Producer Don Hahn said that, like them, Simba is "born into royalty, is then exiled, and has to return to claim kingdom". Although considered an original coming-of-age story that follows Simba as he grows up and "tak on the responsibility of adulthood," directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff drew inspiration from other sources for the character, namely the biblical figures Moses and Joseph.
Filmmakers jokingly nicknamed the film " Bambi in Africa" due similarities between the film and Disney's own Bambi (1942), and their respective main characters. The Lion King was conceived by Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1988. – Producer Don Hahn on Simba's role in the film. 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 killing, 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 Simba, 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.
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