The Lion King Resources
Websites
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A charming little fansite, especially for those looking to learn more about the voice actors who starred in the movie.
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The site contains info about both the film and the hit Broadway musical.
Book or TV Adaptations
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The Lion King was adapted into an award-winning Broadway play, and it is epic and amazing.
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A children's book series based on The Lion King.
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More Lion King, more better.
Articles and Interviews
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The Lion King producers talk about the origins of the film.
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The directors talk shop.
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The cast of The Lion King talks about the movie almost 20 years after its release.
Videos
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Actual footage of the producers' research trip to Kenya.
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The production team explains how African wildlife and culture influenced the art of The Lion King.
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Here's the background on that computer-animated wildebeest stampede scene.
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Info on how South African artist Lebo M influenced The Lion King score.
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Their makeup is on fleek.
Audio
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In case you've got some downtime and want to learn a little Swahili.
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It's different in many ways—trust us.
Images
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Rough sketches.
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Pretty similar, we'd say.
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Scar looks bulked up.
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Spot the similarities.