Disney Movie Collection The Lion King: A Special Disney Storybook Series

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Simon, Jeff (January 1, 1995). "Movies: Once More, with Feeling". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020 . Retrieved July 19, 2020. Nathan Lane auditioned for Zazu, and Ernie Sabella for one of the hyenas. Upon meeting at the recording studio, Lane and Sabella–who were starring together in a Broadway production of Guys and Dolls at the time–were asked to record together as hyenas. The directors laughed at their performance and decided to instead cast them as Timon and Pumbaa. [41] [43] For the hyenas, the original intention was to reunite Cheech & Chong, but while Cheech Marin agreed to voice Banzai, Tommy Chong was unavailable. His role was changed into a female hyena, Shenzi, voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, who insisted on being in the film. [22] The English double act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer auditioned for roles as a pair of chipmunks; according to Mortimer, the producers were enthusiastic, but he and Reeves were uncomfortable with their corporate attitude and abandoned the film. [44] Rowan Atkinson was initially uninterested in the studio's offer to voice Zazu, later explaining that "voice work is something I generally had never done and never liked [...] I'm a visual artist, if I'm anything, and it seemed to be a pointless thing to do". His friend and fellow Mr. Bean writer/actor Robin Driscoll convinced him to accept the role, and Atkinson retrospectively expressed that The Lion King became "a really, very special film". [45] Jonathan Taylor Thomas voiced young Simba, while Jason Weaver provided the cub's singing voice. [9]

Following the success of the Māori dub of Moana, a Māori version of The Lion King was announced in 2021, and released theatrically on June 23, 2022, to align with the Māori holiday of Matariki. [87] [88] Much of the Matewa Media production team, including producer Chelsea Winstanley, director Tweedie Waititi, and co-musical director Rob Ruha had previously worked on the Māori language version of Moana. [89] The Lion King Reo Māori is the first time a language adaptation has translated Elton John's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" for the ending credits. [85] Re-releases IMAX and large-format The Lion King (in 3D)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014 . Retrieved April 6, 2014. Rowan Atkinson as Zazu, a hornbill who serves as the king's majordomo (or "Mufasa's little stooge", as Shenzi calls him). [h] Powerhouses Fuel Sales at Box Office". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 1994. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010 . Retrieved October 24, 2019.EURO DISNEY S.C.A.: Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Euro Disney. pp.26–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2017 . Retrieved April 13, 2014. a b c Kallay, William (December 2002). "The Lion King: The IMAX Experience". In 70mm. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014 . Retrieved March 12, 2009. American Film Institute (2004). "The Top Movie Songs of All Time" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2009 . Retrieved May 22, 2008. Because the characters were not anthropomorphized, all the animators had to learn to draw four-legged animals, and the story and character development was done through the use of longer shots following the characters. [22] Nason-Brown, Jennifer; Playbill Staff (January 19, 2014). "Long Runs on Broadway". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014 . Retrieved March 5, 2014.

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As part of Disney's 100th anniversary, The Lion King was re-released between September 29 to October 12, 2023 in selected Cinemark theaters across the United States as well as Helios theaters across Poland on October 8. [103] [104] Home media Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly – a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Finaled.). p.3. The Lion King (1994)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010 . Retrieved December 12, 2020. Mendoza, Jessie (December 22, 2019). "The Lion King (1994 movie)". Startattle . Retrieved October 31, 2021. With "20,000 Leagues," the National Film Registry Reaches 700" (Press release). National Film Registry. December 23, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020 . Retrieved November 23, 2020.