Original ‘Lion King’ Animatorsbr Resent Disney’s Remake According to David Stephan, an animator whobr worked on the original ‘Lion King’ movie, Disney'sbr constant push for remakes is “disappointing.” David Stephan, via IGN A number of the original movie's animatorsbr also said they feel “resentment” towards the remake. Anonymous Animator, via IGN The animators agreed that thebr realistic style of the movie is too restrictive.