THE LION KING: Disney (Finally) Confirms Beyoncé As The Voice Of Nala & Reveals The Entire Voice Cast

THE LION KING: Disney (Finally) Confirms Beyoncé As The Voice Of Nala & Reveals The Entire Voice Cast

After several months of speculation, Walt Disney Studios has officially confirmed Beyoncé as the voice of Nala in Jon Favreau's upcoming live-action adaptation of The Lion King. Come take a look!

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By RohanPatel - Nov 01, 2017 03:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Walt Disney Studios
It's official. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls) will star opposite Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming) in Jon Favreau's upcoming live-action adaptation of the Disney classic, The Lion King.

With filming currently underway, Disney has finally revealed the entire voice cast, which is headlined by Glover as the hero of the piece, Simba. Knowles-Carter will voice his lady love Nala while the legendary James Earl Jones (1994's The Lion King) will return as the iconic voice of Mufasa. Chiwetal Ejiofor (Doctor Strange) will voice Simba's evil uncle Scar and Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) will voice Simba's mother Sarabi. 

JD McCrary (The Paynes) and Shahadi Wright Joseph (Broadway's The Lion King) have been tapped to voice the young Simba and Nala, respectively. 

As for our key supporting players, Disney has cast John Kani (Captain America: Civil War) as the voice of the wise baboon Rafiki, John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) as the voice of the hornbill Zazu, Seth Rogen (The Disaster Artist) as the voice of the lovable warthog Pumbaa, and Billy Eichner (Parks and Recreation) as the voice of the knowledgable meerkat Timon. 

To round out the rest of the cast, we have the three hyenas, Shenzi, Azizi, and Kamari, who will be voiced by Florence Kasumba (Black Panther), Eric André (Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23), and Keegan-Michael Key (The Predator), respectively.

Favreau (The Jungle Book; Iron Man) is helming the picture with a script from Jeff Nathanson (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales). Favreau is also onboard as a producer alongside Jeffrey Silver (Edge of Tomorrow) and Karen Gilchrist (The Jungle Book). 

Also, to cap things off, Hans Zimmer (Blade Runner 2049), who won an Academy Award for his score for 1994 original, will return to score the upcoming remake. 




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HULK2099
HULK2099 - 11/1/2017, 3:56 PM
This and Black Panther are going to be amazing
MasterMix
MasterMix - 11/1/2017, 4:58 PM
@HULK2099 - And their success is guaranteed cause of the black casts.
Kr08
Kr08 - 11/1/2017, 3:57 PM
This is a really good cast. I'm just disappointed Favreau didn't bring back Jeremy Irons as Scar. Chiwetel Ejiofor will do just fine, but Irons and James Earl Jones together is just perfection.
AvatarAang
AvatarAang - 11/1/2017, 3:59 PM
@Kr08 - I feel you with that. No offense to Chiwetel, I'm sure he'll rock it. But for me... Scar's voice is just as iconic as Mufasa's.
Kr08
Kr08 - 11/1/2017, 4:02 PM
@AvatarAang - I'm thinking back on Chiwetel's voice in other films and while it's deep, it has sort of a soft feeling to it. Irons' is just as dynamic as James Earl Jones'. When they both speak, they take control of the scene and nothing else matters but them.
James99201
James99201 - 11/1/2017, 4:05 PM
@Kr08 - probably would have if irons wasn't so pale
JohnCena
JohnCena - 11/1/2017, 4:09 PM
@James99201 - Lul wat?? What does have to do with getting a great iconic voice actor to reprise his most iconic voice role?

last time i checked mufasa and scar were different colors too. it's almost as if brothers can come from different mothers
JohnCena
JohnCena - 11/1/2017, 4:13 PM
@James99201 - I bet you havent even seen the documentary on Marky Mark and his brothers smh
Kr08
Kr08 - 11/1/2017, 4:28 PM
@Kr08 - They didn't even approach him?!
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 11/1/2017, 4:40 PM
@JohnCena - it was sarcasm obviously.
James99201
James99201 - 11/1/2017, 5:27 PM
@JohnCena - I agree with them both being iconic and I'm just wondering why Disney wouldn't try and reunite these two iconic voices again? Seems like a really big missed opportunity !
Himura
Himura - 11/1/2017, 5:56 PM
@Kr08 - I love James Earl Jones but you can clearly tell his voice has aged significantly...Jeremy Irons, not so much, which is why I'm bummed out he wont be in it.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 11/2/2017, 6:11 AM
@Kr08 - I wish Whoopie Goldberg was back as one of the hyenas too
James99201
James99201 - 11/14/2017, 5:15 PM
@JohnCena - and pricing my argument they missed a huge opportunity to bring back two of the most iconic roles and passed on it for two brothers from the same mother. I just don't get why I'd your bringing back the voice of mefusa why you don't bring back the voice of scar too how amazing would your inner child go to hear those two again in love action
James99201
James99201 - 11/21/2017, 1:01 PM
@FinnishFlash - no sarcasm here, really would of loved to hear jones and irons together again but Disney seems to have a agenda to push.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 11/1/2017, 3:58 PM
THIS CAST AND BLACK PANTHER'S THOUGH
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 11/1/2017, 3:58 PM
They hit the jackpot with Mufasa!
MakioCR
MakioCR - 11/1/2017, 3:58 PM
Lion King is my childhood , jesus and The Jungle Book was pretty good , so i can wait for this.

Great cast , John Oliver kinda throw me off didnt know the guy got voice acting skills.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/1/2017, 4:01 PM
T'Chaka
MRjordansurf
MRjordansurf - 11/1/2017, 4:46 PM
@BlackBeltJones - WHAT ELSE IS HE FROM IM TOO LAZY TO GO TO IMDB BECAUSE REASONS. But Jesus what else do I know him from
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/1/2017, 4:51 PM
@MRjordansurf - only other things I've seen him in are Wallander and Coriolanus.
Invasion96
Invasion96 - 11/1/2017, 4:02 PM
Listen Beyoncé is one of the finest women on the planet I mean Jesus...

But she can’t act at all yo
Invasion96
Invasion96 - 11/1/2017, 4:03 PM
@Invasion96 - ion really care I just wanted to post Beyoncé
Hawknaba
Hawknaba - 11/1/2017, 4:04 PM
@Invasion96 - HAH i love that "but"

True on both accounts, goddamn
Kumkani
Kumkani - 11/1/2017, 4:04 PM
@Invasion96 - Eh I'll allow it. She might be better at voice acting. Hopefully.

But I can't even disagree with this casting one bit
dotherightthing
dotherightthing - 11/1/2017, 4:05 PM
@Invasion96 - yeah just like....


shell do fine, its voice work only
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/1/2017, 4:07 PM
@dotherightthing - voice work takes talent. For real.

Mad respect for the vets let Conroy, Hamill and the like. It's still acting.
Invasion96
Invasion96 - 11/1/2017, 4:09 PM
@dotherightthing - just like what?
JohnCena
JohnCena - 11/1/2017, 4:10 PM
@Invasion96 - Her voice is good enough for voice acting though i think they will end up getting someone else for performance capture
Philip
Philip - 11/1/2017, 4:19 PM
@Invasion96 - Oh, the things I'd do to be rejected by her.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 11/1/2017, 5:28 PM
@BlackBeltJones - I agree people don't realize how much goes into it. I voice acted for a student film for my friend and it was a lot of work. You have to get every word just right.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/1/2017, 5:52 PM
@RancidBane - I did a little work in college too took a course. It's tough. You've got to tailor your voice to the material. It's rigorous work. Lots of recordings to get everything right.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 11/1/2017, 7:22 PM
@BlackBeltJones - yeah I had about 30 minutes of dialogue and it took us about 15 hours of recording to get it perfect.
Invasion96
Invasion96 - 11/1/2017, 4:04 PM
They already got the Oscar for visuals
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