Confirmed: Beyonce to star as 'Nala' in The Lion King remake
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In an announcement made on Wednesday, the studio, along with Knowles, revealed the rest of the cast who will be joining the 'Single Ladies' songstress in this highly anticipated live-action remake of the cult tale from Disney's land of fantasy.
Being directed by Jon Favreau (who previously directed The Jungle Book live-action remake), the movie will also feature actor Donald Glover in the lead role of Simba (Nala's love-interest) while James Earl Jones will be once again stepping-in the shoes of Mufasa.
The 1994 released award-winning animated classic, will also feature the likes of Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver and Alfre Woodard. Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner will feature as Pumbaa and Timon respectively.
#TheLionKing. 2019. 🦁👑 pic.twitter.com/UMJo18FwDt— Disney (@Disney) November 1, 2017
Now that the Grammy winning hitmaker has officially stepped on-board - it would be interesting to see what contribution she makes to its soundtrack.
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