Blue Ivy Carter will probably be becoming a member of her mom, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, within the film musical “Mufasa: The Lion King,” which is anticipated in theaters in December.
The film — a prequel to “The Lion King,” the 2019 hyperrealistic remake of the Disney vintage starring Beyoncé because the expression of Nala — will probably be directed via Barry Jenkins, who received a highest tailored screenplay Oscar for “Moonlight.”
Blue Ivy, 12, will put together her property movie debut via voicing Kiara, the daughter of Nala and Simba, who will once more be voiced via Donald Glover. (Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, Mads Mikkelsen and Thandiwe Newton may also provide their skills.)
“A buddy of mine, Matthew Cherry, made the short film called ‘Hair Love’ that Blue Ivy did the audiobook of,” Jenkins instructed Leisure Weekly in an editorial revealed on Monday. “Starting this project and just having that in the ether, I was like, ‘Is it worth a shot? Would Blue Ivy want to do it? Would Beyoncé want to act opposite her daughter? Is it too close to home?’” he mentioned. “But once we put the question to them, they both responded with enthusiasm.”
Representatives for Beyoncé didn’t in an instant reply to a request for remark.
Endmost time, Blue Ivy joined Beyoncé onstage right through the Renaissance excursion, which wrapped up in October; she already has a Grammy, for highest tune video for “Brown Skin Girl,” a unmarried via her mom. Beyoncé holds the document for many Grammys in historical past, with 32 wins.
“The Lion King,” which used to be directed via Jon Favreau, used to be a box-office damage, incomes $192 million at theaters in america and Canada in its first weekend. It in the end made greater than $1.5 billion in price ticket gross sales globally.
