First off, lemme just say: BEYONCÉ. IS. NALA.
There had been rumours of her being involved in the “live-action” remake of The Lion King, but this confirmation is everything.
Set to release on July 19, 2019, the new version of the beloved classic will be a CGI remake done in a similar realistic style as 2016’s The Jungle Book?which makes sense since Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is heading the project.
Some of the cast had been announced over the last few months, but now that we know it all, here’s a full breakdown:
Donald Glover will voice the main?or should we say mane"?lion, Simba and James Earl Jones is coming back to once again give his booming voice to Simba’s father Mufasa, which is awesome because who could ever replace him" That’s right, no one.
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The queen bee Beyoncé will lend her beautiful pipes to Simba’s childhood friend and queen-to-be Nala. (Hopefully the song “Shadowland” from the stage musical will be included in this film because Beyoncé. If you haven’t heard it, go listen to it. NOW. If you have heard it, just imagine Beyoncé singing it. OMG.)
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