If you thought it was just you freaking out about Beyoncé joining the cast of The Lion King as Nala, then we’re here to tell you that you’re dead fucking wrong.
Earlier today, Queen Bey’s name appeared on Disney‘s announcement of the full cast for its 2019 remake, and everyone – yes, everyone – lost their shit.
First, let’s bask in that announce again, which has the single greatest cast in human history. Only the magical combined powers of Disney and peak nostalgia could pull this one off. Donald Glover? James Earl Jones (again)? Chiwetel Ejiofor? John Oliver? Billy Eichner? (Seth Rogen might not inspire the same adulations from ~me personally~ but you gotta admit, he’s some inspired casting as Pumba.)
#TheLionKing. 2019. 🦁👑 pic.twitter.com/UMJo18FwDt
— Disney (@Disney) November 1, 2017
So yeah, people absolutely lost their minds that Queen Bey herself was going to convince adult Simba to come home and save the pridelands.
I am glad the Lion King is being rebooted so we can remember Scar can only be President for so long before Beyoncé shows up & fixes it
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) November 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/butchdeIoria/status/925854560559685632
How the Disney exec that closed Beyonce’s Lion King deal was greeted when they came into work today pic.twitter.com/227IcvnQaE
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) November 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/bleuvaIentine/status/925873228291207170
https://twitter.com/MamoudouNDiaye/status/925857026814726144
https://twitter.com/supersaiyanbey/status/925857804052828162?
https://twitter.com/kingsleyyy/status/925859598329769984
Us: Beyoncé post your Halloween look!!
Bey: I’m starring in the Lion King as Nala bitch pic.twitter.com/PiiPSoDvRP
— THE PROTOTYPE (@the__prototype) November 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/BeyLovesGaga/status/925863901174095873
It also means that Beyoncé, who avoids media like some people avoid gluten, will now be contractually obligated to show up for any number of promotional duties.
https://twitter.com/giselleknowIes/status/925857889360732162
2019. It’s gonna be the year of Bey, y’all.
