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Blue Ivy Carter might 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 traditional starring Beyoncé because the voice of Nala — might be directed by Barry Jenkins, who received a greatest tailored screenplay Oscar for “Moonlight.”
Blue Ivy, 12, will make her characteristic movie debut by voicing Kiara, the daughter of Nala and Simba, who will once more be voiced by Donald Glover. (Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, Mads Mikkelsen and Thandiwe Newton may even lend their skills.)
“A buddy of mine, Matthew Cherry, made the quick movie referred to as ‘Hair Love’ that Blue Ivy did the audiobook of,” Jenkins informed Entertainment Weekly in an article revealed on Monday. “Starting this venture and simply having that within the ether, I used to be like, ‘Is it price a shot? Would Blue Ivy need to do it? Would Beyoncé need to act reverse her daughter? Is it too near residence?’” he mentioned. “But as soon as we put the query to them, they each responded with enthusiasm.”
Representatives for Beyoncé didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Last yr, Blue Ivy joined Beyoncé onstage in the course of the Renaissance tour, which wrapped up in October; she already has a Grammy, for greatest music video for “Brown Skin Girl,” a single by her mom. Beyoncé holds the report for many Grammys in historical past, with 32 wins.
“The Lion King,” which was directed by Jon Favreau, was a box-office smash, incomes $192 million at theaters within the United States and Canada in its first weekend. It finally made greater than $1.5 billion in ticket gross sales globally.
