Did they make a Lion King 2?

Answer 1

Yes. Simba (Hamlet) is the son of Mufasa (King Hamlet,) who was killed by his brother, Scar (Claudius) Simba, in the end, gets rid of scar and becomes king (in the play, Hamlet killed his uncle, and also died himself. (The Lion King is a Disney movie, and that would be a horrible ending for a Disney movie).

A list of Lion King-Hamlet character allusions: Sarabi (Gertrude), Timon & Pumbaa (Rosencrantz and Guilderstern), and Nala (Ophelia). Zazu is possibly representative of Polonius, and the hyenas could be Laertes though it is here that the Shakespeare allusions become more ambiguous.

Answer 2

Yes it's based on Hamlet, as well as The Bible stories of Joseph and Moses.

Simba embodies Hamlet - he is the son of the King and rightful heir to the throne. The King of the Pridelands, Mufasa, parallels Hamlet Senior, who is killed by the uncle figure. In The Lion King, the uncle is Scar, and in Hamlet, the uncle figure is Claudius. Laertes, the henchman and right-hand man of Claudius, becomes, in the film, the Hyenas, Bansai, Shenzi, and Ed. The Hyenas collectively act as hero-worshippers to Scar, loyal subjects, and fellow doers-in-evil. They support Scar completely, just as Laertes supports Claudius.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the comic reliefs of Hamlet, and in The Lion King, this role is fulfilled by Timon and Pumbaa, who are a meercat and warthog, respectively. Both sets compliment each other, complete each other's sentences, act as caretakers to Hamlet/Simba, and are comical to the point of being farcical.

The role of Horatio, Hamlet's right-hand man, is fulfilled in The Lion King by Nala. Nala concentrates on the aspect that Simba is the rightful King and that it is his responsibility to ascend to the throne. She is his best friend and someone whom he trusts.

Just as Horatio loyally follows Hamlet, Nala is completely loyal to Simba. Not only are there ties of friendship, but there is also an element of respect and reverence in both friendships. Horatio and Nala both know that they are friends and loyal followers of the rightful king.

Answer 3

the king is killed by his evil brother, who becomes king but is killed by the prince

EDIT:

The whole story of Lion King is based on Hamlet. The central characters represented in The Lion King are based on characters from William Shakespeare's Hamlet. One of the biggest differences is that you get to see Simba (Hamlet) as young, together with his father. Unlike in Hamlet, where the late king has been dead since the beginning. In both stories, we see the ghost of the late king return and speak to Simba and Hamlet, telling him to avenge his death. Both Simba and Hamlet struggle to make the right decision. Another difference is that Nala does not die during the story, in difference to Hamlet's love Ophelia (?).

Answer 4

There are some plot similarities, if this is enough to make it be "based on" another story. By this logic, Shakespeare's Macbeth was based on his Richard III, and the original Lion King was based on both of them. (It has more in common with those two plays than with Hamlet on which it is supposedly based.)

Answer 5

The filmmakers of The Lion King stated the film was mainly based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Joseph and Moses stories in The Bible, and Bambi. A bonus feature found on Disc Two of The Lion King Platinum Edition DVD called "Story Origins" features the filmmakers explaining what literary sources inspired them while creating the movie.

Answer 6

Not really. The filmmakers of The Lion King stated The Lion King was based on the play, Hamlet, the 1942 film, Bambi, and the Joseph and Moses stories found in the Books of Genesis and Exodus of the Bible.

Answer 7

Yes they did. The movie was released in 1998.