Many reviews of The Lion King 1½ have made mention of the similarity between The Lion King‘s Timon and Pumbaa and Hamlet‘s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Now, thanks to an alert from Kristin, we have proof that this analogy was made all the way back in 1994. Check out the transcript of an interview with voice artists Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella on CNN News July 1, 1994.
What would Shakespeare think? The Timon and Pumbaa/Rosencrantz and Guildenstern connection
