In the original “Lion King,” the hyenas had a bit of menace to them, but they were comic figures first and foremost, sinister a distant second. And even their scariness was a bit hammy.

In the original animated Lion King, the hyenas were depicted as crass lowlifes that many interpreted as thinly veiled stand-ins for minorities. The new version goes in a different direction.

Disney has shown some truly dark moments, but nothing compares to this grisly Lion King fan theory that the House of Mouse confirms is totally true.

For generations of viewers, "The Lion King" is sacred ground. But Keegan-Michael Key embraced the opportunity to appear in Disney's photorealistic remake (in theaters Friday) of the 1994 animated ...

In the original animated Lion King, the hyenas were depicted as crass lowlifes that many interpreted as thinly veiled stand-ins for minorities. The new version goes in a different direction.

The Lion King 2019 is going to tackle the hyenas in a different way to the 1994 animated original. Comments. Film. Lewis Knight TV and Film Writer. 07:44, 17 Jun 2019.

In the classic tale of The Lion King, Simba watches as his father Mufasa is killed by a stampede of hyenas, who were raised and ordered to kill by Simba’s uncle, Scar. As such, the story ...

Sy Montgomery thinks hyenas have gotten a bad reputation. They are, it turns out, great hunters, not the skulking scavengers of “The Lion King.” They are also very social creatures and express ...

The Lion King’s hyena trio, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, lurk in the shadows of the elephant graveyard. Ed is dim-witted, with unfocused eyes and a floppy tongue, and he gnaws on his own flesh.

According to ScreenRant: “While some simply boycotted The Lion King and claimed that it would be a set-back to protecting hyenas in the wild, one biologist reportedly took Disney’s hyena ...

And in the tale of the Lion King, they were certainly a source of bad luck for Mufasa. The Lion King opens at the Liverpool Empire on May 15. For more information and to book tickets, click here .