Roger Allers and Rob MinkoffSo by now, you can probably guess that Disney isn't exactly a proponent of the auteur theory of filmmaking. Producing, writing, animating, and yes, even directing: Every...

Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda WoolvertonThe number of people who helped write what would become the final screenplay for The Lion King can't actually be counted, even on two hands. So here'...

Walt Disney PicturesThe Lion King was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the mother of all animation-centric production companies. Disney is known around the world for its high-quality animation and...

AnimationThe Lion King was animated by hand, which means that it was drawn on animation cels, or transparent sheets of plastic, that were then put together to create this feature-length masterpiece...

If you were a child in the '90s—or you were ever within 5 feet of a child in the '90s—you almost certainly know the entire The Lion King soundtrack by heart. Those songs were crazy popular. Eve...

The Lion King came out a while before the Internet was a thing, but that didn't stop fans from eventually dominating the Internet with drawings, conspiracy theories, and thousands of pages of fanfi...