The Lion King
An Inside Look at the Balmain x Disney Ready-to-Wear Collection Inspired by ‘The Lion King’ (Exclusive)
THR gets a peak into Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing's experience designing this very personal collection. Plus, catch an exclusive look at the upcoming ABC special documenting his journey.
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Kim Kardashian and Ye’s Daughter North West Performs ‘Lion King’ Song at Disney Celebration
North West, the 10-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West, was among the notable names who helped bring The Lion King to life in celebration of the original film’s 30th anniversary. Disney honored the popular animated film Friday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with a screening of the film backed by […]
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Barry Jenkins Responds to Criticism That ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Is Part of “Soulless Machine”
Barry Jenkins isn’t necessarily feeling the love from every social media commenter over his involvement in Mufasa: The Lion King after the Disney prequel released its first trailer this week. After screening footage at CinemaCon earlier this month, the film’s trailer was released online Monday and features narration from Rafiki (John Kani) explaining that the […]
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’: First Trailer Released by Disney
Disney on Monday released the first trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the music-filled film serves as both an origin story and follow-up to Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic movie The Lion King. That film was based on the 1994 Disney animated classic of the same name. Along with the trailer release, it […]
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Clifton Oliver, ‘Lion King’ and ‘In the Heights’ Broadway Actor, Dies at 47
Clifton Oliver, who starred on Broadway as Simba in The Lion King and as Benny in In the Heights, has died. He was 47. His sister, Roxy Hall, shared on Facebook that the actor died Wednesday morning. The cause of death is unknown but Hall noted that he had been in the hospital and hospice […]
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‘The Lion King’ After 25 Years: How a Broadway Hit Stages 10 Shows Around the Globe
Anthony Lyn, Clement Ishmael, Marey Griffith and Lisa Dawn Cave on the process and challenges of bringing the musical to international audiences.
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Hans Zimmer Proposes to Partner During Live London Concert
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer proposed to his partner on stage during a live concert performance in London on Thursday night, according to the Associated Press and other reports. Video of the proposal at the O2 arena provided by USA Today indicates the composer who has scored films like The Lion King (for which he won an […]
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Blue Ivy Carter Dance Cameo on Renaissance Tour Powers Streams for Beyoncé’s “My Power”
Blue Ivy Carter is in formation — and her viral dance cameo on the Renaissance world tour is helping one of her mother’s songs reach new heights. Carter first made a surprise appearance at Beyoncé’s May 26 show in Paris, performing the choreography to the beat driven-track “My Power,” which lit up social media. TikTok […]
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James Corden and Tom Cruise to Team Up for ‘The Lion King’ Sketch During ‘Late Late Show’ Finale Special
Tom Cruise is reuniting with James Corden for one final sketch before The Late Late Show ends. The CBS program revealed that the Top Gun: Maverick actor is switching things up from his typical action-packed guest segments and actually joining the host for a musical performance during The Lion King at the Pantages Theater in […]
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Ryan Reynolds (Jokingly) Argues Some Disney Classics Should’ve Been Rated R for “Irreversible Trauma” as ‘Deadpool’ Comes to Streamer
It was announced on Thursday that Disney+ will be offering its first R-rated film selections since the streamer launched in November 2019 — but the star of two of those films has a bone to pick. The Deadpool movies and Logan will be available on Disney+ beginning Friday, which is great news for Marvel fans, […]
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Steve Fickinger, Tony-Winning ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Producer, Dies at 62
Steve Fickinger, who received a Tony Award for producing the blockbuster musical Dear Evan Hansen after helping bring Newsies and The Lion King to Broadway as a Disney executive, has died. He was 62. Fickinger died suddenly Friday at his home in Laguna Beach, his niece Jessica Roy announced. As director of creative development for Walt […]
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‘Lion King’ Animator Ruben Aquino Looks Back at the Inspirations Behind His Design of Simba
Born and raised in Okinawa, Japan, Ruben Aquino studied at the University of Pennsylvania and pursued a career as an architect before discovering animation. He was a supervising animator on Disney classics including 1989’s The Little Mermaid, 1991’s Beauty and the Beast, 1994’s The Lion King, 1998’s Mulan and 2002’s Lilo & Stitch, and retired […]
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