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'The Lion King' director explains how death of Bambi's mom influenced the death of Simba's dad
'Lion King' co-director Rob Minkoff tells Yahoo Movies that major death in his film isn't as disturbing as the one in 'Bambi.'
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Jeremy Irons smoked his way through Scar's musical numbers in 'The Lion King'
Jeremy Irons has the voice of a king — or at least a king’s brother, as he proved with his deliciously wicked work voicing Simba’s evil uncle Scar in Disney’s 1994 animated hit, The Lion King. “He’s a smoker, so when we recorded him, he was smoking, including [during] the song ‘Be Prepared,‘” Lion King co-director Rob Minkoff told Yahoo Movies during a Facebook Live interview on Monday (watch above) while promoting the film’s new Signature Edition home release. Irons taped his vocals in London
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A 'Lion King' fan favorite was almost fired from the Disney classic
'Lion King' director Rob Minkoff reveals Ernie Sabella, voice of Pumbaa, was almost let go during production.