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The Lion King (1994)
The animated film that started it all. Produced by Walt Disney Feature
Animation in Burbank, California, this unassuming stop-gap project grew to
become a mythic phenomenon, setting record numbers for box-office sales
and merchandising revenue around the world, and inspiring thousands of
fans to build on its story with their own creativity.
Image Archive
Hundreds of high-quality screen images, clip art, and more!
Sounds & Music
Dialogue clips, MIDI songs, and CD track information.
Texts & Fan-Fiction
Essays, reviews, production notes, and hundreds of fan stories.
Video Clips
Video files of memorable scenes, and many more interesting movie files.
Character Profiles
Pictures and descriptions of all the Lion King characters and their roles in the story.
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Image Archive
Hundreds of high-quality screen images, clip art, and more!
Sounds & Music
Dialogue clips, MIDI songs, and CD track information.
Texts & Fan-Fiction
Essays, reviews, production notes, and hundreds of fan stories.
Video Clips
Video files of memorable scenes, and many more interesting movie files.
Character Profiles
Pictures and descriptions of all the Lion King characters and their roles in the story.
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)
The long-awaited sequel. A direct-to-video production by Walt Disney Television Animation, Simba's Pride adds new characters and another chapter to the Circle of Life mythos begun in the original theatrical film.
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
The Circle of Life begins anew with a fresh, satiric retelling of the original film's story, from the comic perspective of the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa. A tribute to the grandeur of the original as much as it is a satire, this direct-to-video production (from Walt Disney TV Animation Australia) appeals to wistful nostalgia as much as to our funny bones.
The Lion King: The Broadway Musical
Premiering in Minneapolis in 1997, The Lion King: The Broadway Musical has found a permanent home as a fixture on 42nd Street, the heart of the theatre district on Times Square in New York. Numerous other productions have set up in other cities around the world to showcase Julie Taymor's revolutionary stage rendition of the original film's story.
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| Timon: | Nathan Lane |
| Pumbaa: | Ernie Sabella |
| Ma: | Julie Kavner |
| Uncle Max: | Jerry Stiller |
| Young Simba: | Matt Weinberg |
| Teen/Adult Simba: | Matthew Broderick |
| Nala: | Moira Kelly |
| Rafiki: | Robert Guillaume |
| Shenzi: | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Banzai: | Cheech Marin |
| Ed: | Jim Cummings |
| Zazu: | Edward Hibbert |
Following are all the news items that preceded the release of The Lion
King 1 1/2, from the first rumors up to the final confirmations and
sightings.
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Review: TLK 1 1/2 Continues the Shakespearean Theme There's a review at Animated News by Christian Ziebarth, which discusses the very intentional resemblance of TLK 1 1/2 to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, playing off the oft-noted resemblance of TLK to Hamlet. Well worth a read. February 4, 2004 |
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Pawprints: Production Notes Jake Lipson has posted the Production Notes from TLK 1 1/2 at UltimateDisney.com. February 2, 2004 |
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Field Report: TLK 1 1/2 Soundtrack Official Cover and Lyrics Kubo Hyena has provided scans of the TLK 1 1/2 soundtrack CD (TLK 3 outside the US), as well as a transcription of the lyrics to all the songs (as best they can be determined). Front: http://www.rsad.edu/~jgilbert/TLK3-CDCover.jpg Back: http://www.rsad.edu/~jgilbert/TLK3-CDBack.jpg February 2, 2004 |
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Pawprints: Soundtrack Song List Published According to animated-news.com, the TLK 1 1/2 soundtrack will have the following track breakdown: That's a lotta songs for $7. January 22, 2004 |
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Pawprints: Ten New Promo Art/Screenshots Available Christian Ziebarth has come into possession of ten new images released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Some appear to be promo art, and others are screenshots from the actual DVD. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the ten images, some of which are also available in medium-sized, lower-bandwidth versions. January 16, 2004 |
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Pawprints: TLK 1 1/2 Soundtrack Pre-Orders Available The soundtrack for The Lion King 1 1/2 is now available for pre-order at Best Buy, among other places, for $6.99. The official release date is Febrary 3. January 16, 2004 |
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Pawprints: Two New Official Video Clips Online Several people have written to point out that at the official TLK 1 1/2 site, under the "Video Clips" section, there are two new semi-trailers available: "Timon's Proposal" and "Gotta Go". Both clips are actually quite funny, and extremely well animated-- better than Simba's Pride, as a matter of fact. This could be good after all... There are also more video clips in the "Pumbaa's Paradise" section, under "Fun & Games". December 3, 2003 |
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Pawprints: "Thinking of Adopting a Lion?" Movie Still Posted Animated News has what's reportedly a screenshot from TLK 1 1/2, showing "the ever-lovable duo of Timon and Pumbaa sleeping on the job but otherwise doing their best to raise the lion cub prince Simba".  The lighting and linework make it look more like a specially drawn promo piece than a still from the movie, but it's an interesting glimpse into what the movie will look like. December 17, 2003 |
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Pawprints: New TLK 1.5 Trailer on Pirates DVD Chrisian Ziebarth and Jade Gryphon send word of the new teaser trailer for The Lion King 1 1/2 that appears on the DVD of Pirates of the Caribbean. What happens is, simba, timon and pumbaa, are all sitting in what seems to be a hotspring, talking. Pumbaa decides to get out of it, and when he does-- the spring stops bubbling. Timon and Simba look at the water, look at each other, then proceed with running out of the water. xD its so funny.Five screen captures follow: 
December 3, 2003 |
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Promo: TLK 1 1/2 Pre-order Now Available The online Disney Store has opened its doors to pre-orders of The Lion King 1 1/2: "Pre-order by February 9, 2004, and get our special "The Lion King 1 1/2" cotton tee (size XL only), available exclusively with Catalog or Online pre-orders! Offer expires February 9, or while supplies last. Available to own February 10, 2004." November 26, 2003 |
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Pawprints: TLK 3 Region 2 in February According to Dave Foster of DVDTimes, the Region 2 version of the next Lion King movie will be released direct-to-video in February 2004. "Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata for 16th February 2004. This all-new animated adventure is being released as The Lion King 1½ in America and reunites Disney's favourite double act, Timon and Pumbaa. Going behind the scenes of the original film the comedy duo re-tell the story from their quite unique and very hysterical point of view. It's a story within a story, told as only Timon and Pumbaa can." November 22, 2003 |
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Pawprints: Final Video/DVD Cover and Disc Art UltimateDisney.com has posted what appear to be the final video cover and DVD art for TLK 1.5 (at least so far): 
November 20, 2003 |
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Pawprints: "Digga Tunnah" Screenshots Kristin Cheddar has captured a series of screen grabs from the "Digga Tunnah" song included on the TLK Special Edition DVD as a promotion for TLK 1 1/2. Also, an AVI of the sequence is available thanks to Zorin the Lynx. And Beth Baisch has provided a transcription of the lyrics. October 28, 2003 |
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Video: Bonus Movies from GBA Game Kovu in Shanghai, China has recorded the bonus movies from the TLK 1 1/2 Game Boy Advance game. AVI format, 8MB. October 23, 2003 |
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Pawprints: TLK 3 / TLK 1 1/2 Cover Designs Rob Tripp sends this image of the TLK 1 1/2 cover, found at DVD Planet:  Meanwhile, Jens Byl has sighted four different cover designs at Mickey's Disney Archief (in the Netherlands): 
We don't know how "official" these are, but they certainly do heighten our understanding of how this movie will be framed. "The Circle Of Life Will Never Be The Same," eh? Are they sure that's a good thing? October 23, 2003 |
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Pawprints: Website Screenshots Epesi has grabbed the screens from the official TLK 1 1/2 page, so we can see them without the menus that become layered over them. The screen captures can be found here. October 20, 2003 |
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Official: TLK 1 1/2 Site Online at Disney No more speculation: it's official. Disney has posted their own TLK 1 1/2 site-- complete with release information, video clips, games, and that "Timon's Diary" thing that was released with the TLK DVD. And a rather cool Flash menu, too. October 6, 2003 |
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Pawprints: TLK 1.5 Writing Credits Change The IMDb page for TLK 1 1/2 has been updated to list original TLK writers Roger allers and Irene Mecchi as providers of "additional screenplay material": Roger Allers (additional screenplay material)Bradley Raymond is listed as the director. October 6, 2003 |
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Review: TLK 1.5 Info at DVDtoons There's a lot of info about the upcoming TLK 1 1/2 DVD set at DVDtoons.com. That's right, DVD set... apparently there will be two discs, with lots of goodies on both. Release date is given as 2/10/2003, which I can only assume should be 2004. October 6, 2003 |
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Official: TLK 1 1/2 Mini-Storybook in TLK SE DVD The DVD set of The Lion King, released this week, contains a mini-storybook outlining the story of The Lion King 1 1/2. Do you wanna really know how Simba became king in The Lion King? Well, The Lion King 1 1/2 reveals the story BEHIND the story. You'll learn all about it as you read Timon's diary, which we found under the rubble of a hyena graveyard.Hmm. Sounds like a lot of fun. Also sounds like they're playing fast and loose with plot continuity; they're saying Timon met up with Rafiki before he met Pumbaa, and he learned the "hakuna matata" philosophy from him? So why does he say, "Who's the monkey?" later on in TLK? Sounds rather like how Star Wars wrote itself into a corner-- why did Owen not even recognize C-3PO when he bought him from the Jawas, if the droids had used to live on that very farm? Blah. Too nit-picky, I know-- and I'm sure TLK 1.5 wil be so full of anachronistic gags that these kinds of observations just don't work. But still. October 5, 2003 |
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Glimpses: TLK 1.5 Cover Art Spotted Natasha Amos has found, on a German site, what appears to be the cover art for TLK 1 1/2 (which, remember, will apparently be TLK 3 everywhere but the US):  Thus far, this thumbnail version is all we've seen; a higher-resolution one is bound to surface soon. September 21, 2003 |
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Official: Synopsis and Release Date for TLK 1 1/2 Several people, among whom Jake Lipson was the first, forwarded me the first official release information from Disney on TLK 1 1/2. The release date is given as February 10, 2004. Hilarity reigns in this all-new movie starring Timon and his windy pal Pumbaa -- and featuring the new song "That's All I Need"! Now, in THE LION KING 1 1/2, see how things really happened -- according to their perspective -- in this rip-roaringly funny story within the story of THE LION KING. Find out the truth about some "passed" events -- such as when King Mufasa introduced his young heir to the animal kingdom. Let's just say there was something behind that dramatic moment when all the animals bowed to their new ruler! In this all-new comedy-adventure, Timon and Pumbaa reveal the true hullabaloo behind their departures from their meerkat and warthog 'hoods. Tag along as the two buddies from the brush search for their dream home, share their joys and trials as they raise young Simba using the "Hakuna Matata" philosophy, then cheer them on as they help Simba save the Serengeti and reclaim his place atop Pride Rock. Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, and the original voice cast return for this all-new hysterical musical tale -- and meet colorful new characters like Timon's Ma and Uncle Max! Get ready for some king-sized fun with Timon and Pumbaa, the greatest unsung heroes of the savanna. They were there . . . and they ain't LION! September 15, 2003 |
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Glimpses: Trailer Spotted on Jungle Book 2 DVD Elfasi has recorded the trailer for TLK3/TLK1.5 that appears on the Jungle Book 2 DVD. It's in AVI/DiVX, in small (7.0M) and large (16.9M) versions. September 11, 2003 |
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Clarification: TLK 1 1/2 in US, TLK 3 Elsewhere Caji notes the following: America = The Lion King 1 1/2 this is the official title as listed and endorsed by Disney for the US run and merchandise.I wonder if that's what they intended all along, or if there's as much confusion within Disney as there is out here? September 10, 2003 |
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Glimpses: TLK 1 1/2 Book Available at Wal-Mart You can pre-order the TLK 1 1/2 children's book (24 pages) for $3.59 at Wal-Mart online. August 29, 2003 |
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Glimpses: "Digga Tunnah" Bound for Store Shelves According to Simba B.: The song "Digga Tunnah", a tune rumored to be written for The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata will be on the "Sing-Along Songs: Brother Bear On My Way" DVD. August 20, 2003 |
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Pawprints: Timon's In-Laws Sighted! The eagle-eyed Laura, aka "Coolraptor", provides this intriguing development: Today I walked into a local Waldenbooks and saw this 16-month 2004 Lion King wall calendar. I've included a snapshot below. Nothing on the outside suggested it contained any material on the upcoming TLK:1.5 but I've been starved for merchandise for the past 9 years, so of course I picked it up :) August 19, 2003 |
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Pawprints: TLK 1 1/2 on Game Boy Advance There appears to be an upcoming Game Boy Advance game based on The Lion King 1 1/2, according to the following three game-watcher links: http://www.advance-power.de http://www.compucentre.com http://e-buy.metafore.ca From the look of things, the game is scheduled for an October 10 release. August 19, 2003 |
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Rumor: Back to TLK3? I couldn't find anything about this on www.lionking.org, so I just figured I'd alert you to this just in case nobody else has bothered to do so. I was just watching the recently released Scandinavian DVD version of The Jungle Book 2, and to my great surprise, among the "previews" (you know, the ones Disney always make you watch before the menu comes up) was an actual trailer for "The Lion King 3 - Hakuna Matata" (I guess this is the official title then, not TLK 1.5). New animation and everything. It consisted of footage from TLK (the _real_ TLK that is) with the silhouettes of Timon and Pumbaa popping up in front of it, talking about the movie. Then Timon picks up a remote control and fast-forwards to the part where they come in, and they get into a discussion (Pumbaa insists they have to watch the film from the beginning). Eventually Timon rewinds it and promises that they'll go all the way back to _before_ the beginning.So it's TLK3 again, is it? Interesting. August 9, 2003 |
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News Buzz: February 13 Release Jim Hill Media says that TLK 1 1/2 will be released on Friday, February 13, 2004. Also, a Special Edition of Simba's Pride will appear on August 31, 2004. May 15, 2003 |
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Glimpses: TLK 1 1/2 Children's Books Set for January Release Simba B. has found a list of TLK children's books at Random House's site. The list includes a "Lion King 1 1/2" book whose publication date is given as January 2004. May 14, 2003 |
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News Buzz: Cheech and Whoopi Back on Board; New Logo Several people have mailed me with this story from Video Premiere Awards: Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin have rejoined the voice cast from the original The Lion King for Disney's second animated DVD premiere sequel, The Lion King 1½, which will be released Feb. 4.The project, which DVD Exclusive (formerly DVD Premieres) has been tracking as it has gone from being called The Lion King 3 to The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata, has already been in the works for more than three years since sister publications VB and Variety first broke the story in 2000.The article includes the new official logo for the movie ("Hakuna Matata" has been dropped); I've replaced the banner for this page with that new image. May 12, 2003 |
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News Buzz: Spring 2004 Release, and Lots More Details A real, live news story from The Hollywood Reporter, carried on Yahoo! News, has a ton of new info on release dates and the nature of the new movie. "Lion King 1 1/2' will be marketed to the broadest possible audience, from 'anyone who bought the original 'Lion King' plus anyone who's come into the marketplace since then,' Chapek said. Ad spending and marketing campaigns have not been defined, but they will reflect the importance of the franchise, he added. May 9, 2003 |
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News from the Underground: TLK1.5 Visions and Insights I just received an e-mail from "AnonyMouse", who-- let's just say, is in what I'd consider to be a very respectable position to comment on the state of the new Lion King movie. 1. The film is called "The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata". Yeah, it's corny, we all agree.Sounds like very encouraging news, if this all pans out. March 26, 2003 |
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Rumor: Fall Release Date Confirmed? Jim Hill Media has this bit of news: Not another direct-to-video 'Lion King' sequel (Though -- that said -- I have been hearing that the Aussies did a really nice job with "Lion King III," which is due to hit store shelves sometime later this Fall), but an actual film of their very own to produce.III or 1.5? Who knows... March 15, 2003 |
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Rumor: "Meerkat Rhapsody"? Tanabi sends word of an addition to the IMDb page for TLK 1.5: IMDb has announced that two directors have been hired for a "Meerkat Rhapsody" sequence. This could be the same as "Warthog Rhapsody" or not. My TLK1.5 website @ S&SM ( http://www.geocities.com/sarabi5790/onetwo.html) just refers to it as "Warthog Rhapsody/Meerkat Rhapsody", because maybe they just added a little bit to the original song to add some "meerkat" into it. I have no clue. February 16, 2003 |
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Rumor: Updates on Music and Casting Animated-movies.com's News page has the following: 'Armstrong' notes that although earlier reports indicated that Lebo M. would be returning to do the songs for the prequel/midquel, S&SM has listed that the movie will have music by Martin Erskine and lyrics by Seth Friedman. The site also reports that a song called "Digga Tunnah" was written for the movie. According to the latest rumors, validated by IMDB, Shaun Flemming (Teacher's Pet) will replace Matt Weinberg as the voice of young Simba. February 8, 2003 |
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Rumor: Matt Weinberg to play Young Simba According to the website for the film Spooky House, 12-year-old actor Matt Weinberg will be starring as Young Simba in the new Lion King movie. I guess it stands to reason that Jonathan Taylor Thomas's voice wouldn't work anymore... December 9, 2002 |
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News Buzz: Original TLK writers to pen TLK 1.5? In April 2000, Walt Disney picked scribes Jeff Ahlholm and Colin Goldman to write the script for Lion King 3, a direct-to-video production. According to Variety, Tom Rogers will also be contributing to the film's script. Plans were to complete production on the pic in time to hit video stores sometime in 2001, but had to be delayed by at least 2 years. Tentatively titled Hakuna Matata then The Lion King One and a Half, this direct-to-video release will tell the story of how Timon and Pumbaa got together. Ernie Sabella (the voice of Pumbaa) revealed in June 2002 that that the writers were now the same as those from the first film [Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton] and that the original cast would be providing the voices once again. Could that mean that the movie will premiere in theaters?This is apparently an update of the very first piece of rumormongering that we heard (have we ever heard the names Jeff Ahlholm and Colin Goldman without the word "scribes" in front of them?), but the updates-- that the original TLK writing team might now be involved, and that the whole original cast is now back (as happened in Aladdin), is certainly worth noting... November 27, 2002 |
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Rumor: Lion King Midquel To Get Theatrical Release? According to Animagic, Disney is planning to release The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata, as a theatrical feature instead of straight-to-video. The project is expected to start production in Australia this month.So now they're calling it a "midquel". Fine... If it's a theatrical release, that may mean better production quality than we had to settle for in Simba's Pride. But then again, just because something is made for the big screen doesn't mean it's automatically better quality than TV animation; just look at the Hey Arnold! movie. October 4, 2002 |
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News Buzz: Hakuna Matata Next for Walt Disney Animation Australia The Sydney studio, which Disney took over in 1988, has mostly made direct-to-video sequels. Its only previous cinema release was the Peter Pan sequel Return to Neverland. Once the new Jungle Book is delivered, the studio will concentrate on The Lion King 1 1/2, which tells the Lion King story from the comical perspective of Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog. Rather than a sequel or prequel, this one is being called an "interquel"."Interquel", huh? Okay, fair enough. Also, there's this bit, titled "Lilo & Stitch A MoneyMaker!": Co-director Dean Dublois told SMH that the Disney blockbuster cost $80 million to produce: "With the domestic release alone, we're the first film to actually make money since The Lion King," he says. "It's a really positive message for our mission of trying to open the doors towards more quirky and unique storytelling at Disney."Excellent. September 21, 2002 |
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Glimpses: "Warthog Rhapsody" Storyboard Images http://www.simbaskingdom.org/WS/ A series of storyboard images, evidently from an edit/work print or animatic of the in-progress material. This does not appear to be the same storyboard sequence as the one that was included in the Deluxe Laserdisc Edition, originally released back in 1995. September 19, 2002 |
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Confirmed Details: Jim Hill Gives Us An Advance Look at The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata! One of the very best--and most reliable--animation reporters out there, Jim Hill dropped the following informative note to Animated Movies: "Yep, strange as it may sound, Lion King 1 1/2 : Hakuna Matata *IS* the title of the next direct-to-video sequel to The Lion King. At least for now. This new Disney Television Animation project will be set (mostly) during that time period when young Simba was away from the Pridelands. When he was living with Timon & Pumbaa. So expect this film (which will be mostly told in flashback) to reveal how Timon and Pumbaa actually got together as well as show some of the adventures that young Simba had with these two, etc. So what's the real high point of this direct-to-video project? Disney animation fans are finally going to get to see a fully animated version of "Warthog Rhapsody" (Tim Rice & Elton John's first stab at trying to write a comic song for Timon & Pumbaa). Ernie Sarbella gives an absolutely killer vocal performance as Pumbaa in this song. As does Nathan Lane as Timon. The downside of the project?... The Lion King 1 1/2 : Hakuna Matata's story is a bit on the thin side. Not as thin as--perhaps-- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. But still pretty slight. The upside?... Animation on this project is being done by Disney Television Animation Australia. The very best of Disney's direct-to-video operations. (Why are they the best? Well, the Australians actually *GET* the American sense of humor. So no one has to laboriously explain to the animators there how to properly time out a scene in order to get a laugh back stateside. Too bad that we can't say the same about Disney Television Animation Japan. Disney is constantly sending sequences back to that studio & its satellites to get reworked because the animators there didn't understand a storyboard and--as a result--blew the staging and/or timing of a gag in the movie)." 
The image at right is also reported to be the official logo for TLK1.5, as
it was part of a display booth from the Disneyana Convention Walt Disney
Company Showcase at EPCOT in August.Credit for the picture goes to "Lucky" of The Savannah forum. Thanks for the use of the image! September 16, 2002 |
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News Buzz: Animation Guild Signs Jungle Book, Lion King Contract The Animation Guild, Local 839 IATSE (formerly Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists) announced that it has signed a contract with Spaff Animation to work on the upcoming Disney theatrical release Jungle Book II and the direct-to-video sequel Lion King 1 1/2. Spearheaded by accomplished Lead Animator Dave Spafford (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Secret of NIMH, Oliver and Company, The Fox and the Hound), Spaff has been providing animation for films and commercials for 15 years. Animation Guild President Kevin Koch waxes optimistic for local artists, noting to Animation Magazine, "Spaff Animation will be doing work on high-visibility Disney projects that have previously gone to Asia and Australia." He goes on to say, "Dave is proving that Los Angeles artists can compete in cost and quality with Disney's foreign-based animation work."In other words, Disney is farming out the animation work on TLK1.5 to a third-party contract animation house. I don't think they've ever done this before... and frankly, it can't be good news. August 13, 2002 |
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Wild Rumor: TLK1.5: From the Warthog's Point of View According to the IMDB, The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata will be released in 2003 and directed by Bradley Raymond (Pocahontas II, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II)... nothing wrong there, until you get to the plot outline: "Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog retell the story of The Lion King, from their own unique perspective." Voice actor Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa) had reported last month that the prequel, to get a Christmas 2003 release, would tell the story of how Timon and Pumbaa met, which makes more sense. Possibly the closing scene will introduce Simba, hence the misunderstanding? Time will tell. August 1, 2002 |
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News Buzz: Ernie Sabella Spills the Beans The Disney Animation Archive reveals that Ernie Sabella (the voice of Pumbaa) was recently a special guest on Disney Cruise Line's first trip in the Western Carribean. "He signed autographs and was interviewed in the theatre onboard the ship. He talked about the upcoming Lion King movie [a second direct-to-video sequel] where Timon and Pumbaa meet. He says that the writers are the same as those from the original and that the original cast will be providing the voices once again. He wanted footage to be shown but said the company didn't want to show any of the movie yet." June 10, 2002 |
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Website: The Lion King 1 1/2 on IMDB IMDB, the Internet Movie Database, has a page up for the upcoming "TLK 1 1/2" movie starring Timon and Pumbaa: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0318403 May 18, 2002 |
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News Buzz: The Lion King One and a Half? Reported at animated-movies.com: "I believe 2D is here for a while yet, though I believe we may utilise 3D animation more in 2D," Ian Harrowell commented to In Cinemas. The Disney artist admitted that his favourite animated film of all time was DreamWorks' Shrek -"I love what it says about friendship, true beauty and what a hero is"- and the project he had most fun working on remains An Extremely Goofy Movie. Ian Harrowel went on to reveal that he is currently working on "a movie starring Timon and Pumbaa, currently called Lion King One and a Half." March 30, 2002 |
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News Buzz: TLK3 Rumored for Christmas Release Various news sources have obliquely referred to TLK3 as being on schedule for a release in the not-too-distant future. An article in the LA Times, in fact, describes the video as due to be out around Christmas-- though which Christmas is not clear. (Christmas 2001 would be a tight squeeze, given that it's right around the corner.) December 4, 2001 |
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Rumor: Massive Layoffs at Disney; TLK3 axed Word from Disney execs and their families is that Disney is responding to a severe falloff in animated movie revenue by scaling back its production teams (giving severe pay cuts and layoffs to even its most celebrated animators, such as Andreas Deja), and striking a number of projects from the drawing boards. It's been strongly suggested that TLK3 is one of those axed projects, and that we won't be seeing it anytime soon, if at all. May 4, 2001 |
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News Buzz: Various News Sources Mention TLK3 Lebo M. is working on TLK3, at least as of Jan. 28, 2001; and the Feb. 22, 2001 word on the street is that TLK3 is somewhere on the horizon, if not officially confirmed anywhere. At least, this is what we can glean from news stories popping up in various places on the Web: Sunday Times (South Africa) article regarding Lebo M. and an oblique reference to TLK3 Article from Orlando Weekly discussing Disney's direct-to-video productions, mentioning TLK3 as being in the production queue March 21, 2001 |
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Rumor: TLK3 at least three video releases away Word from "the inside" (the TV Animation unit responsible for TLK2) is that TLK3 is indeed in the works, but that Peter Pan 2 is the current project, to be followed by The Jungle Book 2. After that, TLK3 is either first or second in line for production. Of course this means no work has even begun on the project, and also that its quality will likely be relegated to that of what can only be an uninspiring series of milk-it-for-all-it's-worth sequels. April 24, 2001 |
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Quote: Lion King could roar again by Scott Hettrick and Charle Lyons A second sequel to the best-selling video of all time (It's still got Titanic beat.) and a follow-up to the best-selling made-for-video title of all time, is being considered by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and parent The Walt Disney Studios. Two first-time writers, Jeff Ahlholm and Colin Goldman, have been hired to write a script for "The Lion King III" along with in-house Disney writer Tom Rogers, under Disney animation execs Sharon Morrill and Brian Snedeker, according to Daily Variety. April 17, 2000 |
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CTV NewsNet Entertainment Report This video clip confirms the existence of the third Lion King movie, and its status ("being written"). It also mentions a target release date of Christmas 2001.  7.1MB MPEG
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Quote: 'Lion King 3' Scribes Walt Disney has picked scribes Jeff Ahlholm and Colin Goldman to write the script for Lion King 3, a direct-to-video production. According to Variety, Tom Rogers will also be contributing to the film's script. Plans are to complete production on the pic in time to hit video stores sometime next year. April 12, 2000 |
To date, there are no details on casting or plot; presumably, more information will be forthcoming once the script is written. After all, they have a whole year to bring this from concept to store shelves.
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