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No, it's not. It started off as the film makers' original story out of their own heads. When they started on the movie, they didn't even have any idea what the story would be about except that it would be about lions. Originally its name wasn't even The Lion King but 'The King of the Jungle'. That's why there was numerous drastically different scripts and concepts which were constantly changing and developing.
As the profuction went on, the story became to have elements from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet - the prince of Denmark whose evil uncle took over the kingdom after murdering Hamlet's father while Hamlet was out of country, and in the end Hamlet sees his father's ghost who guides Hamlet and Hamlet returns to claim the throne. Some of The Lion King story origins from Biblical stories such as the story of Moses who was born to royalty but exiled at young age, grows up elsewhere and in the end returns home to save his people from slavery. This is literally evident from the film itself and confirmed in the 'Story Origins' featurette on the Disc 2 of the DVD.
The same year after the movie was released, was published a fanfiction book series called 'The Lion King: Six New Adventures' that is based on the film - those books many fans treat as canon source but in fact they are not. It is only profit fanfiction written by people who did not and do not work at the Walt Disney Company.
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∙ 13y agoIf you are referring to The Lion King: Six New Adventures, then here's the list of authors:
1. "A Tale of Two Brothers" by Alex Simmons.
2. "Nala's Dare" by Joanne Barkan.
3. "Vulture Shock" by Judy Katschke.
4. "A Snake In The Grass" by Leslie McGuire.
5. "Follow the Leader" by Page McBrier.
6. "How True, Zazu?" by Leslie McGuire.
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∙ 11y agoThere are tons of different versions of The Lion King story book, all by different authors. So it's impossible to answer this without further specification as to which storybook.
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∙ 12y agoNo. But it's based on Hamlet.
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What order were the Lion King movies released?
The Lion King, Lion King 2 Simba's Pride, Lion King 1 1/2
How many pages does the Lion King have?
There are three Lion King films: The Lion King (1994), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and The Lion King 1½ (2004).All movies have TopRater: toprater.com/en/movies/objects/2860938-the-lion-king-1994
How many lion king are there and what order do thay go in?
So far, there are three Lion King films. I only know of The Lion King, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 1½. The order in which you can watch them chronologically is The Lion King, The Lion King 1½, and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
Who is the illustrator of the lion king book?
Pretty much all of the people in the film's story production but the screenplay was mostly written by Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts. Those two are credited for it at IMDB.com and in the intewviews on the DVD's bonus material.
Who says hakuna matata in the Lion King?
Timon voiced by Nathan Lane Pumbaa voiced by Erine Sabella
Who published The Lion King?
The Walt Disney Pictures.
What order were the Lion King movies released?
The Lion King, Lion King 2 Simba's Pride, Lion King 1 1/2
How many pages does the Lion King have?
There are three Lion King films: The Lion King (1994), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and The Lion King 1½ (2004).All movies have TopRater: toprater.com/en/movies/objects/2860938-the-lion-king-1994
How many lion king are there and what order do thay go in?
So far, there are three Lion King films. I only know of The Lion King, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 1½. The order in which you can watch them chronologically is The Lion King, The Lion King 1½, and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
What is LeBron James favorite animal?
Lion king of the jungle king of the court
Who is the illustrator of the lion king book?
Pretty much all of the people in the film's story production but the screenplay was mostly written by Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts. Those two are credited for it at IMDB.com and in the intewviews on the DVD's bonus material.
Who says hakuna matata in the Lion King?
Timon voiced by Nathan Lane Pumbaa voiced by Erine Sabella
Are there four ''Lion King'' movies?
No. There's three: The Lion King, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, The Lion King 1½; Hakuna Matata.
Which one is famous lion king or terminator 3?
Lion king. All the kids on the street know lion king. You go up to a lizard it will know lion king. I have only heard of terminator 3 from my brother. Lion king is MUCH MORE
Modern film titles woth lion in the title?
The Lion king
What are the names of the chapters in the Lion King?
The Lion King isn't a book, so it doesn't have any chapters.However, there are three films of the Lion King film series, the first being The Lion King, the second being The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and the third being The Lion King 1½.
When did Simba become king in the Lion King?
he became king at the end of lion king 1
