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'{{Short description|Disney media franchise}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Lion King'' (franchise)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox media franchise | title = The Lion King | image = The Lion King logo.svg | image_upright = 1 | caption = | creator = {{Plainlist| * [[Irene Mecchi]] * [[Jonathan Roberts (writer)|Jonathan Roberts]] * [[Linda Woolverton]] }} | origin = ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) | owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] | years = 1994–present | based_on = [[Shakespeare's plays|Works]] of [[William Shakespeare]] | books = ''The Lion King: Six New Adventures'' | novels = adaptation | comics = | strips = | films = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) * ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019) * ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024) }} | tv_films = ''[[The Lion Guard|The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (2015) | direct-to-video = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' (2004){{ref|**|**}} }} | animated_series = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'' (1995–1999) * ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (2016–2019) }} | shorts = {{Plainlist| * ''[[Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]]'' (1995) * ''[[Wild About Safety]]'' (2008–2013) * ''[[The Lion Guard#Spin-off|It's UnBungalievable]]'' (2016) }} | plays = ''[[The Legend of the Lion King]]'' (1994) | musicals = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (1997) * ''[[Festival of the Lion King]]'' (1998) }} | video_games = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]'' (1994) * ''[[Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King]]'' (1994) * ''[[Disney's Activity Center|Disney's The Lion King Activity Center]]'' (1995) * ''[[Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games]]'' (1995) * ''[[The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure]]'' (2000) * ''[[The Lion King 1½ (video game)|The Lion King 1½]]'' (2003) }} | soundtracks= {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (1994) * ''[[The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording]]'' (1997) * ''[[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2019) }} | music = {{Plainlist| * ''[[Rhythm of the Pride Lands]]'' (1995) * ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'' (2019) }} | toys = [[Disney Tsum Tsum]]{{ref|*|*}} | attractions = {{Plainlist| * ''[[Theme park live adaptations of The Lion King#The Legend of The Lion King|The Legend of The Lion King]]'' (1994–2002, 2004–2009)<!--The years are for the show's two separate runs as an attraction.--> * [[The Lion King Celebration]] (1994–1997) * ''[[Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]]'' (1995–2018)<!--The "–2018" is for the film's run as an attraction.--> * [[Festival of the Lion King]] (1998–present)<!--The "–present" is for the show's run as an attraction.--> }} | footnotes = {{Plainlist| {{note label|*|*}} Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]], or has characters based on those from this franchise. {{note label|**|**}} ''The Lion King 1½'' was also released theatrically in some countries and selected American cities. }} }} '''''The Lion King''''' is a [[Disney]] [[media franchise]] comprising a [[film series]] and additional media. The success of animated original 1994 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[Animation|feature film]], ''[[The Lion King]]'', directed by [[Roger Allers]] and [[Rob Minkoff]], led to a direct-to-video sequel and prequel, [[The Lion King (2019 film)|a live-action remake in 2019]], a television film sequel, two spin-off television series, three educational shorts, several video games, merchandise, and the [[The Lion King (musical)|third-longest-running musical in Broadway history]], which garnered six [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]].<ref name="bww">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LION-KING-Becomes-3rd-Longest-Running-Broadway-Show-of-All-Time-Passes-CATS-20151031|title=THE LION KING Becomes 3rd-Longest Running Broadway Show of All Time; Passes CATS|first=Sally|last=Henry|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102155818/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LION-KING-Becomes-3rd-Longest-Running-Broadway-Show-of-All-Time-Passes-CATS-20151031|archive-date=November 2, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The franchise is one of the [[List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises of all time]]. The franchise as a whole has [[EGOT]]-ed, meaning it has won the four biggest awards of American show business. The franchise mainly revolves about a pride of [[lion]]s who oversee a large swath of [[Africa]]n [[savanna]] as their "[[realm|kingdom]]" known as the Pride Lands, with their leader [[Simba]] watching over it as "[[king]]". The first three animated feature films are widely known for being influenced by the works of [[William Shakespeare]],<ref name="PlatinumEditionDVDOrigins" /><ref name="LK2-ComingSoon" /> as well as other works based on his material. ==Films== {| class="wikitable" !Film !U.S release date !Director(s) !Screenwriter(s) !Story by !Producers !Production companies !Distributors |- ! colspan="8" |Traditionally animated feature films |- !''[[The Lion King]]'' |June 15, 1994 |[[Roger Allers]] and [[Rob Minkoff]] |[[Irene Mecchi]], [[Jonathan Roberts (writer)|Jonathan Roberts]] and [[Linda Woolverton]] |[[Brenda Chapman]], Barry Johnson, [[Andy Gaskill]], Kevin Harkey, [[Tom Sito]], Rick Maki, [[Burny Mattinson]], Lorna Cook, [[Gary Trousdale]], [[Jorgen Klubien]], Larry Leker, Ed Gombert, Mark Kausler, Thom Enriquez, Jim Capobianco, [[Chris Sanders]], [[Joe Ranft]] and [[Francis Glebas]] |[[Don Hahn]] |[[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] |[[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]] |- !''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' |October 27, 1998 |[[Darrell Rooney]] and Rob LaDuca | colspan="2" |Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus |Jeannine Roussel |[[Walt Disney Video Premiere]], [[Walt Disney Television Animation]], [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]] and [[Walt Disney Animation Canada]] |[[Walt Disney Home Video]] |- !''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' |February 10, 2004 |[[Bradley Raymond]] | colspan="2" |Tom Rogers |George A. Mendoza |[[Disneytoon Studios]] and [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]] |[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] |- ! colspan="8" |Photorealistic CGI animated feature films |- !''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' |July 19, 2019 |[[Jon Favreau]] | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Jeff Nathanson]] |Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver and Karen Gilchrist |Walt Disney Pictures and [[Fairview Entertainment]] | rowspan="2" |[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] |- !''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' |December 20, 2024 |[[Barry Jenkins]] |[[Adele Romanski]] and Mark Ceryak |Walt Disney Pictures and Pastel Productions |- ! colspan="8" |Musical film |- !''[[Black Is King]]'' |July 31, 2020 |[[Beyoncé]] | colspan="2" |Beyoncé, Yrsa Daley-Ward, [[Clover Hope]] and Andrew Morrow |Jeremy Sullivan, Jimi Adesanya, Blitz Bazawule, Ben Cooper, Astrid Edwards, Durwin Julies, Yoli Mes, Dafe Oboro, Akin Omotoso, Will Whitney, Lauren Baker, Jason Baum, Alex Chamberlain, Robert Day, Christophe Faubert, Brien Justiniano, Rethabile Molatela Mothobi, Sylvia Zakhary, Nathan Scherrer and Erinn Williams |[[Parkwood Entertainment]] and <br />Walt Disney Pictures |[[Disney+]] |} === Traditionally animated feature films === ==== ''The Lion King'' ==== {{Main|The Lion King}} ''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 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref name="YahooMovies">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800216534/info|title=The Lion King (1994)|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=September 10, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227064405/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800216534/info|archive-date=December 27, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''The Lion King'' belongs to an era known as the [[Disney Renaissance]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/articles/quovadisdisney.html |title= Disney: Notes on the end of the Disney Renaissance |publisher= decentfilms.com |access-date= August 26, 2008 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080807165608/http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/articles/quovadisdisney.html |archive-date= August 7, 2008 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> The plot of the film is influenced by [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Hamlet]]'',<ref name="PlatinumEditionDVDOrigins">{{cite video | title = The Lion King: Platinum Edition (Disc 2), Origins | medium = DVD | publisher = [[Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] | date=June 15, 1994}}</ref> and is believed to have been inspired by [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s 1960s Japanese [[anime]] series ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''.<ref>[[Schweizer, Peter]] and Rochelle Schweizer. ''Disney: The Mouse Betrayed: Greed, Corruption, and Children at Risk'', Regnery, Washington, D.C., 1998. Chapter 11 "The Lyin' King", pp. 167–168.</ref><ref name=ladd-deneroff>{{cite book|last1=Ladd |first1=Fred |author-link=Fred Ladd |last2=Deneroff |first2=Harvey |title=Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon |publisher=McFarland |year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rubax5GQA7kC&pg=PA64 |page=64 |isbn=9780786452576}}</ref><ref name=sunder-p155>{{cite book|last=Sunder |first=Madhavi |author-link=<!--Madhavi Sunder--> |title=From Goods to a Good Life: Intellectual Property and Global Justice |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7_q6zK0QD8C |page=155156 |isbn=978-0300183559}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Patten |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Patten |year=2004 |chapter=Simba Versus Kimba: The Pride of Lions |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=81Y1TVYQSrEC&pg=PT171 |title=Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |page=171 |isbn=9781611725100 |oclc=784882010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Bill |title=Was 'The Lion King' Copied from a Japanese Cartoon? Here's The Real Story |newspaper=Huffington Post |date=December 6, 2017 |orig-year=2015-01-27 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27/lion-king-kimba_n_6272316.html |page=171 |access-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107175930/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27/lion-king-kimba_n_6272316.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Raz |first=Aviad E. |title=Riding the Black Ship: Japan and Tokyo Disneyland |date=1999 |publisher=[[Harvard University Asia Center]] |isbn=9780674768949 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Jk9mv25eloC&pg=PA163}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese animator protests 'Lion King' |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/18/Japanese-animator-protests-Lion-King/4250777182400/ |publisher=[[United Press International]] |date=August 18, 1994 |access-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180929/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/18/Japanese-animator-protests-Lion-King/4250777182400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ==== ''Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa'' ==== {{main|Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa}} The series ''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'' had a direct-to-video film named ''Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa'', with [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Ernie Sabella]] reprising their roles as Timon and Pumbaa respectively. The story tells of Pumbaa getting struck by lightning, losing all his memory, and Timon helps refrain every moment they spent. After Pumbaa gets his memory back, lightning strikes Timon losing his memory this time, making Pumbaa break the fourth wall by telling the viewers to rewind the tape to start at the beginning, being it was the only way to help Timon remember. Several episodes from the series are featured in this film. Aside from this film, two other DVDs, ''Dining Out...'' and ''On Holiday...'' are an hour compilation of other episodes of the series. No DVDs have been released in the U.S. but were released on VHS. ==== ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' ==== {{Main|The Lion King II: Simba's Pride}} ''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 (entertainment)|moratorium]] until it was again released on DVD on August 31, 2004, when it was a two-disc special edition. The plot of this animated film is heavily influenced by another Shakespeare play, ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref name="LK2-ComingSoon">[https://www.comingsoon.net/news/dvdreviewsnews.php?id=6179 ''The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728152413/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/dvdreviewsnews.php?id=6179 |date=July 28, 2014}} - ComingSoon.net</ref> ==== ''The Lion King 1½'' ==== {{Main|The Lion King 1½}} ''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 film is a [[Sequel#Paraquel|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''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=20040309&id=s6I0AAAAIBAJ&pg=1918,3034633|last=Churnin|first=Nancy|title=Catch the 'King' when he was a cub|work=Rome News-Tribune|date=March 9, 2004|publisher=News Publishing Co.|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616083841/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=20040309&id=s6I0AAAAIBAJ&pg=1918,3034633|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923053.html?categoryid=1263&cs=1|title=Joe Leydon. The Lion King 1½. Variety. February 11, 2004|work=Variety|access-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805195740/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923053.html?categoryid=1263&cs=1|archive-date=August 5, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/02/20/lion-king-1-12/|title=Chris Willman. The Lion King 1 ½. Entertainment Weekly. February 20, 2004|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323134719/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C590610%2C00.html|archive-date=March 23, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> === ''The Lion Guard'' television movies === {{See also|The Lion Guard}} ==== ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' ==== ''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lion-king-sequel-series-coming-710726|title='Lion King' Sequel Series Coming to Disney Junior|author=Lesley Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228013420/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lion-king-sequel-series-coming-710726|archive-date=February 28, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Steinberg">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lion-king-tv-show-lion-guard-disney-1201567908/|title=Disney to Revive 'Lion King' With 'Lion Guard' TV Series|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=August 12, 2015|work=Variety|publisher=Variety Media|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813121645/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lion-king-tv-show-lion-guard-disney-1201567908/|archive-date=August 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Return of the Roar'' was directed by [[Howy Parkins]] and written by [[Ford Riley]]. The film focuses on [[Simba]] and [[Nala (The Lion King)|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. 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 Guard: The Rise of Scar'' ==== A television movie, or extended episode, which premiered on July 29, 2017 on [[Disney Channel]] during season 2 of ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Karen |title=David Oyelowo to voice villain Scar in 'The Lion Guard' |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2017/06/23/David-Oyelowo-to-voice-villain-Scar-in-The-Lion-Guard/9721498217044/ |access-date=August 20, 2019 |work=UPI |date=June 23, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820180914/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2017/06/23/David-Oyelowo-to-voice-villain-Scar-in-The-Lion-Guard/9721498217044/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As the dry season begins, the Lion Guard continues to protect the Pride Lands, and Rafiki takes on an apprentice named Makini. Meanwhile, Janja the hyena and his clan, along with their new ally Ushari the cobra, orchestrate events that allow them to summon the spirit of [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] in order to defeat the Lion Guard and take over the Pride Lands. ==== ''The Lion Guard: Battle for the Pride Lands'' ==== A television movie which premiered on August 3, 2019 on [[Disney Channel]] during season 3 of ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. In the film, Scar enacts the final stage of his plan against the Pride Lands, and the Lion Guard begin a final battle with him which dovetails into the events which separate the Lion Guard from the rest of the Pride Lands during the events of ''Simba's Pride''. === Photorealistic CGI animated feature films=== <!--These films are NOT live action films; they are a computer animated films using photorealistic imagery. DO NOT CHANGE THE TERM "CGI" TO "Live-action".--> ====''The Lion King''==== {{Main|The Lion King (2019 film)}} A photorealistic computer-generated imagery remake of ''The Lion King'' was directed by [[Jon Favreau]] and produced through his production company Fairview Entertainment. The film's voice cast features [[Donald Glover]] as Simba, [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as Scar, [[Beyoncé]] as [[Nala]], [[Alfre Woodard]] as Sarabi, [[John Oliver]] as Zazu, [[John Kani]] as Rafiki, [[Billy Eichner]] and [[Seth Rogen]] as [[Timon and Pumbaa]], and [[James Earl Jones]] reprised his role as Mufasa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-live-action-movie-casts-donald-glover-as-simba-977488|title='Lion King' Remake Casts Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 17, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218014645/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-live-action-movie-casts-donald-glover-as-simba-977488|archive-date=February 18, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/chiwetel-ejiofor-will-voice-scar-in-live-action-lion-king-and-more-movie-news/ |title=Chiwetel Ejiofor Will Voice Scar in The Lion King |access-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203132025/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/chiwetel-ejiofor-will-voice-scar-in-live-action-lion-king-and-more-movie-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-lion-king-remake-cast-timon-pumbaa/|title=The Lion King Remake Cast Adds Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa|date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426000409/http://www.slashfilm.com/the-lion-king-remake-cast-timon-pumbaa/|archive-date=April 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/17/donald-glover-simba-lion-king-disney-live-action/ |title=Donald Glover to play Simba in Disney's live-action Lion King |last=Gettell |first=Oliver |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218023643/http://ew.com/movies/2017/02/17/donald-glover-simba-lion-king-disney-live-action/ |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-jon-favreau-the-lion-king/|title=Disney and Jon Favreau Joining Forces on "The Lion King"|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|date=September 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929013751/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-jon-favreau-the-lion-king/|archive-date=September 29, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/lion-king-jungle-book-2-jon-favreau-interview/|title=Jon Favreau Offers Updates on 'The Lion King' and 'The Jungle Book 2'|publisher=Collider|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=December 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206003410/http://collider.com/lion-king-jungle-book-2-jon-favreau-interview/|archive-date=December 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Donnelly|first1=Matt|title=John Oliver Joins Disney's Live-Action 'The Lion King' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-oliver-joins-live-action-lion-king-zazu-bird-exclusive/|website=The Wraps|date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710230308/http://www.thewrap.com/john-oliver-joins-live-action-lion-king-zazu-bird-exclusive/|archive-date=July 10, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movieweb.com/lion-king-remake-disney-2019-hugh-jackman-scar/ |title=Hugh Jackman is Scar in Disney's Lion King Remake |date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=2017-07-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716033813/http://movieweb.com/lion-king-remake-disney-2019-hugh-jackman-scar/ |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-alfre-woodard-cast-as-simbas-mom-disney-movie-1027011 |title=Alfre Woodard Joins Disney's 'The Lion King' (Exclusive) |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=August 7, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 8, 2017 |archive-date=August 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808003059/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lion-king-alfre-woodard-cast-as-simbas-mom-disney-movie-1027011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-kani-rafiki-lion-king/ |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Umberto |last2=Verhoeven |first2=Beatrice |title='Lion King' Rafiki Casting: John Kani, 'Civil War' Star, to Play Wise Baboon (Exclusive) |work=TheWrap |date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807223835/https://www.thewrap.com/john-kani-rafiki-lion-king/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The remake was released on July 19, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Valerio|first1=Britt|title=Release Dates for Frozen 2, Star Wars: Episode IX, The Lion King and More Have Been Announced|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/04/25/release-dates-for-frozen-2-star-wars-episode-ix-the-lion-king-and-more-have-been-announced/|website=Oh My Disney|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426001205/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/04/25/release-dates-for-frozen-2-star-wars-episode-ix-the-lion-king-and-more-have-been-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref> ====''MUFASA: THE LION KING'' ==== {{Main|Mufasa: The Lion King}} A follow-up film is in development with [[Barry Jenkins]] attached to direct and Jeff Nathanson set to return as screenwriter. While it has been referred to as a prequel, the film has been described as being set after the events of the 2019 film while also exploring Mufasa's formative years. [[Aaron Pierre (actor)| Aaron Pierre]] will be voicing young Mufasa and [[Kelvin Harrison Jr.]] will voice young Scar. The film, titled ''Mufasa: The Lion King'', is scheduled for release in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lion-king-prequel-d23-barry-jenkins-1235367196/|title=Lion King Prequel Gets Official Title, Footage Shown at D23|work=Variety|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022|archive-date=October 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001071629/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lion-king-prequel-d23-barry-jenkins-1235367196/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Television series== {{Series overview | width = 70% | network = y | released = y | multiseries = {{Series overview | series = ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'' | auxA = Segments | color1A = #AC1F1F | color1B = #FFBF00 | link1 = <includeonly>List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes</includeonly>#Season 1 (1995) | auxA1 = 50 | episodes1 = 25 (53 segments) | episodes1A = 13 (26 segments) | episodes1B = 12 (27 segments) | start1A = {{Start date|1995|9|8}} | start1B = {{Start date|1995|9|16}} | end1A = {{End date|1995|12|29}} | end1B = {{End date|1995|12|16}} | network1A = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] | network1B = [[CBS]] | color2A = #37AC39 | color2B = #7538AE | link2 = <includeonly>List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes</includeonly>#Season 2 (1996–97) | auxA2 = 41 | episodes2 = 21 (40 segments) | episodes2A = 13 (24 segments) | episodes2B = 8 (16 segments) | start2A = {{Start date|1996|9|2}} | start2B = {{Start date|1996|9|14}} | end2A = {{End date|1996|11|25}} | end2B = {{End date|1996|11|9}} | network2A = Syndicated | network2B = CBS | color3 = #FF632E | link3 = <includeonly>List of Timon & Pumbaa episodes</includeonly>#Season 3 (1999) | linkT3 = 3 | episodes3 = 39 (78 segments) | start3 = {{Start date|1999|1|1}} | end3 = {{End date|1999|9|24}} | network3 = [[Toon Disney]] }} {{Series overview |series = ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' |released = y |color0S = #8B0000 |link0S = <includeonly>List of The Lion Guard episodes</includeonly>#Pilot (2015) |linkT0S = Pilot |start0S = {{Start date|2015|11|22}} |network0S = [[Disney Channel]] |color1 = #FFA500 |link1 = <includeonly>List of The Lion Guard episodes</includeonly>#Season 1 (2016–17) |episodes1 = 26 |start1 = {{Start date|2016|1|15}} |end1 = {{End date|2017|4|21}} |network1 = [[Disney Junior]] |color2 = #06b9f2 |link2 = <includeonly>List of The Lion Guard episodes</includeonly>#Season 2 (2017–19) |episodes2 = 29 |start2 = {{Start date|2017|7|7}} |end2 = {{End date|2019|4|22}} |color3 = #8f0ba1 |link3 = <includeonly>List of The Lion Guard episodes</includeonly>#Season 3 (2019) |episodes3 = 19 |start3 = {{Start date|2019|8|3}} |end3 = {{End date|2019|11|3}} }} }} ===''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa''=== {{Main|Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)}} ''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'' is a spin-off [[cartoon series]] that follows the adventures of [[Timon and Pumbaa]] (and occasionally, the film's other supporting characters). The show ran for three seasons, airing on the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] block ''[[The Disney Afternoon]]'' and [[CBS]] in the United States, and [[Baton Broadcasting System|BBS]] in Canada from September 8, 1995, to November 1, 1998. It had Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig serving as the executive producers for the first two seasons. As of Season 3, the show was produced by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters, with Tedd and Patsy Cameron-Anasti serving as the executive producers. Since February 8, 2009 (after its final airing on the now-defunct [[Toon Disney]] before replaced by [[Disney XD]]), this show was no longer on the air, but returned along with some other favorites on March 23, 2012, for a limited time, as part of the new [[Disney Junior]] TV channel. The series uses fast-paced [[slapstick comedy]] in order to convey life lessons to young viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/352652604115?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D237188%26meid%3D86d3b29b05f345549649c5136c112248%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D352652589158%26itm%3D352652604115%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 |title=Disney The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Production Animation cel COA |publisher=eBay |access-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219050700/https://www.ebay.com/itm/352652604115?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D237188%26meid%3D86d3b29b05f345549649c5136c112248%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D352652589158%26itm%3D352652604115%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===''The Lion Guard''=== {{Main|The Lion Guard}} A second TV show called ''The Lion Guard'' premiered on [[Disney Junior]] and [[Disney Channel]]; it first appeared as a television movie called ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' which debuted on November 22, 2015, followed by a series which began airing on January 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title='Lion Guard' Series Gets Disney Channel Launch Date|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/lion-guard-series-premiere-date-disney-channel-1201662893/|website=Deadline|access-date=December 10, 2015|date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210223904/http://deadline.com/2015/12/lion-guard-series-premiere-date-disney-channel-1201662893/|archive-date=December 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Steinberg"/> A preschool-oriented spin-off, the series was developed by [[Ford Riley]], who also serves as writer and executive producer. It centers around [[Simba]] and [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]]'s second-born cub Kion, who becomes leader of the Lion Guard, a team 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 Guard'' is a sequel to ''The Lion King'' and takes place during the time-gap within the 1998 film, ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Brett|first=Susan|title=Exclusive Interview: Disney's The Lion Guard creator Ford Riley talks new Lion King sequel|url=http://tvdaily.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-the-lion-guard-creator-ford-riley-talks-new-lion-king-sequel/|publisher=TVdaily.com|access-date=August 23, 2016|date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823115446/http://tvdaily.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-the-lion-guard-creator-ford-riley-talks-new-lion-king-sequel/|archive-date=August 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> with the last two episodes of Season 3 taking place after the events of that film. Various characters from the first two films also make appearances in the show, including Kiara, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu, and Mufasa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/06/09/disney-junior-plans-preschool-animated-series-based-on-the-lion-king/|title=Disney Junior Plans Preschool Series Based on 'The Lion King' (Exclusive)|first=Ben|last=Fritz|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=June 9, 2014|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610045210/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/06/09/disney-junior-plans-preschool-animated-series-based-on-the-lion-king/|archive-date=June 10, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Spin-Off of The Lion King Aims to Enchant a New Generation of Viewers|url=http://time.com/2851192/spin-off-of-the-lion-king-aims-to-enchant-a-new-generation-of-viewers/|magazine=[[TIME]]|first=Melissa|last=Hellmann|date=June 10, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610045620/http://time.com/2851192/spin-off-of-the-lion-king-aims-to-enchant-a-new-generation-of-viewers/|archive-date=June 10, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> New characters Bunga the honey badger, Ono the egret, Beshte the hippo, and Fuli the cheetah are Kion's friends and members of his Lion Guard.<ref name=cartoon>{{cite news|url=http://blog.bcdb.com/animated-series-reboots-7699/|title=Three New Animated Series, Reboots All|first=Dave|last=Koch|publisher=Big Cartoon News|date=June 18, 2014|access-date=June 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620233051/http://blog.bcdb.com/animated-series-reboots-7699/|archive-date=June 20, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/11/22/the-lion-guard-review-disney-channel-lion-king-sequel-recap/|title=The Lion Guard: Did Disney Channel's New Movie Do The Lion King Justice?|first1=Andy|last1=Swift|date=November 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127062616/http://tvline.com/2015/11/22/the-lion-guard-review-disney-channel-lion-king-sequel-recap/|archive-date=November 27, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==Shorts== ===''Find Out Why''=== ''Find Out Why'' is a short educational series that features Timon and Pumbaa answering science questions like why there is lightning, why pandas don't live in deserts, why there is wind, and why an airplane flies. These shorts are for educational purposes at schools, non-residential and residential uses for people, including students and kids everywhere in the world. ===''Timon and Pumbaa's Wild About Safety''=== {{Main| Wild About Safety}} Together with Timon (voiced by Bruce Lanoil) and Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella), students learn a variety of safety lessons for around the house, for the environment, and for in the water that will help themselves and others avoid injuries, live problem-free, and be Safety Smart. At the end of each episode, Timon and Pumbaa sing a musical number reviewing all that they learned on the episode in question. A series of shorts based on the "Wild About Safety" series, called "Safety Smart: On the Go!", was also released. Based on the "Wild About Safety" episode of the same name, "Safety Smart: On the Go" is a series of shorts that detail topics on how to be safe when traveling, such as when riding vehicles, using bikes & scooters, walking to travel as pedestrians, or even when visiting amusement parks. The "Safety Smart: On the Go!" short series is most well known for being displayed in resorts in Walt Disney World (Florida) & Disneyland (California), in addition to a "Wild About Safety" video about how to be safe in resort hotels & the original "Wild About Safety" episode that the "Safety Smart: On the Go!" short series is based on. ===''It's UnBungalievable''=== A short-form series in which Bunga and Ono from ''The Lion Guard'' pick two animals to compete in contests such as "Who's Quicker?" "Who Has Better Hair?" and "Who's Hungrier?" The series features live-action animal footage provided by [[Disneynature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2016/01/08/disneys-the-lion-guard-gets-short-form-spinoff/|title=Disney's The Lion Guard gets short-form spinoff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042039/http://kidscreen.com/2016/01/08/disneys-the-lion-guard-gets-short-form-spinoff/|archive-date=January 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==Theatrical== ===Theme Park attractions === ''[[The Legend of the Lion King]]'' was an underground stage performance retelling the story of the film using fully articulated puppets in [[Magic Kingdom]]'s [[Fantasyland]]. This attraction ran from June 1994 to February 2002. A Broadway-caliber short-form stage musical named ''[[Festival of the Lion King]]'' (formerly known as ''A Celebration of the Festival of the Lion King'') is performed live in [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]] at [[Walt Disney World]], [[Florida]] and in [[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]] at [[Hong Kong Disneyland]]. It uses the concept of tribal celebration in combination with ideas from [[Disney's Electrical Parade]]. The show is in the form of a revue, and not a condensed version of either the film or Broadway show. However, it features the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|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. ===Broadway musical=== {{Main|The Lion King (musical)}} A Broadway musical, based on Disney's 1994 animated feature film, debuted July 8, 1997, in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] at the Orpheum Theatre. Directed by [[Julie Taymor]], produced by [[Disney Theatrical Productions]], and written by the co-director of the original film, [[Roger Allers]], with writer [[Irene Mecchi]]. The musical features actors in elaborate animal costumes, and complex puppetry, created by Taymor and [[Michael Curry (puppet designer)|Michael Curry]]. The musical is divided in two acts and has music by [[Elton John]] and lyrics by [[Tim Rice]], along with the musical score created by [[Hans Zimmer]] with choral arrangements by [[Lebo M]].<ref name=TaymorPride>Taymor, Julie, ''The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway'', (Disney Editions, 1998)</ref> The musical incorporates several changes and additions to the storyline as compared to the film, as well as adding more songs. The musical became a success even before premiering on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[New Amsterdam Theater]] on October 15, 1997, in previews with the official opening on November 13 the same year. On June 13, 2006, the Broadway production moved to the [[Minskoff Theatre]] to make way for the musical version of ''[[Mary Poppins (musical)|Mary Poppins]]'', where it is still running.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news/jun06/lionking2jun06.htm|title=The Lion King is moving from New Amsterdam Theatre to the Minskoff Theatre|website=www.newyorktheatreguide.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125193510/http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news/jun06/lionking2jun06.htm|archive-date=January 25, 2010|df=mdy-all|access-date=January 7, 2010}}</ref> It is now Broadway's [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|third-longest-running show]] in history. The show debuted in the [[West End theatre|West End]]'s [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Theatre]] on October 19, 1999, and is still running. The cast of the West End production were invited to perform at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] 2008 at the [[London Palladium]] on December 11, in the presence of senior members of the [[British Royal Family]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eabf.org.uk/RVP-PressRelease08.pdf|access-date=November 17, 2008|title=An all-star line up unveiled for the 80th anniversary show on BBC ONE.|publisher=[[Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203044946/http://www.eabf.org.uk/RVP-PressRelease08.pdf|archive-date=December 3, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other productions within the U.S. include a [[Los Angeles]] production at the [[Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)|Pantages Theatre]], in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and a [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] production at [[Mandalay Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127192.html|title=''The Lion King'' Sesma, White, Williams, Zama and Simmons Cast in Las Vegas Lion King|work=Playbill|access-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315034854/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127192.html|archive-date=March 15, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> International productions include a British at the [[Lyceum Theatre (London)|Lyceum Theatre]] in [[London]], a Canadian at the [[Princess of Wales Theatre]] in [[Toronto]], a Mexican in [[Mexico City]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=25107|title='The Lion King' Celebrates Successful Mexico City Premiere|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|work=Broadway World|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715051452/http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=25107|url-status=live}}</ref> and a South African in [[Johannesburg]],<ref>Davie, Lucille.[http://www.southafrica.info/news/arts/lionking-080607.htm "The Lion King comes home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224164704/http://www.southafrica.info/news/arts/lionking-080607.htm |date=December 24, 2008}}, southafrica.info, June 8, 2007</ref> among others. The first ever UK tour opened at [[Bristol Hippodrome]] on August 31, 2012. ==Video games== Two video games based on the first film have been released. The first, titled ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]'', was published in 1994 by [[Virgin Group|Virgin]] and was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (only in Europe), [[Super NES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Master System]], [[Mega Drive/Genesis]], [[Game Gear]], [[MS-DOS]], and [[Amiga]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher=[[MobyGames]]| title=''The Lion King'' video game| url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/lion-king| access-date=August 7, 2008| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628170959/http://www.mobygames.com/game/lion-king| archive-date=June 28, 2008| df=mdy-all}}</ref> The second game, called ''[[The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure]]'', was published in 2000 by Activision and was released for the [[PlayStation]] and [[Game Boy Color]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher=[[IGN]]| title=''The Lion King'': Simba's Mighty Adventure video game| url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/014/014882.html| access-date=August 7, 2008| archive-date=September 17, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917184225/http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/014/014882.html| url-status=live}}</ref> It was based on the first film and its storyline continued into the sequel. In 1996, [[Disney Interactive]] and [[7th Level]] released ''[[Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games]]'' for the PC. It was later seen on the SNES. The ''Games'' include: one in which Pumbaa uses his gas to destroy fruits and bugs (and even a kitchen sink) that fall out of trees, a variation of pinball, a game where players use a peashooter to hit enemy creatures in the jungle, a game where Timon has to jump onto hippos in order to cross a river to deliver bugs to Pumbaa, and a variation of ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' called ''Bug Drop''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.destructoid.com/games-time-forgot-timon-and-pumbaa-s-jungle-games-85888.phtml|title= Games time forgot: Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games|author= Anthony Burch|publisher= [[Destructoid]]|date= June 3, 2008|access-date= September 17, 2015|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150921025316/http://www.destructoid.com/games-time-forgot-timon-and-pumbaa-s-jungle-games-85888.phtml|archive-date= September 21, 2015|df= mdy-all}}</ref> An [[educational game]] called ''Disney's Adventures in Typing With Timon and Pumbaa'' was released by Disney Interactive in 1998 for PCs with [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]]. The game teaches children how to type through use of five games. It features the characters Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa for Windows (1998)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/disneys-adventures-in-typing-with-timon-and-pumbaa|access-date=2020-07-12|website=MobyGames|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712194718/https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/disneys-adventures-in-typing-with-timon-and-pumbaa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney's Adventures in Typing With Timon and Pumbaa|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/02/circuits/articles/18libe-disn.html|access-date=2020-07-12|website=The New York Times|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153528/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/02/circuits/articles/18libe-disn.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Disney Interactive Studios]] and [[Square Enix]] video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', Simba appears as an ally that Sora can summon during battles.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=eyesonff.com|title=''Kingdom Hearts'':Magic Summons|url=http://www.eyesonff.com/kh/khsummons.php|access-date=August 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512150824/http://www.eyesonff.com/kh/khsummons.php|archive-date=May 12, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He also appears again as a summon character in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', the Pride Lands are a playable world and a number of characters from the film appear, including Nala, Timon and Pumbaa, Rafiki and Mufasa, with Scar and the three Hyenas serving as [[Boss (video games)|enemies]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=na.square-enix.com|title=''Kingdom Hearts II'': Worlds (The Pride Lands)|url=http://na.square-enix.com/games/kingdomhearts/kh2/|access-date=August 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730081346/http://na.square-enix.com/games/kingdomhearts/kh2/|archive-date=July 30, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A game called ''[[The Lion King 1½ (video game)|The Lion King 1½]]'' was published in 2003 for the [[Game Boy Advance]], based on the direct-to-video film and featuring Timon and Pumbaa as the playable characters.<ref>{{cite web| publisher=[[GameSpot]]| title=''The Lion King 1½'' Game Boy Advance info/review| url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/lionkingthe/news.html?sid=6103129&mode=press| access-date=August 7, 2008| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808163201/http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/lionkingthe/news.html?sid=6103129&mode=press| archive-date=August 8, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some of the film's characters are playable in ''[[Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure]]'', a spin-off of the ''[[Tony Hawk (series)|Tony Hawk]]'' games. Simba is also a character in the video game ''[[Disney Friends]]'', where the player can interact with him. Timon and Pumbaa also appear as supporting characters in game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2008/03/07/disney-friends-review |title=Disney Friends Review |website=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |date=March 7, 2006 |last=DeVries |first=Jack |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-date=August 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130803020453/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2008/03/07/disney-friends-review |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[City-building game|world builder]] video game ''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]'', a limited time Event based on ''[[The Lion King]]'' introduced Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu and Scar as playable characters, as well as some attractions based on locations of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7X8p4Q688|title=Update 12: The Lion King {{!}} Livestream|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2022|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123134829/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7X8p4Q688|url-status=live}}</ref> Shenzi, Banzai and Ed were also included as playable characters in a later update of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_R9bx2xv4s&ab_channel=DisneyMagicKingdoms|title=Update 31: DuckTales {{!}} Livestream|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_R9bx2xv4s&ab_channel=DisneyMagicKingdoms|url-status=live}}</ref> In the game the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of ''The Lion King'' (ignoring other materials in the franchise). ==Other media== ===Theme Park attractions=== A 70&nbsp;mm film entitled ''[[Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]]'' is shown in the Harvest Theater in [[The Land (Disney)|The Land Pavilion]] at [[Epcot]] in [[Walt Disney World]], [[Orlando, Florida]]. It opened on January 21, 1995 replacing ''[[Symbiosis (film)|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. ''[[The Lion King Celebration]]'' was a parade based on the film that ran at Disneyland from June 1, 1994, to June 1, 1997. It was designed as though the story of Simba was a tale passed down in Africa for generations.<ref>''Disneyland Presents The Lion King Celebration'': VHS</ref> The parade featured six floats designed around different aspects of Africa, dancers dressed in animal costumes and a Pride Rock float featuring Simba and Nala. At D23 2024 on August 10, 2024, it was announced that a new ''Lion King'' Land with a new log flume ride, will be added to Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title='Lion King' Land Added to Disney Adventure World Model - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/08/lion-king-land-add-disney-adventure-world-model/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title=Pride Lands Model Provides Detailed Look at 'Lion King' Land Coming to Disneyland Paris - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/08/pride-lands-model-lion-king-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The characters also appear at [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] as meet and greet characters. ===Books=== Roger Allers, who was the animated feature film's co-director, and Irene Mecchi, who was the animated feature film's screenplay co-writer, authored the animated feature film's book adaptation.<ref name="bww"/> ''The Lion King: Six New Adventures'', a collection of six spin-off books was published in 1994<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Nick |title=Why Chiwetel Ejiofor Really Wanted To Play The Lion King's Scar |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2471244/why-chiwetel-ejiofor-really-wanted-to-play-the-lion-kings-scar |access-date=June 5, 2019 |work=CINEMABLEND |date=May 3, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605214950/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2471244/why-chiwetel-ejiofor-really-wanted-to-play-the-lion-kings-scar |url-status=live }}</ref> by Grolier Enterprises Inc. These books were approved by Disney and take place after ''[[The Lion King]]''. The story of these books center around Kopa, the son of Simba who is mischievous and adventurous but good-hearted just like his father was when he was young. In each book, while doing mischief Kopa learns a life-lesson and meets up with Rafiki who gives him wisdom by narrating the past tales of the Pridelands. ===House of Mouse=== The many characters from ''The Lion King'' appear in the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[House of Mouse]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/house.html|title=House of Mouse Cast of Characters|publisher=WhatsIts Galore|access-date=August 5, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708202219/http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/house.html|archive-date=July 8, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some of them also appear in the series' spin-off films ''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]'' and ''[[Mickey's House of Villains]]''. ===Digital apps=== A digital storybook app called ''The Lion King: Timon's Tale'' retelling the story of The Lion King from Timon's point-of-view was released on February 24. 2012 for [[iOS]] devices.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|date=2012-02-24|title=Apps Rush: George Harrison, Toca House, The Land of Me, Lion King, Fortean Times and more|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2012/feb/24/apps-rush-george-harrison-toca-house|access-date=2020-07-12|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183828/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2012/feb/24/apps-rush-george-harrison-toca-house|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Plot and themes== The story is set in a kingdom of [[anthropomorphic]] animals in Africa known as the Pride Lands, where a lion rules over the other animals as king.<ref name="PlatinumEditionDVDOrigins"/> ''The Lion King'' begins when Rafiki, a mandrill, anoints Simba, the newborn son of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi, presenting him to a gathering of animals at the Pride Rock. Simba is next seen as a young cub, with Mufasa teaching him about the "Circle of Life". Simba's uncle and Mufasa's brother Scar plots to take the throne for himself and tells Simba about an elephant graveyard, a place where Mufasa has warned Simba not to go. When Simba and his best friend Nala sneak off to the elephant graveyard, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, three hyenas aligned with Scar, attack and try to kill the two cubs, but they are stopped by Mufasa. Scar's next plan is to lure Simba into a gorge while the hyenas create a wildebeest stampede. Alerted by Scar, Mufasa races to rescue Simba from the stampede. He saves his son but is left clinging to the edge of a cliff, which results in Scar flinging him into the stampede below and killing him. Scar then tricks Simba into thinking that he is responsible for his father's death and tells him to run away, only to later order the hyenas to kill Simba, but they fail. Scar informs the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed and that he is assuming the throne as the next in line. Simba is later found unconscious by Timon and Pumbaa, who adopt and raise him. It is not until Simba is a young adult lion that he meets Nala again, and the two lions fall in love. Along with Rafiki and Mufasa's ghost, Nala convinces Simba to return to the Pride Lands and claim the throne. Simba, along with Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa go to the Pride Rock, where Simba confronts, fights, and defeats Scar, who is later betrayed and killed by his own army of hyenas as a result of Scar's blaming of the hyenas for Mufasa's death. The film concludes with the Pride Lands turning green with life again and Rafiki presenting Simba and Nala's newborn cub. ''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa'' follows the further adventures of the titular meerkat and warthog duo, as they continue to live by their problem-free philosophy Hakuna Matata. Timon and Pumbaa are seen having their own (mis)adventures both within' and outside of the Serengeti, encountering new allies and enemies throughout their journey, such as Speedy the Snail, Boss Beaver, and human nemesis Quint. The series also has episodes centering respectively on Rafiki, Zazu, and hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Simba himself also makes recurring appearances throughout the show. The episode "Once Upon a Timon" reveals the (original) story of how Timon and Pumbaa first met and how their friendship came to be. ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' begins with the presentation of Simba and Nala's daughter named Kiara. Simba is very protective of his daughter and assigns Timon and Pumbaa to be her guardians. One day, the young cub sneaks into the Outlands, the place in which a group of lions loyal to Scar called the Outsiders reside after Simba exiles them from the Pride Lands. In the Outlands, Kiara meets a young male cub named Kovu, Scar's hand-chosen successor, and the two of them befriend each other until Simba and Kovu's mother, Zira arrive and a fight between Pride Landers and Outsiders almost takes place. Later in the film, Zira decides that she can use Kovu's new friendship with Kiara to get her revenge against Simba. Kiara is next seen as an adolescent lioness and is set to go for her first solo-hunt, but discovers that her father still sends Timon and Pumbaa to watch her. Furious, Kiara goes further from home until Zira's other children, Nuka and Vitani, set fire to the plains where Kiara is hunting, causing her to faint and giving Kovu the chance to rescue her. Simba finds that Kovu has helped Kiara and reluctantly allows him into the Pride Lands. While Simba struggles with the idea of accepting Kovu, Kiara and Kovu eventually fall in love. One morning, Simba invites Kovu for a walk but they are ambushed by Zira and her pride. They attack Simba but, while chasing him, Nuka got killed by the logs, resulting in Zira blaming and scratching Kovu for his death giving him a scar over his left eye. A wounded Simba exiles Kovu as he thinks Kovu was behind the ambush, but Kiara, knowing that Kovu would never do such a thing, runs away from Pride Rock against her father's orders and reunites with Kovu and convinces him to return with her to reunite their prides. Meanwhile, Zira leads her pride in a war against Simba and the Pridelanders and a fierce battle breaks out. Kovu and Kiara leap between them and Kiara reminds her father that, by his own words, "we are one". Zira refuses to end the battle, but Vitani and the other Outsiders understand Kiara's words and abandon their leader and join the Pridelanders. Now alone, Zira leaps for Simba, but Kiara pushes her away and they fall over a cliff. Kiara lands on a rock, but Zira slips and falls into the lake to death. Simba allows the Outsiders, including Kovu, to return to the Pride Lands, and Kovu is allowed to stand with Kiara at the top of Pride Rock. ''The Lion King 1½'' is a retelling of the events of the first film from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective. It also tells the story of Timon's origin, how he first met Pumbaa, and how their friendship came to be, serving as a reimagined version of the "Once Upon a Timon" episode of ''The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa''. In ''The Lion Guard'', the majority of the series takes place after Kiara meets Kovu, but before her first hunt. The series follows the adventures of Simba and Nala's son Kion as he assembles the titular group of animals to protect the Pride Lands. In Season 2, Scar, the antagonist of the original film, makes his return in the animated series as a flame spirit, and plots revenge against Simba and plans to overthrow him as King by gathering up all the Outlanders to form an army. In the special "Battle for the Pride Lands" which serves as a prequel and pilot for Season 3, Kion continues to battle the spirit of Scar. In a series of events (ones involving Janja's betrayal of Scar), Kion managed to defeat and destroy Scar forever, but not before receiving a facial wound identical to his great uncle's, courtesy of the cobra Ushari (who is later killed in the fight). Season 3 featured Kion journeying throughout the Pride Lands to the Tree of Life to heal his scar before the venom corrupts him into the lion Scar once was. The last 2 episodes of Season 3 take place after the war between Simba's pride & Zira's outsiders. ==Cast and characters== {{Main|List of The Lion King characters}} A total of thirteen supervising animators from [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] were responsible for establishing the personalities and setting the tone for the first film's main characters. The animation team studied real-life animals for reference, as was done for the earlier film ''[[Bambi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/collection/masterworks/bambi/index.html |title=Bambi Notes |access-date=August 11, 2008 |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228102553/http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/collection/masterworks/bambi/index.html |archive-date=February 28, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The animation of the characters was created with supervision by wildlife experts such as [[Jim Fowler]], who visited the studio on several occasions with an assortment of lions and other jungle inhabitants to discuss behavior and help the animators give their drawings an authentic feel. He taught them how lions greet one another by gently butting heads, and show affection by placing one's head under the other's chin, mannerisms that can be appreciated in Simba and Nala's encounter during the song "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]". Fowler also talked about how they protect themselves by lying on their backs and using their claws to ward off attackers, and how they fight rivals by rising on their hind legs.<ref name=LionKingProduction>{{cite web |url=http://www.lionking.org/text/FilmNotes.html |title=Lion King Production Notes |access-date=August 5, 2008 |publisher=Lionking.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026100715/http://www.lionking.org/text/FilmNotes.html |archive-date=October 26, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Screenwriter [[Irene Mecchi]] joined the directing team to help in the character development process as well as to define each character's personality. Story head [[Brenda Chapman]], gave insight to the challenge of the characters and the story by stating that "it was our job to make the main character likeable and sympathetic. It was also challenging to make the environment and characters interesting. In real life, lions basically sleep, eat and have no props."<ref name=LionKingProduction /> Two spin-off television series have been produced, one focusing on the characters of Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog called ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', and the other focusing on new character Kion called ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. Three sets of educational shorts have also been produced. {{Cast indicator|appeared=the franchise|O|Y}} * {{Cast indicator/note|singing|S|an appearance as a character's singing voice}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width:99%; font-size:95%" |- ! rowspan="3" | Characters ! colspan="3" | Main films ! colspan="6" | Television series ! Television film ! colspan="2" | Remake films |- ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion King]]'' ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' ! colspan="3" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'' ! colspan="3" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' ! rowspan="2" width:10%;" | ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' |- ! Season 1 ! Season 2 ! Season 3 ! Season 1 ! Season 2 ! Season 3 |- ! rowspan="5" | [[Simba]] | colspan="3" | [[Matthew Broderick]] | colspan="2" rowspan="5" | Cam Clarke | rowspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="5" colspan="4" | [[Rob Lowe]] | rowspan="3" | [[Donald Glover]] | rowspan="5" | Donald Glover |- | [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]]{{ref|young|Y}} | rowspan="4" | [[Cam Clarke]]{{ref|singing|S}} | rowspan="4" | Matt Weinberg{{ref|young|Y}} |- | [[Jason Weaver]]{{ref|young|Y}}{{ref|singing|S}} |- | [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]]{{ref|old|O}}{{ref|singing|S}} | rowspan="2" | [[JD McCrary]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | Evan Saucedo{{ref|young|Y}}{{ref|singing|S}}{{efn|Saucedo provided young Simba's singing voice in "The Morning Report", a newly animated song sequence that was added to the 2003 DVD Special Edition of ''The Lion King''.}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Timon and Pumbaa|Timon]] | rowspan="2" colspan="3" | [[Nathan Lane]] | Nathan Lane | rowspan= "2" colspan="6" | [[Kevin Schon]] | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Billy Eichner]] |- | [[Quinton Flynn]] |- ! [[Pumbaa]] | colspan="10" | [[Ernie Sabella]] | colspan="2" | [[Seth Rogen]] |- ! rowspan="4" | [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] | [[Moira Kelly]] | rowspan="4" colspan="2" | Moira Kelly | rowspan="4" colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="4" colspan="4" | [[Gabrielle Union]] | rowspan="2" | [[Beyoncé]] | rowspan="4" | Beyoncé |- | Niketa Calame{{ref|young|Y}} |- | Laura Williams{{ref|young|Y}}{{ref|singing|S}} | rowspan="2" | [[Shahadi Wright Joseph]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | [[Sally Dworsky]]{{ref|old|O}}{{ref|singing|S}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Rafiki (The Lion King)|Rafiki]] | rowspan="2" colspan="6" | [[Robert Guillaume]] | rowspan="2" colspan="4" | [[Khary Payton]] | rowspan="2" | [[John Kani]] | John Kani |- | [[Kagiso Lediga]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Zazu (The Lion King)|Zazu]] | [[Rowan Atkinson]] | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Edward Hibbert]] | rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Edward Hibbert | rowspan="2" colspan="4" | Jeff Bennett | rowspan="2" | [[John Oliver]] | rowspan="2" | Preston Nyman{{ref|young|Y}} |- | [[Jeff Bennett]]{{efn|Bennett provided the voice of Zazu in "The Morning Report", a newly animated song sequence that was added to the 2003 DVD Special Edition of ''The Lion King''.}} |- ! [[Mufasa]] | colspan="2" | [[James Earl Jones]] | rowspan="3" {{N/A|''Silent role''}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | [[Gary Anthony Williams]] | colspan="2" | James Earl Jones | [[Aaron Pierre (actor)|Aaron Pierre]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] | [[Jeremy Irons]] | rowspan="2" | Jim Cummings | rowspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | rowspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[David Oyelowo]] | rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | rowspan="2" | [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] | rowspan="2" | [[Kelvin Harrison Jr.]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | [[Jim Cummings]] |- ! [[Shenzi (Lion King)|Shenzi]] | [[Whoopi Goldberg]] | {{cEmpty}} | Whoopi Goldberg | colspan="2" | [[Tress MacNeille]] | rowspan="3" {{N/A|''Silent role''}} | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | [[Florence Kasumba]] | {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[Banzai (The Lion King)|Banzai]]{{efn|In the original animated version of ''The Lion King'', the aggressive and serious member of Shenzi's clan is known as Banzai. In the 2019 remake, he is renamed to Kamari. Despite this, they are the same character.}} | [[Cheech Marin]] | {{cEmpty}} | Cheech Marin | colspan="2" | [[Rob Paulsen]] | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | [[Keegan-Michael Key]] | {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[Ed (The Lion King)|Ed]]{{efn|In the original animated version of ''The Lion King'', the slow-minded member of Shenzi's clan is known as Ed. In the 2019 remake, he is renamed to Azizi. Despite this, they are the same character.}} | Jim Cummings | {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | Jim Cummings | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | [[Eric André]] | {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[Sarabi]] | [[Madge Sinclair]] | {{cEmpty}} | {{N/A|''Silent role''}} | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | [[Alfre Woodard]] | [[Tiffany Boone]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- ! [[Sarafina (The Lion King)|Sarafina]] | Zoe Leader | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} | [[Penny Johnson Jerald]] | {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Gopher|Gopher]] | Jim Cummings | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Jim Cummings | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! rowspan="6" | [[Kiara (The Lion King)|Kiara]] | rowspan="6" {{N/A|''Character is mute''}} | [[Neve Campbell]] | rowspan="6" colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="6" colspan="4" | [[Eden Riegel]] | rowspan="6" {{N/A|''Character is mute''}} | rowspan="6" colspan="4" | [[Blue Ivy Carter]] |- | Mary Gibbs{{ref|young|Y}} |- | [[Michelle Horn]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | Charity Sanoy{{ref|young|Y}}{{ref|singing|S}} |- | [[Liz Callaway]]{{ref|old|O}}{{ref|singing|S}} |- | Ashley Edner{{ref|young|Y}} |- ! rowspan="3" | [[Kovu]] | rowspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | [[Jason Marsden]] | rowspan="3" colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="3" | Jason Marsden | rowspan="3" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | rowspan="3" | Jason Marsden | rowspan="3" colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | [[Ryan O'Donohue]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | Gene Miller{{ref|singing|S}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Zira|Zira]] | {{cEmpty}} | [[Suzanne Pleshette]] | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | [[Nika Futterman]] | colspan="2" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Nuka|Nuka]] | {{cEmpty}} | [[Andy Dick]] | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Andy Dick | rowspan="4" {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- ! rowspan="3" | [[Vitani]] | rowspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | [[Jennifer Lien]] | rowspan="3" colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="3" | Lacey Chabert | rowspan="3" | Lacey Chabert | rowspan="3" colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | [[Lacey Chabert]]{{ref|young|Y}} |- | Crysta Macalush{{ref|singing|S}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Ma|Ma]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | [[Julie Kavner]] | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Uncle Max|Uncle Max]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | [[Jerry Stiller]] | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} |- ! Flinchy | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | Jason Rudofsky | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Quint|Quint]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | [[Corey Burton]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Speedy|Speedy]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | Corey Burton | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Fred|Fred]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | [[S. Scott Bullock]] | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Irwin|Irwin]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | [[Charlie Adler]] | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#The Three Natives|Natives]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | Jeff Bennett | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Cheetata and Cheetato|Cheetata]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Rob Paulsen | {{cEmpty}} | Rob Paulsen | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Cheetata and Cheetato|Cheetato]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Jim Cummings | {{cEmpty}} | Jim Cummings | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Boss Beaver|Boss Beaver]] | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | [[Brad Garrett]] | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Toucan Dan|Toucan Dan]] | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Jeff Bennett | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Mr. Bear|Mr. Bear]] | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | Jim Cummings | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Little Jimmy|Little Jimmy]] | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | [[Joe Alaskey]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Kion (The Lion King)|Kion]] | rowspan="2" colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Max Charles]] | Max Charles | rowspan="2" | Max Charles | rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- | Aaron Daniel Jacob{{ref|singing|S}} |- ! [[Bunga (The Lion Guard)|Bunga]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | [[Joshua Rush]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[Fuli (The Lion Guard)|Fuli]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | [[Diamond White]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[Beshte (The Lion Guard)|Beshte]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | Dusan Brown | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Ono|Ono]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | [[Atticus Shaffer]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Janja|Janja]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | [[Andrew Kishino]] | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Cheezi|Cheezi]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | Vargus Mason | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Chungu|Chungu]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | Kevin Schon | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Mzingo|Mzingo]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" | Greg Ellis | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Jasiri|Jasiri]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | [[Maia Mitchell]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Madoa|Madoa]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | Maisie Klompus | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters#Makucha|Makucha]] | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | [[Steve Blum]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters|Makini]] | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | [[Landry Bender]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! [[List of The Lion King characters|Anga]] | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" | [[Bryana Salaz]] | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! rowspan="2" | [[List of The Lion King characters|Rani]] | rowspan="2" colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} | [[Peyton Elizabeth Lee]] | rowspan="2" colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | Lana McKissack{{ref|singing|S}} |- ! [[Mufasa: The Lion King|Kiros]] | colspan="11" {{cEmpty}} | [[Mads Mikkelsen]] |- ! [[Mufasa: The Lion King|Eshe]] | colspan="11" {{cEmpty}} | [[Thandiwe Newton]] |- ! [[Mufasa: The Lion King|Obasi]] | colspan="11" {{cEmpty}} | [[Lennie James]] |- ! [[Mufasa: The Lion King|Asigo]] | colspan="11" {{cEmpty}} | [[Keith David]] |- ! [[Mufasa: The Lion King|Afia]] | colspan="11" {{cEmpty}} | [[Anika Noni Rose]] |} ==Development== ===History=== 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''.<ref name=LionKingDisch>{{cite web |url= http://www.jamescumminsbookseller.com/detail.php?itemnr=229445 |title=Thomas M. Disch's contract and film treatment |access-date=November 29, 2008|publisher= www.jamescumminsbookseller.com}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The treatment, inspired by ''[[Hamlet]]'', was written by [[Thomas M. Disch]] (author of ''[[The Brave Little Toaster (novel)|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.<ref name=LionKingProduction/> 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.<ref name="LionKingProduction"/> In October 1991, after finishing work on ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' as Head of Story, [[Roger Allers]] joined ''The Lion King'', as the initial director. Allers worked for 6 months on story development and was then joined by co-director, [[Rob Minkoff]]. A 2-day story session was held to revamp the story with the two directors, Allers and Minkoff, joined by [[Gary Trousdale]] and [[Kirk Wise]], directors of ''Beauty and the Beast'', and Producer [[Don Hahn]] who presided over the discussion. The creative think-tank produced a character makeover for Simba and a radically revised second half of the film.<ref name="LionKingProduction"/> [[Irene Mecchi]] joined the team that summer to help further develop the characters and define their personalities. Several months later, she was joined by [[Jonathan Roberts (writer)|Jonathan Roberts]] in the rewriting process. Working together in the animation department and in conjunction with the directors and story team, they tackled the unresolved emotional issues in the script and also added many comic situations.<ref name="LionKingProduction"/> Some of the lead production crew made a trip to Africa to better understand the environment for the film. The trip gave production designer [[Chris Sanders]] a new appreciation for the natural environments and inspired him to find ways to incorporate these elements into the design of the film.<ref name=LionKingProduction /> The filmmakers also made use of computers to better present their vision in new ways. The most notable use of [[computer animation]] is in the "wildebeest stampede" sequence. Several distinct wildebeest characters were created in a 3D computer program, multiplied into hundreds, [[cel shaded]] to look like drawn animation, and given randomized paths down a mountainside to simulate the real, unpredictable movement of a herd. Similar multiplication occurs in the "[[Be Prepared (song)|Be Prepared]]" musical number with identical marching hyenas.<ref>{{cite video|title=The Lion King: Platinum Edition (Disc 2), Computer Animation|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Walt Disney Home Entertainment]]|date=June 15, 1994}}</ref> Five specially trained animators and technicians spent more than two years creating the 2½ minute stampede sequence.<ref name=LionKingProduction/> At one time, the Disney Feature Animation staff felt ''The Lion King'' was less important than ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''.<ref name=PlatinumEditionDVDOrigins /> Both projects were in production at the same time, and most of the staff preferred to work on ''Pocahontas'', believing it would be the more prestigious and successful of the two.<ref name=PlatinumEditionDVDOrigins /> As it turned out, while both films were commercial successes, ''The Lion King'' received more positive feedback and larger grosses than ''Pocahontas''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pocahontas.htm |title=Pocahontas revenue |access-date=August 11, 2008 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219131040/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pocahontas.htm |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="rottentomatoestlk">{{cite web | website =[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | title=The Lion King | url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king/ | access-date=September 24, 2006 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902001059/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king/ | archive-date=September 2, 2006 | df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="rottentomatoespocahontas">{{cite web | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | title= ''Pocahontas'' | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1063809-pocahontas/ | access-date=September 17, 2006 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210090428/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1063809-pocahontas/ | archive-date=February 10, 2007 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> The sequel ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' was directed by [[Darrell Rooney]] and produced by Jeannine Roussel, with Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus writing the screenplay. Disney believed that ''Simba's Pride'' would be so popular that it shipped 15 million copies to stores for the October 27 release date.<ref>[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=173545 ''Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004015908/http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=173545 |date=October 4, 2003 }} ''New York Times''</ref> ===Music=== The [[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|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]].<ref>{{cite video | title = The Lion King: Platinum Edition (Disc 1), Music: African Influence | medium = DVD | publisher = [[Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] | date=June 15, 1994}}</ref> Elton John thought his career had hit a new low when he was writing the music to the song "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Elton+John|title=Disney Legends: Elton John|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]]|access-date=August 5, 2008|archive-date=March 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303155124/http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Elton+John|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the strongly enthusiastic audience reception to an early [[film trailer]] which consisted solely of the opening sequence with the song "[[Circle of Life]]", suggested that the film would be very successful.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Out of the five original songs, "Hakuna Matata" was listed at number 99 in the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]] list in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/afi100songs.htm|title=AFI's "100 Years, 100 Songs|access-date=August 9, 2008|publisher=Classic Movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621231625/http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/afi100songs.htm|archive-date=June 21, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" won the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for Best Original Song during the [[67th Academy Awards]]. The soundtrack itself was the fourth best-selling album of 1994 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and the top-selling soundtrack.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/the-billboard-200 |title=Year-end 1994 Billboard 200 |access-date=August 5, 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601191853/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/the-billboard-200 |archive-date=June 1, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Disney released ''[[Rhythm of the Pride Lands]]'' on February 28, 1995, as a sequel to the soundtrack of the first film. Rhythm of the Pride Lands was initially printed in a very limited quantity, but was later re-released in 2003, included in some international versions of The Lion King's special edition soundtrack with an additional track, "Circle of Life". An audio CD entitled ''[[Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' was released on September 8, 1998. Although not promoted as a soundtrack to ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'', it contained all the songs from the film and some additional songs inspired by it by Lebo M. 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. ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/reviews.html?sec=6&subsec=The+Lion+King+II%3A+Simba%27s+Pride+ |title=The Lion King II: Simba's Pride - Siskel & Ebert}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no}}</ref> The soundtrack for the third film, ''The Lion King 1½: Songs From Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure'', was released to CD by Disney on February 10, 2004. It includes two songs from the original film, "That's All I Need" and "Hakuna Matata", re-performed by Nathan Lane who took over the role of voicing the character Timon. The rest of the soundtrack includes various [[R&B]] tracks, including remakes of the [[Kool and the Gang]] classic "Jungle Boogie" by artist French, and two instrumental pieces from film composer [[Don Harper]]. The soundtrack also includes [[Ennio Morricone]]'s theme from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Lion-King-1-2/dp/B00018H6EY |title=Lion King 1½ Soundtrack |website=Amazon |access-date=September 25, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210152008/http://www.amazon.com/Lion-King-1-2/dp/B00018H6EY |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==Reception== During its release in 1994, ''The Lion King'' was widely acclaimed, grossing more than $783 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released that year. The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Disney/Pixar's ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. ''The Lion King'' is still the highest grossing traditionally animated film of all time in the United States.<ref name=Boxofficemojo>{{cite news |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm |title= Highest grossing animated films |publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= July 29, 2008 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160819221907/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm |archive-date= August 19, 2016 |df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/in_the_round/lionking/1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231043027/http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/in_the_round/lionking/1.html |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |title=The Lion King interview |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> The film received many award nominations, and won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Original Score,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscarguy.com/Oscars/Annual/67th/Oscar.html|title=The 67th Academy Awards (1994): Nominees and Winners|publisher=Oscarguy.com|access-date=March 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007064244/http://www.oscarguy.com/Oscars/Annual/67th/Oscar.html|archive-date=October 7, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the [[Golden Globe award]] for Best Motion Picture &ndash; Musical or Comedy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25384|title=Search - Lion King, The|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=August 5, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303090233/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25384|archive-date=March 3, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/22ndwinners.html|title=Legacy: 22nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1994)|publisher=[[Annie Award]]s|access-date=August 5, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011102/http://annieawards.org/22ndwinners.html|archive-date=May 12, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The song "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" alone won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, the [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Film Music Award]], and the [[Grammy Award]] for Best Vocal Performance Male. On [[home video]], ''The Lion King'' became the [[List of best-selling films in the United States|best-selling film]] on [[VHS]], selling 32{{nbsp}}million tapes,<ref name="topvhs">{{cite web |title=Charts - TOP VENTES VHS |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/topvhs.php |website=JP's Box Office |access-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124003357/http://www.jpbox-office.com/topvhs.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and grossing {{US$|520 million|long=no}} in video sales.<ref name="lion">{{cite web|last=Grover|first=Ronald|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1998-02-15/the-entertainment-glut|title=The Entertainment Glut|website=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|date=February 16, 1998|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012095740/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1998-02-15/the-entertainment-glut|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' sold 3.5 million copies in three days. Thirteen million copies were sold while it was still in print in the late 1990s.<ref name=Variety2001>{{cite web|last1=Hettrick and Chris Gennusa|first1=Scott|title='Tramp' sequel scampers into vid paydirt|url=https://variety.com/2001/more/news/tramp-sequel-scampers-into-vid-paydirt-1117794881/|website=Variety|publisher=Variety Media LLC|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125160444/http://variety.com/2001/more/news/tramp-sequel-scampers-into-vid-paydirt-1117794881/|archive-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=live|date=March 6, 2001}}</ref> By 2000, it had sold 15{{nbsp}}million VHS copies,<ref name="Hettrick">{{cite news|last=Hettrick|first=Scott|title=Video bows mint coin|url=https://variety.com/2000/digital/features/video-bows-mint-coin-1117782996/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 23, 2000|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154319/https://variety.com/2000/digital/features/video-bows-mint-coin-1117782996/|url-status=live}}</ref> and grossed about {{US$|300 million|long=no}} in sales and [[Video rental|rentals]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2003/film/features/there-s-gold-in-them-dvds-1117894613/ | title=There's gold in them DVDs | last=Herrick | first=Scott | publisher=Variety | date=October 26, 2003 | access-date=August 15, 2014 | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111024921/https://variety.com/2003/film/features/there-s-gold-in-them-dvds-1117894613/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' sold 6{{nbsp}}million [[DVD]] and VHS units in North America.<ref name=AMLionKingsTops2004>{{cite news|last1=Ball|first1=Ryan|title=Lion King 1 1/2 Tops 2004 Sales|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/lion-king-1-12-tops-2004-sales/|access-date=March 4, 2017|work=Animation Magazine|date=March 2, 2004|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041653/http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/lion-king-1-12-tops-2004-sales/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Lion King'' musical has grossed nearly {{US$|8.1 billion|long=no}} as of 2017, and is the highest-grossing musical of all time.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|last=Seymour|first=Lee|title=Over The Last 20 Years, Broadway's 'Lion King' Has Made More Money For Disney Than 'Star Wars'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2017/12/18/the-lion-king-is-making-more-money-for-disney-than-star-wars/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-date=June 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610055447/https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2017/12/18/the-lion-king-is-making-more-money-for-disney-than-star-wars/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both sequels won the [[Annie Award for Best Animated Home Entertainment Production]]. ''The Lion King 1½'' also won five [[DVD Exclusive Awards]]. The musical won six [[Tony Award]]s including Best Musical.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=&fname=&show=%3Ci%3EThe+Lion+King%3C%2Fi%3E| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914120644/http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=&fname=&show=%3Ci%3EThe+Lion+King%3C/i%3E| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 14, 2012| publisher=tonyawards.com| title=The Lion King Tony Awards| access-date=August 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://media.disneyonbroadway.com/pdf/TheLionKingStudyGuide.pdf| publisher=disney.go.com| title=The Lion King Study Guide| access-date=August 14, 2008| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710133429/http://media.disneyonbroadway.com/pdf/TheLionKingStudyGuide.pdf| archive-date=July 10, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> ===Box office performance=== {| class="wikitable" width=99% border="1" | rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Film''' or<br>'''Musical''' | rowspan="2" align="center" | '''Release date''' | colspan="3" align="center" | '''Box office (in millions)''' |- | align="center" | '''United States''' | align="center" | '''Outside US''' | align="center" | '''Worldwide''' |- | ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) | June 15, 1994<ref name="YahooMovies"/> | $422.8<ref name=Boxofficemojo1>{{cite news |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm |title= The Lion King (1994) |publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= April 17, 2011 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090517125117/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm |archive-date= May 17, 2009 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> | $545.7<ref name=Boxofficemojo1 /> | $968.5<ref name=Boxofficemojo1 /> |- | ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (musical) | {{dts|1997|11|13}} | $1,652.8<ref>{{cite news |title=THE LION KING Broadway Grosses |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/THE-LION-KING |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=Broadway World |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725044915/https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/THE-LION-KING |url-status=live }}</ref> | | $8,100 (2017)<ref name="forbes"/> |- | ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' | October 27, 1998 | rowspan=2 colspan=3 {{n/a|Direct-to-video}} |- | ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' | February 10, 2004 |- | ''[[The Lion Guard|The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' | November 22, 2015 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Television film}} |- | ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019) | July 19, 2019<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/25/frozen-2-lion-king-disney-release-dates/|title=Disney Sets Release Dates For 'Frozen 2,' 'Lion King,' and More|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426013103/http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/25/frozen-2-lion-king-disney-release-dates/|archive-date=April 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | $543.6<ref name=boxofficemojo2>{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3321923073/|title=The Lion King|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014032519/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionkingliveaction.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | $1,113.2<ref name=boxofficemojo2/> | $1,656.8<ref name=boxofficemojo2/> |-futere lion king 2 2021 |} ===Critical response=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Films ! [[Rotten Tomatoes]] ! [[Metacritic]] ! [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) | 93% (136 reviews)<ref name="rottentomatoestlk" /> | 88 (30 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-lion-king|title=The Lion King|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 15, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914212531/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-lion-king|archive-date=September 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | A+ |- | ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' | 62% (13 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king_2_simbas_pride_special_edition/ |title=The Lion King 2 - Simba's Pride |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722201835/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king_2_simbas_pride_special_edition/ |archive-date=July 22, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | {{NA}} | {{NA}} |- | ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' | 78% (18 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king_1_12/ |title=The Lion King 1 1/2 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616155454/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lion_king_1_12/ |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | {{NA}} | {{NA}} |- | ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019) | 52% (430 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lion_king_2019|title=The Lion King (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719015041/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lion_king_2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | 55 (54 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-lion-king-2019|title=The Lion King (2019) Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719145529/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-lion-king-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | A |} ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{The Lion King}} {{Walt Disney Animation Studios}} {{Disney franchises}} {{portal bar|United States|Disney|1990s|Cartoon|Film|Animals|Africa|Animation|Television|Theatre|Comedy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lion King, The}} [[Category:The Lion King (franchise)| ]] [[Category:American film series]] [[Category:Animated adaptations of William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Animated film series]] [[Category:Animated films about lions]] [[Category:Children's animated films]] [[Category:Children's film series]] [[Category:Film franchises]] [[Category:Film series introduced in 1994]] [[Category:Walt Disney Studios (division) franchises]]'