It wasn’t a waste of money though. The CG-animated “The Lion King” is now one of the highest-grossing movies in history (not adjusting for inflation), so a follow-up was inevitable.

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Faster than you can say “little orphan Bambi,” this once and future king loses his parents in a dramatic flood, one that washes him far from home and into the lands of an altogether different ...

For kids of all ages, music has been a "Lion King ... one another. (Also, Taka/Scar is totally Aaron Burr.) Pierre and Harrison are solid predecessors to original animated stars Jones and Jeremy ...

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Blue Ivy Carter and Kelvin Harrison Jr. lend their voices to the "live-action" animated origin story about the young cat (Aaron Pierre) who becomes Simba's royal father.

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‘Nightbitch’ review ... hungry king, Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen). “The ‘circle of life’ is a prettier way of saying ‘predators and prey,’” the menacing Kiros states at one point.

Wise old mandrill Rafiki (John Kani) tells Simba’s daughter Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter) the story of young Mufasa (Aaron Pierre), and how he became… The Lion King. Of course, in the end ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King” has one very important thing going for it: an original story. That may seem like faint praise or at least a very, very low bar in the grand scheme of things. But in a ...