While the hyenas commit some atrocious crimes and aren't exactly the "good guys," it's important to note that Mufasa and his crew completely starved off this group. The hyenas are in full-on survival ...

One of those highly anticipated Disney "live-action" remakes, The Lion King that hit theaters this week — just about a month after the original's 25th birthday — includes the same songs, setting, ...

The hyenas in the original Lion King were decidedly among the bad guys, but they had some unusual motivations: they aligned with archvillain Scar in hopes of landing a good meal. “We’ll have food, ...

The upcoming live-action-that's-not-live-action Lion King has kept a lot of things the same, but there's one element of the 1994 original that has been almost entirely changed. Ahead of Disney's ...

Disney has released a new trailer for its remake of the 1994 animated film, The Lion King, showing off a new look at the live-action adventures of Simba and Nala. There’s quite a bit more beyond the ...

It's been a long, hot summer. But August has finally arrived. We're that much closer to temperatures that won't scorch our skin. We have access to more of our wardrobes, and we have less hectic social ...

CLEVELAND As soon as a larger-than-life elephant ambled down the aisle during the opening number of "The Lion King," I knew the show was going to be different from anything I'd ever seen onstage. For ...

This month, “The Lion King” celebrates an amazing 25 years on Broadway. It’s not the longest-running show on the Great White Way — that would be “The Phantom of the Opera,” running since 1988 and ...

The remake's impressive technology may usher in a new wave of immersive photoreal movies using similar technology that I'm dubbing 4Real. "People sometimes refer to it as live-action because, ...

The first, full-length trailer of Disney's 'The Lion King' is a stunner. Parents and children who have the original memorized will love every familiar shot — so, you know, bring the tissues. James ...

The new Lion King movie is visually spectacular. A two-hour remake that frequently defies belief. Pride Rock is, of course, a fictional place but in director Jon Favreau's film it feels eerily real.

Ah, the circle of life. Over the last 25 years, it has evolved from the theme song to "The Lion King" to Disney's overriding corporate strategy, as the company is in a mad dash to remake its library ...