The Lion King

Man Candy Mondays: Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jamie Beckman — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:00:00 -0700

With a face like an angel and a too-cool-for-school 'tude, it's no surprise that Jonathan Taylor Thomas landed on the cover of all of the teen magazines back in the 1990s. He was the perfect specimen to distract us from the Tool Time girl on Home Improvement... and inspire a few puppy love fantasies in the process. We'd like to pay tribute to adorable JTT — one of our very first crushes.

The Lion King: Broadway record-breaker

Krystal Clark — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:55:00 -0700

The Lion King is the cat's meow. The musical has become the highest grossing Broadway show of all-time. It's surpassed several well-known, longer-running productions including The Phantom of the Opera.

Redbox DVD/Blu-ray report: Pirates, Lion King and more

Deanna Barnert — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0800

The new Redbox, Netflix, Blockbuster and On Demand DVD/Blu-ray releases have your home movie night covered, whether you're looking to spend an evening with Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson, Ryan Kwanten or Simba himself.

Real Steel dances with Footloose at the box office

Deanna Barnert — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:28:00 -0700

Real Steel maintains its title for biggest movie of the weekend according to early estimates. With the official box office numbers still pending, Footloose could still dance into first. Meanwhile, The Big Year and The Thing limp into the top ten.

Box office: Pitt and Lautner couldn't dethrone The Lion King

Deanna Barnert — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:20:00 -0700

The Lion King maintained its crown at the box office Sept. 23-25, holding back Brad Pitt's Moneyball, Morgan Freeman's Dolphin Tale and Taylor Lautner's Abduction. The feel-good movies ruled the weekend, while action fell flat, but nothing could compete with Simba's 3D roar.

Britney Spears takes in The Lion King in Las Vegas

Meagan Morris — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:57:00 -0700

Britney Spears took a break from her hectic schedule to take in a performance of The Lion King with her two favorite boys. What did Jayden James have to say about the performance?

Lion King star Shannon Tavarez dies at 11

Meagan Morris — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:40:00 -0700

The star of Broadway's The Lion King, Shannon Tavarez, passed away this week after a six-month battle with cancer.