Disney took to Twitter on Wednesday (November 1) to drop an atomic bomb on film and music fans alike. The movie-making powerhouse is releasing a live action version of The Lion King, which will star Beyonce as Nala and Donald Glover as Simba.
Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is expected to arrive in summer 2019. Other notable actors/comedians cast in the film include Eric André, James Earl Jones (who was in the original 1994 animated version), Alfre Woodard, Seth Rogan and Keegan-Michael Key.
Following Disney’s announcement, Beyonce made it Facebook-official, writing simply, “#TheLionKing 2019.”
Several of the original songs are reportedly going to be featured in this live-action remake. Disney gave The Jungle Book a similar treatment last year, and the film went on to become a box office triumph, grossing nearly $1 billion worldwide.
Understandably, social media went wild after learning about the dream cast. But Beyonce’s appearance seemed to excite people the most.
Check out some of the best reactions below.
What a bozo
What a hater
Im so offended that you have labeled me a hater. Thats like the worst thing you can call somebody in teeny bopper cross dressing land where cats like you come from.
Beyonce being cast is cool and all, but I’m just excited about the entire cast in general. I hope they do it justice like they did with the live action version of The Jungle Book.
Beyonce is shit. 14 cast only 3 white. Racist Hollywood. People should boycott. Peace
hate to tell you but (at least) two out of those three are not white (Rogen and Eichner) they are jevvish. Oliver is suspeck also, could be a what is known as a crypto jevv. talk about diversity, eh?
Look white to me. Religion isnt a skin color.
How about ethnicity?
oh and also Eichner is not only jevvish he is also a gay man.
black person as Rafiki the baboon? das raciss mane
Black people be like yay and white people be like nay
And Indian people be like gay
Its the science and mathematics yawl, black queens stay strong! Santa Clause was really black don’t let these crackaz try to fool you! The easter bunny too! White people be distorting history yo!
Of course they are…these mafuckas blatantly break into houses without a trace and eat everybody’s cookies
Danny Glover as Simba
I really doubt people are loosing there minds over this ..I mean the whole world really?
Not a damn soul besides neurotic negresses are losing their minds over this
Why isn’t she Simba? Sexism at it’s finest, now Bey will have to feel the hand of oppression for the rest of her life. Shame on Disney for giving the lead role to a man I’ma blow up twitter for this shit…#hashtag
with that many blacks in it they should change it to “Lion Kang”
Waiting for the inevitable Beyclaim that Lion king is inherently sexist as it has a strong male lead.
First JayZ now lion king,
Can she please stop ruining shit I enjoy now? This is getting old.