The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
	Home video release poster
Directed by	Darrell Rooney
Screenplay by	Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus;
Produced by	Jeannine Roussel
Starring	Matthew Broderick; Neve Campbell; Moira Kelly; Nathan Lane; Ernie Sabella; Robert Guillaume; Andy Dick; Lacey Chabert;
Edited by	Peter Lonsdale
Music by	Nick Glennie-Smith
Production; companies	Walt Disney Home Video; Walt Disney Video Premiere; Walt Disney Television Animation
Distributed by	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date	October 27, 1998;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (also titled as The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride)^[b] is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Video Premiere. It is the sequel to Disney's 1994 animated film, The Lion King, with its plot influenced by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and the second installment in The Lion King trilogy. According to director Darrell Rooney, the final draft gradually became a variation of Romeo and Juliet.^[1]

Animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia, the film centers on Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a lion from a banished pride once loyal to Scar. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together.

Most of the original cast returned to their roles from the first film with a few exceptions. Rowan Atkinson, who voiced Zazu in the first film, was replaced by Edward Hibbert for both this film and The Lion King 1½ (2004). Jeremy Irons, who voiced Scar in the first film, was replaced by Jim Cummings, who briefly provided his singing voice in the first film. Simba's Pride received mixed reviews from critics.

^ ^a ^b King, Susan (October 26, 1998). "'LION KING' – Roaring Only in Stores". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2014.

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[production-1] King, Susan (October 26, 1998). "'LION KING' – Roaring Only in Stores". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2014.

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