Guys, the Lion King [1] reboot is coming up fast, and these new character posters are getting us oddly excited for the big event. On Thursday, Disney released a series of photos of the film's "cast," [2] including Donald Glover (Simba), Seth Rogen [3] (Pumbaa), and James Earl Jones, who is reprising his iconic role as Mufasa. But it's the poster for adult Nala — voiced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — that has me especially shook. Why does lioness Beyoncé look like she's about to hit a fierce 8-count [4], or tell me how "flawless" I am? Why is a CGI lion motivating me to be a better person?
According to both Billy Eichner, who voices Timon, and Jon Favreau [5], who directed the not-really-live-action reboot [6], Beyoncé makes a dream Nala. "I'm telling you, it's f*cking good," Eichner said of Queen Bey's "Circle of Life" cover [7]. Favreau also confirmed that "she really lives up to her reputation [8] as far as the beauty of her voice and talent" — and if CGI Nala is even half of the bad b*tch Beyoncé is, I think we're in for a real treat.
