The New Lion King Cast is VERY Black and VERY Beyonce

Yeah, I know, Beyonce is Black, but whatever…I liked the title. That aside, Disney has officially  introduced the full cast for its upcoming Lion King, and yes y’all the cast includes King Bey:

lion-king-2019-beyonce-cast

Not all black, obviously, but still pretty dope.

Here’s the full list:

Beyonce as Nala

James Earl Jones  as Simba’s father, Mufasa.

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Simba’s uncle Scar.

Alfre Woodard as Simba’s mother Sarabi

JD McCrary playing the young version of Simba.

Shahadi Wright Joseph is voicing  young Nala.

John Kani will play  Rafiki

John Oliver will voice  Zazu.

 

The new Lion King opens July 19, 2019. And just in case you’re wondering, I plan to walk into the theatre like so:

lion-king-2019-beyonce-cast

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