Beyonce in talks to play Nala in 'The Lion King' live-action film

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By Darian Scalamoni

It seems that Queen B is headed to Disney! According to Variety, platinum recording artist and actress, Beyonce is the studio’s top choice to voice Nala in The Lion King live-action reimagining from Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book).

            This isn’t Beyonce’s first movie effort as she’s starred in films from comedy to drama to musicals such as Austin Powers in Goldmember, Dreamgirls, Cadillac Records and Obsessed. The report says that no deal has been made yet and the singer/actress is currently pregnant with twins but Disney and Favreau are prepared to make any accommodations necessary to have her to voice the female lion. If she is indeed cast, she joins Donald Glover and James Earl Jones who joined the cast last month.

            The Lion King is just one of the most recent string of live-action Disney remakes that also include Beauty and the Beast which is currently in theaters, Mulan, Aladdin and Dumbo. The Lion King is expected to be released at some point in 2018 or 2019 and we here at Cinema Wave will continue to update you of any news about the film when made available!