Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter to make her debut in Mufasa: The Lion King
Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter
Beyonce and Jay Z's daughter Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice cast of Mufasa: The Lion King. The prequel of The Lion King also features her mother, Beyonce.
Blue Ivy, 12, voices Kiara the daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala - played by Beyonce. The singer is reprising her role from Jon Favreau's 2019 live-action remake of the animated 1994 original.
The new film, directed by Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins, will explore Mufasa's origin story, his relationship with Scar and his rise to power.
Like the 2019 movie, it will also combine live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Jenkins called the 12-year-old star 'professional' while Beyonce was a 'mum first' on set.Mufasa: The Lion King trailer out! Disney to narrate the origin story of Simba’s father
"They just approached it that they both wanted to perform and do the best they could. And yet, they didn't have to pretend very much because they are mother and daughter."
Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr will voice the younger versions of Mufasa and Scar, respectively in the new movie.
The 2019 Lion King film, featured the voices of Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé as Nala and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar.
Glover will reprise his role in Jenkins's prequel as well. The cast also includes Mads Mikkelsen and Thandiwe Newton.
While this is Blue Ivy's debut film role. Before this, she had performed as a dancer on her mum's live tour.Blue Ivy is the eldest daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The couple also share twins Rumi and Sir, six.
Mufasa: The Lion King is due to release worldwide in December this year.
