This is the subject of an argument with first Mufasa's majordomo, the hornbill Zazu, and then Mufasa himself.Ī few years later, Mufasa shows a young 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 is angered by the birth of the new prince, as it means he is no longer first in line. 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. In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. It is, as of December 2019, the only Disney film to have been dubbed in Zulu, the only African language aside from Arabic to have been used for a feature-length Disney dub.
In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film has led to many derived works, such as a Broadway adaptation two direct-to-video follow-ups-the sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and the prequel/ parallel, The Lion King 1½ (2004) two television series, Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard a 3D re-release in 2011 and a photorealistic remake in 2019, which also became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release. The Lion King garnered two Academy Awards for its achievement in music and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
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On release, the film drew some controversy in Japan for its similarities to Osamu Tezuka's 1960s anime series Kimba the White Lion. It is also the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, as well as the best-selling film on home video, having sold over 30 million VHS tapes. With an initial worldwide gross of $766 million, it finished its theatrical run as the highest-grossing release of 1994, the highest-grossing animated film and the second-highest-grossing film of all time.
The Lion King was released on June 15, 1994, to a positive reaction from critics, who praised the film for its music, story, themes, and animation. Computer animation was also used in several scenes, most notably in the wildebeest stampede sequence. Nearly 20 minutes of animation sequences were produced at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park in Florida. When Hahn joined the project, he was dissatisfied with the script and the story was promptly rewritten.
Some time after the staff traveled to Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya to research the film's setting and animals, Scribner left production, disagreeing with the decision to turn the film into a musical, and was replaced by Minkoff. Production began in 1991 concurrently with Pocahontas, which wound up attracting many of Disney's top animators. Disch wrote a film treatment, and Woolverton developed the first scripts, while George Scribner was signed on as director, being later joined by Allers. Disney, and Peter Schneider while promoting Oliver & Company in Europe. After growing up in the jungle with the carefree outcasts Timon and Pumbaa, Simba receives valuable perspective from his childhood friend, Nala, and his shaman, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny and take his place in the Circle of Life as the rightful King.ĭevelopment of The Lion King began in 1988 during a meeting between Jeffrey Katzenberg, Roy E. The Lion King tells the story of Simba ( Swahili for lion), a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands however, after Simba's paternal uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses, and William Shakespeare's Hamlet. 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. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. 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. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance.
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