Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice cast of The Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter, 12, voices Kiara, daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala, played by her mother.
Beyoncé is reprising the role from Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic remake of the animated 1994 original.
The new film, directed by Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins, will explore Mufasa’s origin story and his childhood with brother Scar.
Like the 2019 movie, it will also combine live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.
Barry Jenkins told Good Morning America that Blue Ivy was “professional”, while Beyoncé was a “mum first” on set.
“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 really are mother and daughter.”
The first teaser trailer for the film also aired on GMA.
A voiceover says Mufasa was born “without a drop of nobility in his blood” but “would change our lives forever”.
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.
Donald Glover will reprise his role in Barry Jenkins’s prequel. The cast also includes Mads Mikkelsen and Thandiwe Newton, with Seth Rogan and Billy Eichner also returning.
The movie will feature original songs by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has also penned songs for films including Mary Poppins Returns and Encanto.
While this is Blue Ivy Carter’s debut film role, she has performed previously as a dancer on her mom’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 be released in December this year.
Blue Ivy Carter’s parents, Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z, have bought her the most outrageous luxury yet – her own nursery at a basketball stadium that costs $1 million a year to rent.
Blue Ivy is apparently put in the suite at the Brooklyn Nets ground in New York whenever her father performs on stage or is watching a game.
Jay-Z did eight shows to open the stadium last year as he grew up nearby and is a fan of the team.
He and Beyonce’s decision to rent the suite comes after they already showered their one-year-old daughter with more gifts than most children can dream of.
When she was just five days old the couple bought her a $21,000 “fantasy crib” made of solid cedar and birch.
Then there’s the $16,000 high chair lined with Swarovski crystals designed by Carla Monchen from which she can eat her food when she is old enough.
And let’s not forget the clothes: Blue Ivy has already been bought a $290 Jean Paul Gaultier silk dress to get her wardrobe started.
According to US Weekly, the suite at the Brooklyn Nets stadium is ‘filled with toys’ to keep the toddler entertained.
Blue Ivy, Jay-Z and Beyonce’s daughter, has own $1million nursery suite at New York’s Barclays Center
The decor is said to be mostly glass and there is a TV screen so she can also watch him perform.
Beyonce, 31, and Jay-Z are amongst the highest earning and most successful celebrities on Earth – she is worth around $300 million due to her singing with Destiny’s Child and her solo career, her clothing line and numerous investments.
Jay-Z, 43, is said to be worth $450 million on the back of his incredibly successful recording career and investments.
They have not been the only ones pampering their daughter and the child has reportedly be inundated with gifts from the likes of Sean Combs, Kanye West, Rihanna, Mary J Blige and Mariah Carey.
Among the more extravagant gifts already sent by their celebrity friends was a $4,700 Swarovski crystal-studded baby bath from Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.
The 3,000lb porcelain tub is studded with 44,928 crystals that Californian interior designer Lori Gardner spent more than two months applying by hand.
Kelly Rowland also bought a green Bob Marley one-piece and several cashmere baby blankets at a cost of $300 each.
Oprah Winfrey even sent a case of her favorite children’s books to get Blue Ivy off to a good start with her reading.
The outpouring has not stopped Beyonce herself splashing out herself, including the crib from high end baby firm Posh Tots, which has in the past sold items to Julia Roberts, Donald and Vanessa Trump and Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin.
After the birth she and Jay-Z also ensured their newborn travelled home in style in a luxury van with blacked out windows and a pimped-up interior.
The leather seats, satellite TV, minibar and car stereo of the $125,000 Mercedes Sprinter Van Grand Edition made it look like it had come straight out of one of her father’s hip hop videos.
Beyonce’s baby was born in January last year weighing 7 lbs amid a $125,000 security operation which saw a bulletproof door temporarily installed at the entrance to Beyonce’s room at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
The happy couple said at that the “birth was emotional and extremely peaceful; we are in heaven”.
Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet into Manhattan by helicopter.
Jay Z, 42, was spotted fretting like a mother hen over his cherubic quarry after they arrived into New York by helicopter.
The little darling had been fitted with ear protectors to ensure her delicate shell-likes weren’t damaged by the loud noise of the propellers.
But Jay Z, real name Shawn Carter still looked panicked by the experience, and could be seen peering with concern at his little girl.
Blue Ivy, who was wearing white (the mark of a rich child as it’s the worst color to keep clean) looked happy and content enough, her curls shining stunningly in the light.
Eight month old Blue Ivy Carter has been seen being fussed over by her very proud father, the legendary Jay Z, as they jet into Manhattan by helicopter
For years, Beyonce and husband Jay-Z were famously secretive about their lives, refusing even to acknowledge their relationship.
But it appears that the birth of daughter Blue Ivy has led to a new chapter in their lives, with Beyonce, 30, happily opening up her family album on Tumblr.
Beyonce revealed intimate snaps from behind the scenes of her public and private life, including an adorable picture of herself feeding Blue Ivy with a bottle while she guzzles dressed in a Watch The Throne T-shirt in honor of Jay-Z’s latest tour with Kanye West.
They come as she is about to star in a new documentary film about her life and career, a large step for Beyonce.
Another picture shows Beyonce screaming with laughter as her husband pushes her on a swing.
She wears a long flowing pink maxi dress which billows up around her as Jay-Z pushes, their dog at his heels.
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