My Lion King Forum

The Lion King (the 70's version)

John Travolta as Adult Simba
Nancy Allen as Adult Nala
Jackie Earle Haley as Young Simba
Tatum O'Neal as Young Nala
James Earl Jones as Mufasa (he was active in the 70's, about the same age Jeremy Irons was when he played Scar, and I couldn't really think of anyone else)
Peter Ustinov as Scar (using his regular voice not his Prince John voice)
Peter Sellers as Zazu
Sammy Davis Jr. as Rafiki
Jackie Mason as Timon
Red Foxx as Pumbaa
Isabel Sanford as Shenzi

Sounds like a fun idea! My voice cast for tlk 2015 edition

Young Simba - zach callison
Young nala - tara strong
Adult simba - Michael jai white
Adult nala - jennifer hale
Mufasa - idris elba
Sarabi - lupita n'yongo
Scar - Heath ledger (assuming he didn't die an early death)
Zazu - who was the guy who played curt conners in 'the amazing spiderman'? I'd go with him.
Shenzi - Uma Thurman
Banzai - chris pratt
Ed - Vin diesel
Sarafina - Hayley atwell
Timon - robert downy jr
Pumbaa - john oliver

From the 1950s to the early 1980s, Disney weren't using the most popular celebrities of the decade to voice their characters. Instead, they were using regulars like Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, and Verna Felton to voice their characters; even during the 1960s and 1970s, Phil Harris, John Fiedler, Pat Buttram, John Lindsey, and etc. were their to-go voice actors. Nevertheless, I'll just have fun with it despite whom may have been considered. Keep in mind, my list is more of a work-in-progress.

1940s:
Simba: Bobby Driscoll (young), __________ (adult)
Nala: Luana Patten (young), ___________ (adult)
Mufasa: James Baskett
Scar: Claude Rains
Sarabi:
Timon:
Pumbaa:
Rafiki: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Zazu:
Shenzi: Lillian Randolph
Banzai:
Ed: Jimmy MacDonald, Pinto Colvig, or Mel Blanc

1950s:
Simba: ____________ (young), ____________ (adult)
Nala: ___________ (young), ___________ (adult)
Mufasa:
Scar:
Sarabi:
Timon:
Pumbaa:
Rafiki:
Zazu:
Shenzi:
Banzai:
Ed: Jimmy MacDonald

1960s:
Simba: Bruce Reitherman (young), _______________ (adult)
Nala: ______________ (young), __________________ (adult)
Mufasa: Orson Welles
Scar: George Sanders
Sarabi:
Timon:
Pumbaa:
Rafiki:
Zazu:
Shenzi:
Banzai: J. Pat O'Malley (using his Jasper voice from One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
Ed: Jimmy MacDonald

1970s:
Simba: ___________ (young), Kurt Russell (adult)
Nala: _____________(young), ___________ (adult)
Mufasa:
Scar:
Sarabi: Pearl Bailey
Timon:
Pumbaa:
Rafiki:
Zazu: Terry-Thomas
Shenzi:
Banzai:
Ed: Jimmy MacDonald / Frank Welker

1980s:
Simba: __________ (young), Kevin Bacon (adult)
Nala: ____________ (young), _________ (adult)
Mufasa: James Earl Jones
Scar: John Hurt / Malcolm McDowell
Sarabi: Esther Rolle
Timon: Billy Crystal
Pumbaa:
Rafiki: Sherman Hemsley
Zazu: Bernard Fox/Nigel Hawthrone
Shenzi:
Banzai:
Ed: Frank Welker

[quote="TheLionPrince"]From the 1950s to the early 1980s, Disney weren't using the most popular celebrities of the decade to voice their characters. Instead, they were using regulars like Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, and Verna Felton to voice their characters; even during the 1960s and 1970s, Phil Harris, John Fiedler, Pat Buttram, John Lindsey, and etc. were their to-go voice actors. Nevertheless, I'll just have fun with it despite whom may have been considered. Keep in mind, my list is more of a work-in-progress.[/quote]

I know but I didn't really think any of those actors because, other than Peter Ustinov, I didn't think any of the regulars fit. Maybe Phil Harris and Pat Buttram as Timon and Pumbaa could've worked now that I think about it, though...

That being said, I actually think Kurt Russell is a better choice as 70's Simba than John Travolta now that you mention it!

The Lion King-The 2000's version:

Leonardo Dicaprio as Adult Simba
Christina Ricci as Adult Nala
Josh Hutcherson as Young Simba
Annasophia Robb as Young Nala
Gary Oldman as Scar
Keith David as Mufasa
Joseph Marcell as Rafiki
Adam Sandler as Timon
Kevin James as Pumbaa
Hugh Laurie as Zazu
Wanda Sykes as Shenzi
John Leguizamo as Banzai