The singer who voiced young Simba in Disney's 1994 original version of "The Lion King" turned down a $2 million check.
The new version of "The Lion King" is state of the art animation taken to a breathtaking level of realism
Characters from DIsney's "The Lion King" 1994/ Source: Wikimedia
THE YOUNG JASON WEAVER'S MOM REFUSED $2 MILLION
Disney offered Jason an incredible $2 million for "The Lion King", but his mom decided that he could do better.
“You gotta remember, they’re coming off of Beauty and the Beast. They’re coming off of Aladdin. Disney had bread.”
A DECISION MADE WITH HER SON'S FUTURE IN MIND
Jason's mother believed that the royalties from "The Lion King" would provide her son with an income for life, and was preferable to a huge one-time payment. She was right.
JASON WEAVER STILL REAPING BENEFITS 25 YEARS LATER
STILL SIMBA AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
At the age of 40, Jason calculates that his stake in the royalties of "The Lion King" have earned him much more than the original $2 million Disney offered him.
And hopefully, the beloved film will continue to be as popular as ever, and earn him even more.
"THE LION KING" REINVENTED FOR A NEW GENERATION
"The Lion King" had been released at a particularly propitious moment in African history, the year Nelson Mandela became president, and would go on to become the highest-grossing animated film ever.
The new version of "The Lion King" is state of the art animation taken to a breathtaking level of realism, and of course, those wonderful songs that captured our hearts are still the same. The same sweet story of coming of age is now reaching a new generation.
