Animated films take years and years to find their true form. And if not, tell them The lion king, the legendary Disney movie from which we can all sing its songs and practically repeat the script word for word…and that at first it was going to be a kind of animated documentary. Yes, just as it sounds: George Scribner, who was going to be the director of the film, was convinced that this was the correct way to represent it until the producers decided to turn it into a musical and he, angry, left the project, being replaced by Rob Minkoff. And that's how a classic is created: with backstabbing.
And this will be my voice
To give you an idea of how much a project can change, Michael Eisner initially had the idea of making it “more Shakespearian”, modeling the story with King Lear. However, as they pointed out, it was already enough Hamlet. Jeffrey Katzenberg, entonces, He gave a simple order: “Play as much Hamlet as you can.” You already know the final result very well.
probably in Hamletyes, there were much fewer roars than in The lion king. The technicians had to make an absolutely perfect roar, iconic, mythical and at the same time unmistakable. And how did they achieve it? Well, it was Frank Welker, a voice actor who has participated in almost 900 projects (for example, he was Scooby-Doo) and who was credited here as “Roar of a lion, hyenas and wild beasts”.
As you can see, To make the perfect roar, Welker grunted into a trash can until he got the effect he was looking for.. And although it may seem like nonsense that would later be replaced by a roar of truth, it worked perfectly. And yes: when you see The lion king From now on you won't be able to think about anything else.
