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The Lion King’s full cast revealed, Beyonce confirmed as Nala

November 2, 2017 by Ricky Church

The full cast for Jon Favreau’s live-action take on Disney’s classic The Lion King has been revealed with mega-artist Beyonce being one of the last to join the film. She will play Nala as an adult and shared a photo of the rest of the cast over her Facebook page, while Disney shared via Twitter.

The other actors to join the film are JD McCrary (Vital Signs), playing Simba as a young cub, and Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live) as Young Nala. Wright Joseph also starred in Broadway’s version of The Lion King. Completing the gang at Pride Rock is Captain America: Civil War‘s John Kani as Mufasa’s royal advisor and spiritual guide, Rafiki.

Lastly, we have Scar’s minions, the trio of hyenas. Interestingly, two of the names have changed as Banzai and Ed are now Azizi and Kamari. Eric André (Man Seeking Woman) will portray Azizi, Florence Kasumba (Black Panther) as Shenzi and Keegan-Michael Key (Friends From College) as Kamari.

UPDATE: Here’s the official synopsis…

From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

The Lion King is slated to hit cinemas on July 19th 2019.

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Beyonce, Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Eric André, Florence Kasumba, James Earl Jones, JD McCrary, john kane, John Kani, John Oliver, Jon Favreau, Keegan Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Shahadi Wright Joseph, The Lion King

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