«Beyoncé joins cast of Disneys live-action Lion King

(CNN)Queen Bey has joined «The Lion King.»

Beyoncé will be a part of Disneys upcoming live-action version of its beloved animated film, «The Lion King,» the company announced on Wednesday.

The singer will be playing the character of Nala, a lion who is the love interest of the films protagonist, Simba.

Shell join an all-star cast announced in February that includes Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones, who is reprising his role from the 1994 animated film as Mufasa.

Others stars in the cast include Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Seth Rogen and Alfre Woodard.

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The film, which is directed by Jon Favreau, will be a «new take» on the now classic story of the lions of Pride Rock and will feature «pioneering filmmaking techniques,» according to Disney.

It is set for release on July 19, 2019.

«The Lion King» is among several live action reboots of Disney animated classics.

The brand has included big box office hits «Cinderella,» «The Jungle Book» (a film that was also directed by Favreau), and most recently, «Beauty and the Beast,» which has made more than $1.2 billion worldwide.

«The Lion King, which included popular songs like «Circle of Life,» made $968 million at the global box office and spawned a successful and long-running Broadway show.»

Summary:

Everybody knows that Beyonce is always looking for new challenges in her career, and that makes her keep being the “B-queen, so now the question is: what is she plotting now?

The answer will surprise you! She´ll be part of Disney´s upcoming live-action version of the most acclaimed animated film of 1994, “The lion king”.

She ´ll be playing the character of Nala, the lioness who is the love of interest of Simba, the film´s protagonist, the company announced on Wednesday.

It´s estimated that the premiere, will be on July 19, 2019, and the famous singer and actress, will be accompanied by an amazing cast, that includes Alfre Woodart as “Sarabi”, Donald Glover as “Simba” and James Earl Jones who is representing “Mufasa” since the first version of the movie in 1994. Also, other celebrities will participate, like Chiwetel Ejiofor as “Scar”, John Oliver as “Zazu”, Seth Rogen as “Pumba” and others. The film will be directed by Jon Favreau who directed other movies like “Zathura”, “The jungle book”, “Cowboys and aliens”, among others. We can´t wait to watch this promising review!

Link:

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/01/entertainment/lion-king-beyonc-cast/index.html