When The Lion King soundtrack rose to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1994, it marked not only the first No. 1 for the Walt Disney Records label, but the first soundtrack from a fully ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Lion King. Twenty-five years after The Lion King arrived in theaters, the 1994 animated blockbuster remains the pinnacle of Disney’s ‘90s renaissance. So ...

Disney’s classic animated musical film, “The Lion King,” has gotten the remake treatment, and fans will be able to check out the new 2019 movie when it hits theaters on Friday. Unlike the recent ...

Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET. She covered film and TV news and reviews. The movie that inspired her to want a career in film is Lost in Translation. She won Best New Journalist in 2019 ...

It's the latest remake of a Disney classic from the iconic animation studio. And director Jon Favreau has promised fans that the film will not be shot-for-shot the same as the 1994 original, as they ...

The Lion King featured well-known artists like Elton John on its soundtrack. Scar’s song, “Be Prepared” actually featured two artists as the voice of this Disney villain. Here’s what we know about ...

On June 24, 1994, Disney unveiled what would become one of its most beloved animated titles. By Duane Byrge On June 24, 1994, Disney unveiled what would become one of its most beloved animated titles, ...

The Lion King remake just got a new trailer and it echoes the original 1994 movie just like the early teaser did. From the famous 'Everything the light' touches father and son moment, to Simba's ...

In 1994, Disney released an animated movie with the makings of a Shakespearean drama. It was a movie about succession, monarchies, sex, death, and nihilism — all wrapped around the story of large ...

How does Disney tell the story of a lion becoming king in 2019? Well, largely the same way it did in 1994, but with photorealistic computer-generated imagery (CGI). Jon Favreau’s remake of “The Lion ...

Alissa Wilkinson covered film and culture for Vox. Alissa is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. The movie has become a fixture of pop culture, to ...