Blue Ivy Carter has been cast as Kiara in Mufasa: The Lion King.
The 12-year-old star will voice the daughter of her real-life mother Beyonce’s character Nala in the highly anticipated Disney prequel revealing how Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) became King of the Pride Lands.
The first trailer was released on Monday (April 29), confirming Blue Ivy as Kiara, Nala (Beyonce) and Simba’s (Donald Glover) daughter.
The story will be told through the lens of Simba, Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen), while John Kani will reprise his role as Refiki with Kagiso Lediga voicing a young version of the mandrill.
Director Barry Jenkins has explained the decision to cast Blue Ivy in the movie, and noted he first realised her vocal talents in the audiobook for Matt A. Cherry’s Hair Love.
He told Empire magazine: “She did an absolutely amazing job. She just felt like this really curious young person.”
He was also keen on the prospect of having her cast alongside her real-life mother as that bond was brought to the big screen.
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