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Jan 9, 1995 · “Before ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ there was always this cap on what an animated film could do at the box office,” says Allers, 45. “There’s a much higher profile on talent...
How the Original ‘Lion King’ Came to Life - The Ringer. Twenty-five years before the photorealism of Jon Favreau’s 2019 remake, codirectors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff and a team of mostly...
Oct 8, 2011 · In 1984, Walt Disney’s nephew Roy E. Disney brought Paramount Pictures’ former senior vice president Michael Eisner and one-time Warner Brothers chief Frank Wells as CEO and president of the company, respectively. Eisner’s Paramount colleague Jeffrey Katzenberg also arrived, as Disney’s new studio chairman.
Jul 15, 2019 · The elements of murdered kings and two-faced uncles help it along in that regard, but when exactly did the idea of adapting one of the Bard’s most famous plays crystallize at Disney?
May 20, 2022 · Allers says Scar was initially going to quote the line "Good night, sweet prince" before killing Mufasa, but admits that felt a little too on-the-nose. In the same set of interviews, producer Don...
All that Steven Spielberg & George Lucas knew was that they now needed a new lead actor for “Raiders.” And circling back on Jeff Bridges was no longer an option. As I mentioned earlier, Jeff had agreed to do “TRON” for Disney. And – in the interim – Bridges gone off to shoot “Cutter’s Way” for MGM / UA. Credit: EW
In Michael Eisner …and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994). He also expanded the company into fields such as television, publishing, home video, and cruise ship travel. Disney’s profits rebounded spectacularly, and Eisner himself became a symbol of the Disney brand.
