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“Watch: Beyoncé and Donald Glover Duet in 'The Lion King' Will Make You Melt - Geek” plus 2 more

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“Watch: Beyoncé and Donald Glover Duet in 'The Lion King' Will Make You Melt - Geek” plus 2 more

Watch: Beyoncé and Donald Glover Duet in 'The Lion King' Will Make You Melt - Geek

Posted: 23 Jun 2019 01:59 PM PDT

'The Lion King' (Photo Credit: Disney / YouTube)

Disney's remake of The Lion King is debuting in theaters next month, and even though most people know about the storyline already, new footage teases some magical music moments, including when Beyoncé and Donald Glover perform "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," in the film.

On Sunday, Disney teased a new TV spot for The Lion King, which shows Beyoncé (Nala) and Glover (Simba) performing the famous song, which is a super "aww" moment.

While the pair sings, Simba's dad tells Simba that the kings that came before them will always be there to guide them. Of course, Simba's dad sadly doesn't have a happy ending, but he will play a major role in Simba's struggle to take back Pride Rock in the movie.

Simba will have to find a balance between true leadership and love in The Lion King, and we can't wait to see what other musical videos Disney will tease for the upcoming film.

The Lion King, which stars Beyoncé, Glover, Seth Rogen, and James Earl Jones, hits theaters on July 19.

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Regina Hall's BET Awards Opener Was A Beyoncé-Inspired Go-Go Tribute To D.C. - HuffPost

Posted: 23 Jun 2019 06:46 PM PDT

Regina Hall should've hosted the BET Awards a long time ago.

The actress kicked off the 2019 award show by showing serious love for her hometown of Washington, D.C., with a performance inspired by Beyoncé's Netflix film, "Homecoming."

The 202 native honored her hometown with "Homegrown," a parody of Bey's film. In a clip aired at the top of the live show, Hall jokingly orders around a band and dancers, tests them on their knowledge of the Chocolate City and flashes inspirational quotes from notable D.C. figures, including Mayor for Life Marion Barry and Blac Chyna. 

"When BET asked me to host this year's BET Awards, I immediately thought 'no,'" Hall jokes in the clip. "Then I thought about it. Why not? It would be a chance for me to teach people, especially the younger generations, about Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C., I grew up in." She even includes "sardines and pork and beans" (a nod to the Junkyard Band's hit song) in her pre-show prayer at the end of the clip.

At the top of her performance, Hall emerged on stage in Beyoncé-like fashion, strutting as a band played a rendition of Rare Essence's "Do You Know What Time It Is" before going into E.U.'s "Da Butt." Two go-go icons, James Funk from Rare Essence and Suga Bear from E.U., joined her on stage to perform. Fellow Washingtonian Taraji P. Henson even joined her longtime friend to honor their hometown. 

The performance was capped off by with words "Go-Go Madness #DontMuteDC" appearing on the screen behind the stage, a clear message in support of the protests against the rapid gentrification in the city and efforts to mute a huge aspect of D.C.'s culture. 

The hilarious host continued to put on for her hometown throughout the night ― giving a shoutout to the fellow moes in the house, highlighting how rapidly the city is gentrifying and even joking that Billy Ray Cyrus went to Howard University. 

And, of course, Twitter went wild:

Watch her skit and performance above. 

Should We Be Worried About ‘The Lion King’ Remake? - The Ringer

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 06:11 AM PDT

We're a month away from the premiere of the big-screen remake of perhaps the most beloved Disney movie of all time, starring perhaps the most beloved pop star of all time—and somehow, we don't quite know how to feel. Jon Favreau's The Lion King, a "photo-realistic" remake of the 1994 original, has experienced a surprisingly rocky rollout, ranging from complaints about "live action" remakes to extreme concern over one unbelievably creepy warthog.

The "jaw-dropping" first footage from Favreau's remake originally aired at Disney's D23 Expo in the summer of 2017, and included the entire opening "Circle of Life" segment of the film, which reportedly received rave reviews. A few months later, the full cast list was announced—with one notable standout—and it seemed like the film would be an instant smash hit.

Beyoncé! Donald Glover! James Earl Jones! John Oliver! Beyoncé! Seth Rogen! Beyoncé! Billy Eichner! Beyoncé! People lost their damn minds, on social media and beyond. Yours truly deemed Beyoncé's casting "the best thing that has ever happened to cinema," which frankly I stand by.

Throughout the following year, information surrounding the film was largely limited to announcements about the musical score and soundtrack: Hans Zimmer was confirmed to return to score the 2019 remake, and Elton John was attached to the film in February 2018, when he revealed plans to work with Beyoncé on reworking the soundtrack and creating an original end-credits song. (Can You Feel the Best Original Song Oscar Nomination Tonight?) Buzz for the film remained overwhelmingly positive, until Thanksgiving 2018, when the first teaser trailer dropped.

Chills! Goosebumps! And also … the first inklings of real concern, as Favreau's "live action" version appeared to be a shot-for-shot remake of the 1994 version. More realistic, obviously, but also less colorful, and much, much creepier:

Cue the anxiety. The Ringer's Claire McNear, among others, expressed concern that a completely faithful remake would squander the story's creative potential: "A no-risk reproduction of The Lion King is especially a bummer given that the story has proved to be a fundamentally malleable text … If you've seen [the Broadway show], you know that it both scratches all the attendant Lion King itches while also being—admittedly largely out of necessity given, uh, humans—quite a different experience than watching the movie." But as a whole, many Lion King fans remained cautiously optimistic. The 1994 version is perfect, so did Favreau really need to change much at all?

Maybe so! The official full-length trailer dropped in April this year, and reactions were decidedly mixed. That score! Those shots of the Pride Lands! That Chiwetel Ejiofor voice-over! And yet … something was off. Maybe it was the lack of Beyoncé, or maybe it was the realization that lions can't really … express human emotion. Or sing! Or dance! At least, not without looking decidedly creepy. It seemed like Favreau's attempt at photo-realistic wildlife may have created the impossible task of staying away from uncanny-valley characters while giving viewers something beyond Planet Earth: The Musical.

Then a set of character posters, released in May, added fuel to the Animal Planet fire.

Somehow both creepy and boring, the posters caused concern for the movie to reach a new peak. Hyper-realistic, nightmare-fuel Pumbaa seemed a far cry from the lovable character of our childhoods. And where, we asked again, was Beyoncé?

A few days later, our prayers were finally answered, in the form of a post on Beyoncé's personal YouTube channel. The 30-second spot included no singing, but we got a few spoken lines. "Simba, you have to take your place as king," says Beyoncé in the trailer. "We need you. Come home." What I heard was, "Remember, this movie has me. It cannot fail. Don't worry."

And finally, in case her spoken words didn't do the trick, this week finally gave us a sneak peek of Beyoncé's musical performance in the film. An international TV spot made its way onto Twitter, featuring a snippet of Glover and Beyoncé dueting on "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

And just like that, my fears are allayed. This movie could be claymation, or literally a flip book, or just two hours of Jon Favreau playing with stuffed lions in a crumbling Toys "R" Us—if it gives us the Beyoncé-filled soundtrack of our dreams, it will all be worth it in the end.
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