilian and the Korean ones didn't have cast recordings released.
The Lion King (musical) | Recordings
"The Lion King" was first released on VHS and laserdisc in the United States on March 3, 1995, under Disney's "Masterpiece Collection" video series. The VHS edition of this release contained a special preview for Walt Disney Pictures' then-upcoming animated film "Pocahontas", in which the title character (voiced by Judy Kuhn) sings the musical number "Colors of the Wind". In addition, Deluxe Editions of both formats were released. The VHS Deluxe Edition included the film, an exclusive lithograph of Rafiki and Simba (in some editions), a commemorative "Circle of Life" epigraph, six concept art lithographs, another tape with the half-hour TV special "The Making of The Lion King", and a certificate of authenticity.
The Lion King | Home media
The franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their "kingdom" known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as "king". The first three animated films are widely known for being influenced by the works of William Shakespeare, as well as other works based on his material.
The Lion King (franchise) | Introduction
Three sets of educational shorts have also been produced.
The Lion King (franchise) | Cast and characters
The only actor to appear in both versions was Stephen Thorne (who voiced Aslan).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film) | US version
Rafiki (voiced by Robert Guillaume in the animated films and "Timon & Pumbaa"; Khary Payton in "The Lion Guard"; John Kani in the 2019 film), whose name means "friend" in Swahili, is a mandrill with an unnaturally long tail. He lives in a baobab tree in the Pride Lands and performs shamanistic services for the lions of Pride Rock. He's also shown to be a great martial artist. In "The Lion King", Rafiki is introduced in the opening scene when he travels to Pride Rock to perform newborn Simba's presentation ceremony. During the film, Rafiki sings a nonsense chant: "Asante sana, squash banana, wewe nugu, mimi hapana." This is a Swahili playground rhyme which translates to "Thank you very much (squash banana), you're a baboon and I'm not!" Like "hakuna matata" (no worries), the chant was heard by the filmmakers on their research trip to Kenya.
List of The Lion King characters | Rafiki
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, along with additional music and lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, and Hans Zimmer. Directed by Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well as giant, hollow puppets. The show is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.
The Lion King (musical) | Introduction
The underlying message of the film is on the low population of large cats in the world and whether or not Ma di Tau and her cubs are among the last lions. The film is narrated by Jeremy Irons, who voiced Scar in Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King". Irons also narrated "Eye of the Leopard", a 2006 National Geographic film. Four years earlier, National Geographic released "Super Pride", which was narrated by Lance Lewman. Disneynature released "African Cats", a similar documentary film on April 22, 2011.
The Last Lions | Introduction
Based on the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from "Hamlet", Timon and Pumbaa are played by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella. Timon was animated and created by Michael Surrey. They made their first appearances in the 1994 film when they shooed away the vultures that swarmed around young Simba, who had collapsed from heat exhaustion. Timon and Pumbaa then took the collapsed lion cub back to a small pool, where they splashed water on him to wake him up. After Simba is awakened by the two, they introduce themselves and welcome Simba to stay with them and follow their "hakuna matata" philosophy.
Timon and Pumbaa | "The Lion King"
Additionally, several similarities have been drawn between Simba and Prince Hamlet from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." In 1997, "The Lion King" was adapted into a Broadway musical, with actors Scott Irby-Ranniar and Jason Raize originating the roles of the cub and adult Simbas, respectively. JD McCrary and Donald Glover voice the cub and adult Simba respectively in the CGI remake.
Simba | Introduction
★ Jason Weaver (duet with ) - "The Lion King" (Walt Disney)
16th Youth in Film Awards | Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over - TV or Movie
He asked Zimmer if any sort of musical version of the song could still be a part of the film; Favreau subsequently asked Tim Rice if he could update the song's lyrics to reflect Scar's new dynamic with the hyenas. Rice did so, and the final version of the song is a mix of the monologue Nathanson penned (from "Mufasa has always shown too much restraint when it comes to hunting" to "the need for a diff'rnt dream"), Rice's old and new lyrics, and new score created by Zimmer. Favreau opined that while it wasn't the full song, it would give the audiences the impression that they had still seen the sequence in the remake, and cited the final shot of Scar on a peak with a crescent moon behind him as a key image he had to keep for the film.
The Lion King (2019 soundtrack) | Background
However, it features the award-winning music from the first film, written by Elton John and Tim Rice. The show uses songs, dance, puppetry and visual effects to create an African savannah setting filled with lions, elephants, giraffes, birds, zebras and gazelles.
The Lion King (franchise) | Theatrical
by the deliciously droll voice-performance of Jeremy Irons as Scar." Mathew DeKinder of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch "felt that Irons successfully "handle[s] all of the dramatic heavy lifting." Even film critics who generally disliked the film tended to enjoy Scar's characterization and Irons's performance. Terrence Rafferty of "The New Yorker" wrote, "Among the celebrity voices on the soundtrack, two performances stand out," namely, "Jeremy Irons, as the villainous lion Scar" who "does an elegant, funny George Sanders impersonation." (Sanders himself had voiced Shere Khan for Disney in their 1967 version of "The Jungle Book"). Stephen Hunter of "The Baltimore Sun "described Irons's voice as "plummy-rich with rancid irony." Television Without Pitys Ethan Alter admitted to enjoying Scar, praising the character as "a fantastic villain and easily the most fully realized of the film's characters, thanks both to Jeremy Irons's marvelously wicked vocal performance and some clever character flourishes on behalf of the animators." David Denby of "New York", who otherwise criticized the film, felt that "Irons ...
Scar (The Lion King) | Critical response
Sarabi (voiced by Madge Sinclair in "The Lion King", Alfre Woodard in the live-action film) is Mufasa's mate, Simba's mother and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandmother. Her name means "mirage" in Swahili. In "The Lion King", she serves as the Queen of Pride Rock. Years after Scar usurps the throne, Sarabi helps Simba fight against Scar and his hyenas. When Simba defeats Scar, Nala becomes Queen and Sarabi becomes the Queen Dowager. In the live-action film following Mufasa's death, Scar tries to get Sarabi to be his mate; however, she turns down his advances.
List of The Lion King characters | Sarabi
The original version of the film was very different from the final film. The plot was centered in a battle being between lions and baboons with Scar being the leader of the baboons, Rafiki being a cheetah, and Timon and Pumbaa being Simba's childhood friends. Simba would also not leave the kingdom but become a "lazy, slovenly, horrible character" due to manipulations from Scar, so Simba could be overthrown after coming of age. By 1990, producer Thomas Schumacher, who had just completed "The Rescuers Down Under", decided to attach himself to the project "because lions are cool". Schumacher likened the script for "King of the Jungle" to "an animated "National Geographic" special".
The Lion King | Development
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a song written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the Disney animated feature film "The Lion King" (1994). The song is performed by American actor and singer Jason Weaver as Simba, with English actor Rowan Atkinson and American actress Laura Williams providing supporting vocals in their roles as Zazu and Nala, respectively. The song was featured in the 2019 film adaptation, performed by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and John Oliver.
I Just Can't Wait to Be King | Introduction
"The Lion King 1½", also known as "The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata" in some countries, is the second and final direct-to-video installment of the film series. It was directed by Bradley Raymond and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004. The DVD went to the moratorium in January 2005. The film is a chronologically concurrent sequel to the first film, focusing on Timon and Pumbaa. It was somewhat influenced by Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", in which the title characters are seen in every major event of "Hamlet".
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion King 1½"
Walt Disney Pictures has released an animated version of 1994 movie The Lion King. The movie was released on July 19, 2019, directed and produced by Jon Favreau and written by Jeff Nathanson. In this version, Donald Glover was cast for the role of Simba. Glover said that "[The Lion King is] a timeless story, but [he thinks] the way Favreau has constructed it, it's a very timely story as well" and said that "[he] just wanted to be a part of a global good". The actor who previously work with Favreau in Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2017). Glover said that the film will focus more on Simba's time growing-up than the original film did, stating that "[Jon] was very keen in making sure we saw [Simba's] transition from boy to man and how hard that can be when there's been a deep trauma".
Simba | "The Lion King" (2019)
The film's soundtrack album contains two original songs; "Diggah Tunnah Dance", written by Lebo M., who co-wrote many of the songs for the original film, and "That's All I Need", written by Elton John and Tim Rice, who also worked on the first film. The latter song, which is performed by Nathan Lane in the film, is largely based on a cut song from "The Lion King" titled "The Warthog Rhapsody", with which it shares a similar melody. The film features the song "Hakuna Matata" from the first film, which is featured both as the original soundtrack recording in the soundtrack album and in the film as a new cover performed by Lane and Ernie Sabella.
The Lion King 1½ | Soundtrack
Nala is a lioness animated character appearing in Disney's "The Lion King" franchise. Introduced in the animated film "The Lion King" in 1994, Nala subsequently appears as a less prominent character in the film's sequels "" (1998) and "The Lion King 1½" (2004), and serves as a recurring character in "The Lion Guard" (2015–2019). In the original film, the adult Nala is voiced by American actress Moira Kelly. Young Nala's speaking voice is provided by actress Niketa Calame, while singers Laura Williams and Sally Dworsky provide the singing voices of young and adult Nala respectively. Nala is introduced as the best friend of Simba, and ultimately becomes his wife by the end of "The Lion King".
Nala (The Lion King) | Introduction
"The Lion King" is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, premiered in selected cities on June 15, 1994, and widely released to theaters on June 24, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures. "The Lion King" is the 32nd Disney animated feature film and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance. The plot of the film is influenced by William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", and is believed to have been inspired by Osamu Tezuka's 1960s Japanese anime series "Kimba the White Lion".
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion King"
In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasa's and Queen Sarabi's newborn son, Simba, is presented to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill, the kingdom's shaman and advisor. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the "circle of life", which connects all living things. Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, covets the throne and plots to eliminate Mufasa and Simba, so he may become king. He tricks Simba and his best friend Nala (to whom it is expected Simba will marry) into exploring a forbidden elephants' graveyard, where they are attacked by hyenas led by the ruthless Shenzi.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Plot
You just have to put that out of your head in order to get the job done." Eichner also talked about having "what some may consider a gay sensibility" that he brought to the table when he voiced Timon. Rogen said that "As an actor, I 100 percent don't think I'm right for every role—there are a lot of roles I don't think I'm right for even in movies I'm making—but Pumbaa was one I knew I could do well. Truthfully, I probably would have been a little insulted if [Favreau] "didn't" ask me to."
Timon and Pumbaa | "The Lion King" (2019)
"The Lion King" received four Golden Globe Award and Oscar nominations. The film would go on to win two Golden Globes; for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Original Score, as well as two Academy Awards, for Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer) and Best Original Song with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John and Tim Rice. The songs "Circle of Life" and "Hakuna Matata" were also nominated. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance. "The Lion King" also won Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature, Best Achievement in Voice Acting (for Jeremy Irons) and Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution in the Field of Animation.
The Lion King | Other awards
The cast includes Lupita Nyong'o, Naomi Campbell, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Aweng Ade-Chuol and Adut Akech.
The Lion King | "Black Is King"
The Lion King: The Brightest Star is a book and audio cassette tape set based on Disney's "The Lion King". In the book, Mufasa tells his son Simba about Simba's great-grandfather Mohatu, a wise and gentle king. The book is considered to be canon as it does not conflict with the plot in any of the films. In the Disney's Read Along Collection recording of this book, Mohatu is voiced by Avery Brooks.
The Lion King: The Brightest Star | Introduction
"The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" is a television movie that premiered on November 22, 2015, serving as a pilot for "The Lion Guard" television series, which debuted in early 2016 on Disney Junior. "Return of the Roar" was directed by Howy Parkins and written by Ford Riley. The film focuses on Simba and Nala's cub Kion, who as second-born to the throne, becomes leader of the Lion Guard, a group that protects the Pride Lands and defends the Circle of Life. As leader of the Lion Guard, Kion is gifted with a power called the Roar of the Elders which when used, causes the great lion spirits of the Pride Lands' past to roar with him.
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar"
Timon falls from the branch and Simba snaps out of the flashback, rescuing his friend. Simba is ashamed that Timon nearly died because of his recklessness. The three friends settle to sleep and discuss the stars. Simba recalls Mufasa's words, but his friends laugh at the notion of dead kings watching them. Simba leaves, expressing his loneliness and bitterly recalling Mufasa's promise to be there for him ("Endless Night"). Rafiki hears the song on the wind, joyfully realizes that Simba is alive, and draws a mane onto her painting of Simba.
The Lion King (musical) | Act II
Timon (voiced by Nathan Lane in the films and the TV series "Timon & Pumbaa", Quinton Flynn in earlier episodes of the TV series "Timon & Pumbaaa", Kevin Schon in both later episodes of the TV series "Timon & Pumbaa" and "The Lion Guard", Bruce Lanoil in the video games, Billy Eichner in the 2019 film) and Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella in the films, TV series "Timon & Pumbaa", and "The Lion Guard", Leslie Hedger in "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure", Seth Rogen in the 2019 film) are a meerkat and common warthog duo; Timon being a wise-cracking, yet loyal friend, while Pumbaa is gluttonous, yet brave.
List of The Lion King characters | Timon and Pumbaa
Early production of "The Lion King" began in late 1988, with the film originally being titled "King of the Kalahari" and later "King of the Jungle". The treatment, inspired by "Hamlet", was written by Thomas M. Disch (author of "The Brave Little Toaster") as work-for-hire; Disch received no credit or royalties. Production took place at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Glendale, California. Also, nearly 20 minutes of the film were animated at the Disney-MGM Studios. Ultimately, more than 600 artists, animators and technicians contributed to "The Lion King" over its lengthy production schedule. More than one million drawings were created for the film, including 1,197 hand-painted backgrounds and 119,058 individually colored frames of film.
The Lion King (franchise) | History
"Endless Night", also from "Rhythm of the Pride Lands" with Swahili lyrics as "Lala", is sung by Simba while reflecting on Mufasa's promise to always be there. "One by One", from the "Rhythm of the Pride Lands" CD, was adapted as the rousing African-styled entre act sung by the chorus at the opening of the second act.
The Lion King (musical) | Differences between the musical and film
By means of seamless branching, the film could be viewed either with or without a newly created scene – a short conversation in the film replaced with a complete song ("The Morning Report"). A Special Collector's Gift Set was also released, containing the DVD set, five exclusive lithographed character portraits (new sketches created and signed by the original character animators), and an introductory book entitled "The Journey". The Platinum Edition of "The Lion King" featured changes made to the film during its IMAX re-release, including re-drawn crocodiles in the "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" sequence as well as other alterations.
The Lion King | Home media
Instead, this soulless chimera of a film comes off as little more than a glorified tech demo from a greedy conglomerate—a well-rendered but creatively bankrupt self-portrait of a movie studio eating its own tail."
The Lion King (2019 film) | Critical response
A cool, Fonzie-patterned lion named King (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) alongside his high school classmates Big H the Hippopotamus (voiced by Sheldon Allman), Clyde the Gorilla (voiced by Don Messick), Skids the Alligator (voiced by Marvin Kaplan), Yukayuka the Hyena (voiced by Lennie Weinrib), and cheerleaders Sheena the Lioness (voiced by Ginny McSwain) and Zelda the Ostrich (voiced by Susan Silo) attempt schemes to get into the spotlight.
CB Bears | Heyyy, It's the King!
The soundtrack for the 2019 Walt Disney Pictures film "The Lion King", a photorealistic computer-animated remake of the 1994 animated film of the same name, consists of a soundtrack featuring songs from the original film written by Elton John and Tim Rice, and performed by the film's cast, as well as a new song by Beyoncé and an end-credit song titled "Never Too Late", written by John and Rice and performed by John, and a score composed by the original film's composer Hans Zimmer. Beyoncé also produced a curated soundtrack titled , which features new songs performed by multiple artists.
The Lion King (2019 soundtrack) | Introduction
Kovu (voiced by Jason Marsden as a young adult, as well as both a cub and an adult in "The Lion Guard"; Ryan O'Donohue as Kovu when he is a cub) is the youngest child of Zira, the brother of Nuka and Vitani, and Scar's chosen heir. His name means "scar" in Swahili, similar to his adoptive father Scar. In his childhood, Kovu befriends Kiara, though this didn't last long as they are separated by their feuding parents. However, Kovu's newfound friendship with Kiara gives Zira the idea to use their friendship so that Kovu will have the opportunity to kill Simba.
List of The Lion King characters | Kovu
On November 1, 2017, JD McCrary was cast as young Simba. McCrary said that "Donald Glover is so talented that [he] actually did have to take it into consideration, because if Simba is going to grow up to be some sort of figure and you know of it, you have to keep that motive".
Simba | "The Lion King" (2019)
As the sun rises, Rafiki the mandrill calls the animals to Pride Rock. She greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before presenting their cub to the gathered animals ("Circle of Life"). Elsewhere, Mufasa's brother, Scar, laments his lost chance at becoming King. Back at her baobab tree, Rafiki paints an image of the cub and asks the spirits to conjure the new prince's name: Simba. Time passes and Simba grows into a lively young cub ("Grasslands Chant"). Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands from the top of Pride Rock and explains that everything exists in a delicate balance known as the Circle of Life.
The Lion King (musical) | Act I
2010 Nanny McPhee E O Toque de Magia (Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang) - Universal Pictures, On Air (Voice) 2009 Sininho E O Tesouro Perdido (Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure) - Klay Hall, Disney (Songs) 2005 Sonho De Uma Noite De S. Joao (El sueño de una noche de San Juan) - Ángel De La Cruz e Manolog Gómez, Dygra Films S.L. (Voice) 1998 Rei Leao II (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride)- Darrel Rooney e Rob Laduca, Disney (Songs) 1998 Pocahontas II – Bradley Raymond e Tom Ellery, Disney (Songs) 1998 Príncipe Do Egipto (The Prince of Egypt) - Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner e Simon Wells, DreamWorks (Songs) 1997 Anastacia - Don Bluth e Gary Goldman, Twentieth Century Fox Animation (Songs)
Lúcia Moniz | Dubbing of animated film
In 1994, the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film "The Lion King" brought the phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa, teach Simba that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrasebook. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1995 Academy Awards, and was later ranked the 99th best song in movie history by the American Film Institute on a list of 100.
Hakuna matata | "The Lion King" song
When the movie was first released in 1994, it numbered 28 versions overall in as many languages and dialects worldwide, including a special Zulu version made specifically for the movie in South Africa, where a Disney USA team went to find the Zulu voice-actors. This is not just the only Zulu dubbing ever made by Disney, but also the only one made in any African language, other than Arabic. "The Lion King" marks also the first time a special dubbing is released in honor of a Disney movie background, but not the last: in 2016 the movie "Moana" received a special Tahitian-language version, followed in 2017 by a Māori version, and in 2018 by a Hawaiian version; in 2019 the movie "Frozen 2" was dubbed into Northern Sami, even though the first movie was not.
The Lion King | Localization
However, in deleted scenes, Timon's father is an active character, though he was apparently replaced by Uncle Max.
Timon and Pumbaa | "The Lion King 1½"
The review later went on to say that "Though most of the original characters and their voices are back, they all sound bored, apart from the zesty addition of Suzanne Pleshette as the scheming Zira. The overall result is OK for kids, who will enjoy the low humor provided by the comical meerkat Timon and the flatulent warthog Pumbaa, but it could have been so much better." Writing for "Variety", Joe Leydon commented in his review: "In marked contrast to most of the studio's small screen sequels to bigscreen animated hits, the new pic isn't merely kids' stuff. Not unlike its predecessor, "Lion King II" has enough across-the-board appeal to entertain viewers of all ages." Caryn James of "The New York Times" concluded her review with "It's the rare sequel that matches the creative flair of an original, of course.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Reception
"The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on VHS in the United States on October 27, 1998. It was directed by Darrell Rooney and co-directed by Rob LaDuca. It was first released on DVD as a limited issue on November 23, 1999, and placed into moratorium on January 19, 2000. It was not released again on DVD until August 31, 2004, when it was a two-disc special edition. It went into moratorium in January 2005. The plot of this animated film is heavily influenced by another Shakespeare play, "Romeo and Juliet".
The Lion King (franchise) | "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride"
The musical had a Mexican limited run (in English) between January 3 and January 27, 2008, in Mexico City, as part of the U.S. national tour. In May 2014, it was confirmed a new production of the musical, this time in Spanish. The production ran from May 7, 2015 to January 14, 2018 at the Teatro Telcel in Mexico City for 930 performances. Carlos Rivera returned to the role of Simba, which he also took in Spain four years earlier. The lyrics of the songs of this production differed from the European Spanish one. South-African actress Shirley Hlahatse was chosen as Rafiki, marking the first time in years a completely new actress was elected for that role.
The Lion King (musical) | Mexico
Tina Turner recorded a version of "He Lives in You" for the film. On August 31, 2004, Disney released an "enhanced soundtrack" to coincide with the release of the film's 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. However, the CD only contains the songs featured in the film, without any of the inspired songs by the first film. "Siskel & Ebert" noted that it was best the film was direct-to-video, since the music was lacking and not remotely equal to the original's soundtrack.
The Lion King (franchise) | Music
Gopher (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a gopher who works for Zazu as an informant. In the film, he is seen warning Zazu that the hyenas have invaded the Pride Lands. Gopher appeared in two segments starring Zazu in "Timon & Pumbaa".
List of The Lion King characters | Gopher
This serves as the final credit for film editor Mark Livolsi, who died in September 2018. The film is dedicated to him.
The Lion King (2019 film) | Development