The Lion King



The Lion King is a 1994 Academy Award winning animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation. Taking much of its story from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the film is one of the highest grossing animated films of all time, and was adapated for the Broadway stage in 1997.

Connections

 * Rowan Atkinson voiced Zazu
 * Matthew Broaderick voiced the adult Simba
 * Heather Headley played Nala in the original Broadway production
 * Jeremy Irons voiced Scar
 * Elton John composed the film and Broadway musical's songs
 * James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa
 * Whoopi Goldberg voiced Shenzi
 * Nathan Lane voiced Timon
 * Eric-Jan Lens understudied for Zazu, Timon and Ed in the Dutch adapation of the musical
 * Mark Mangini was a supervising sound editor on the film
 * Cheech Marin voiced Banzai
 * Brett O'Quinn puppeteered Legend of The Lion King for the Disney theme parks
 * Jonathan Taylor Thomas voiced young Simba
 * Hans Zimmer scored the film