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The Lion King: John Oliver ecstatic after appearing next to Photoshopped Beyonce for cast photo
John Oliver has spoken about his nervousness over appearing near the space where Beyonce would be photoshopped in for a Lion King cast shoot. Appearing on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show, the TV host and actor – who voices Zazu in Disney’s live-action remake – spoke about his experience on the film before addressing the photo. Most fans, or anyone with a good eye for Photoshop, will have noticed that it is fairly obvious Beyonce was not present with the rest of the cast for the official photo. Yet Oliver still seemed thrilled at appearing next to the space where she would be pictured.> The cast of TheLionKing. The king arrives in theatres next Friday, July 19. pic.twitter.com/LWF8ovbSmT> > — The Lion King (@disneylionking) > > July 8, 2019“I remember Chiwetel [Ejiofor] was sitting in the front,” he began. “He said: ‘You need to be careful where your foot is,’ And I looked down and there was just this piece of tape on the floor with Beyoncé’s name written on it. “It was like an electrical reaction, to go, ‘Oh s**t!’ Just the future presence of Beyoncé was so intimidating.” Oliver joked about his expression in their cast photo, explaining: “What I’m doing is imagining that I am about to be put into a photo with Beyoncé one day, and that was nerve-wracking enough.”The Independent's film critic Clarisse Loughrey recently spoke with a number of The Lion King’s cast, as well as director Jon Favreau and composer Hans Zimmer. You can read her review of the film here. The Lion King is in cinemas now.
Beyoncé has released a striking music video for “Spirit”, her new single which features on the soundtrack of Disney’s The Lion King remake.
“Spirit” is the first single from Beyoncé’s album Lion King: The Gift, and the music video sees the singer performing in a desert landscape accompanied by a backing choir and dancers clad in matching lime green and magenta costumes.
The video mixes shots of Beyoncé with exceptionally real-looking live-action footage from the film. Check it out below…
Beyoncé, who voices Nala in the hotly anticipated film, said: “I feel like the soundtrack becomes visual in your mind. It’s a soundscape.”
She told ABC: “It’s more than just the music because each song tells the story of the film.”
Parts of the music video were shot at Havasu Falls in Arizona, according to USA Today, and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, also briefly appears in the clip.
Lion King: The Gift is out on Friday 19 July, the same day the movie, The Lion King, hits cinemas.