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'''''The Lion King''''' is an animated film.
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{{first pic|The Lion King advert bus TVRose.jpg|[[Advert]] for ''The Lion King''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')}}
'''''The Lion King''''' was a [[film]] and a [[musical]] stage show which was based off of it. A [[London]] bus [[advertising]] the stage production once passed by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')


In early March, [[2005]], a [[London]] bus, advertising a stage production of ''The Lion King'', passed by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[DW]]: "[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]")
On [[Christmas Day]] [[2006]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] tried to impress upon the [[Sycorax]] leader his own belief in the potential of [[human]] beings by remarking, "From the day they arrive on the [[planet]] and blinking, step into the [[sun]], there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than..." Abruptly, the Doctor stopped talking, realising that his speech was in fact lyrics from "[[Circle of Life]]", a song from ''The Lion King''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')


During [[Christmas]] of the [[2006|next year]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] tried to impress upon the [[Sycorax leader]] his own belief in the potential of [[Human]] beings by remarking, "From the day they arrive on the [[planet]] and blinking, step into the [[sun]], there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than...". Abruptly, the [[Doctor]] stopped talking, realising that his speech was in fact a quote from ''The Lion King''. ([[DW]]: "[[The Christmas Invasion]]")
The Tenth Doctor had a [[Blue-ray]] disc copy of ''The Lion King'' on [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'')


:''The Doctor's speech is actually from the song "The Circle of Life", a song written and sung by [[Elton John]], and included in ''The Lion King'''s soundtrack. The original lyrics are slightly different, as the first line is, "From the day ''we'' arrive on the planet" (as opposed to the Doctor's version - "From the day ''they'' arrive on the planet". This change, of course, makes sense, as the Doctor is speaking from his [[alien]], [[Gallifreyan]] perspective. The line that the Doctor did not finish is, in the song lyrics, "More to do than can ever be done".''
== Behind the scenes ==
* Another song that featured in both ''Doctor Who'' and ''The Lion King'' is "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]", which can be heard in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', when it is played to mask the screams of homeless [[human]]s being [[cyber-conversion|converted]] into [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. However, the song predates ''The Lion King'' and its link to ''The Lion King'' has never been established in the DWU.
* [[RTD]] also intentionally dropped a line from ''The Lion King'' — centring around the word "fixer-upper" — into ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''. It was apparently so "[[American]]" a word that [[producer]] [[Phil Collinson]] didn't know what it meant. ([[PCOM]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
* [[Elton John]] wrote the music for the songs in the film as well as several songs in the theatrical adaptation.
* In terms of cast and crew overlap, [[Rowan Atkinson]] played Zazu and [[Hans Zimmer]] wrote the score for the film. [[Rob Edwards (actor)|Rob Edwards]] originated the role of Scar on the West End London theatrical adaptation.
*[[Beyoncé|Beyonce]] played Nala in the 2019 film.  
* Whoopi Goldberg, who played Shenzi the Hyena in the 1994 film, was someone whom [[Russell T Davies]] wanted in the show desperately.<ref>http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/robertcolvile/9445447/Russell_T_Davies_Doctor_Who_interview_full_transcript/</ref>


:''Another song that featured in both ''Doctor Who'' and ''The Lion King'' is "[[Wikipedia:The Lion Sleeps Tonight|The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]", which can be heard in "[[Rise of the Cybermen]]", when it is played to mask the screams of homeless Humans being converted into [[Cybermen]]. However, the song's link to ''The Lion King'' has never been established in ''Doctor Who'' cannon.''
== Footnotes ==
 
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Latest revision as of 05:30, 17 July 2024

The Lion King
Advert for The Lion King. (TV: Rose)

The Lion King was a film and a musical stage show which was based off of it. A London bus advertising the stage production once passed by Rose Tyler. (TV: Rose)

On Christmas Day 2006, the Tenth Doctor tried to impress upon the Sycorax leader his own belief in the potential of human beings by remarking, "From the day they arrive on the planet and blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than..." Abruptly, the Doctor stopped talking, realising that his speech was in fact lyrics from "Circle of Life", a song from The Lion King. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)

The Tenth Doctor had a Blue-ray disc copy of The Lion King on the TARDIS. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)

Behind the scenes[[edit]]

Footnotes[[edit]]