A never-before-seen conversation between Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Tom Schumacher reveals that Simba was originally going to be raised by his evil uncle Scar, rather than running away and growing up with Timon and Pumbaa:
http://www.mtv.com/news/video/3029271/s ... lion-king/
I'm kind of glad this idea was scrapped because I have a hard time believing Simba would goof around while the Pridelands were deteriorating around him. On the other hand, this version of the story would have actually been more similar to the story of Hamlet. Thoughts?