What is The Lion King?
Q: What is The Lion King?
A: The Lion King is an animated movie made by Walt Disney in 1994. It is about a young lion prince who learns about his role as prince and in the circle of life.
Q: Who was the president of The Walt Disney Company when the movie was released?
A: Frank Wells was the president of The Walt Disney Company when the movie was released. He died shortly before it came out.
Q: Who provided voice acting for the movie?
A: Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Rowan Atkinson and Jonathan Taylor Thomas provided voice acting for the movie.
Q: Who wrote the music and lyrics for The Lion King?
A: Elton John wrote the music for the songs and Tim Rice wrote the lyrics.
Q: How successful was The Lion King when it first came out?
A: When it first came out, it was very successful worldwide and behind Forrest Gump as most successful in United States that year. It also became one of highest grossing animated feature movies of all time until Finding Nemo. As of February 2022[update], it has earned over 1 billion dollars worldwide.
Q: What other forms did The Lion King take after its release?
A: After its release, a stage musical version opened on November 13th 1997 in New York City which had great success across many countries including United Kingdom where it became one of biggest shows there. In 2019 a computer animated remake was also released.
