Originally, Simba was intended to remain with the pride after Mufasa's death until this idea was re-written in order to make the character more "likable and sympathetic." In April 1992, the filmmakers hosted a "brainstorming session" in which much of the film's original story was largely re-written, particularly Simba's personality. Unlike the studio's three previous films The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Aladdin (1992) which are essentially love stories, The Lion King revolves around Simba's relationship with his father instead, which Allers identified as "The real heart and emotional underpinning of the whole story".
Producer Don Hahn said that, like them, Simba is "born into royalty, is then exiled, and has to return to claim kingdom." In particular, the biblical figures Moses and Joseph served as creative inspiration for the character. Co-director Rob Minkoff said that both films are "more true-life adventure than mythical epic." Though considered an original coming-of-age story that follows the life of Simba as he grows up and "tak on the responsibility of adulthood," co-directors Roger Allers and Minkoff drew inspiration from other sources. The story, which has been compared to Bambi (1942), was jokingly referred to as " Bambi in Africa" because of the similarities between the two films and their respective main characters. The idea for The Lion King originated from Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1988 and was originally conceived under the title King of the Jungle. – Producer Don Hahn on Simba's role in the film.
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So that idea of redemption, that idea of that day in your life that you have to take responsibility for yourself, that you’re no longer a child, you’re an adult, all those themes resonated with us when we were making the movie and, thankfully, the audience appreciated them, as well. Simba was framed for this terrible murder, and on the one hand you can say it wasn't his fault, but he wasn't a stand-up guy, so a little bit of the theme of the movie is you have to stand up for yourself if you know you’re right. JD McCrary and Donald Glover voice the cub and adult Simba respectively in the CGI remake. In 1997, The Lion King was adapted into a Broadway musical, with actors Scott Irby-Ranniar and Jason Raize originating the roles of the cub and adult Simbas, respectively. Additionally, several similarities have been drawn between Simba and Prince Hamlet from William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Simba was inspired by the character Bambi from Disney's Bambi (1942), as well as the stories of Moses and Joseph from the Bible. Aquino animated the character as he appears as an adult. While Mark Henn served as Simba's supervising animator as a cub, Ruben A. Simba was created by screenwriters Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton.
Introduced in the 1994 film The Lion King, Walt Disney Animation's 32nd animated feature, the character subsequently appears in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) and The Lion King 1½ (2004) as well as the 2019 remake of the original film. Simba is a fictional character and the protagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise. (spin-offs, merchandise and singing in Simba's Pride) (cub The Lion King: Simba's Big Adventure) (cub The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure) (cub Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King and Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King) (cub singing 1st film ( The Morning Report only))
(adult singing in 1st film, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Active Play and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse)
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