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The Lion King’s Mufasa just got his own story-line as the franchise’s role of Queen Nala is reprised by Beyoncé.Alongside Queen Bey, her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter would be joining her mother to voice the character of. ....
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Meet Thuso Mbedu: the breakout star of The Underground Railroad The eagerly-awaited TV adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel arrives this week Courtesy For the entirety of our talk, I keep wondering if Thuso Mbedu is aware that in probably less than a weeks’ time her entire life is about to change. Although already an established (and award-winning) star in her native South Africa, her leading role as runaway slave Cora in the eagerly-awaited The Underground Railroad is about to explode her internationally. She sits in her LA apartment, a self-effacing grin visible between her bucket hat, and seems relaxed and unfazed. It seems entirely fitting for a woman who effectively accidentally auditioned for the role of a lifetime. ....
Moonlight and The Lion King remake. When Jenkins does speak about this choice however, as he did in a recent interview with Variety, it makes complete sense. “What really pushed me across the line was James [Laxton], my DP, said, ‘You know what? There’s something really interesting in this mode of filmmaking that we haven’t done and that not many people have done.’ That was when I went back to the powers that be and said, ‘I would love to do this, but I’ve got to be able to do what I do.’ And they said yes!” said Jenkins, explaining what drove him to tackle this project. ....