courtesy of YouTube/Walt Disney StudiosFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsListen to Donald Glover and Beyoncé duet in a new Lion King trailerThey play Simba and Nala, respectively, in the live action remakeShareLink copied ✔️June 23, 2019June 23, 2019TextThom Waite Even if the original trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King, released in late 2018, didn’t feature enough (read: any) Beyoncé, you probably know a bit about its star-studded cast by now. Donald Glover is taking the lead role as Simba, while James Earl Jones returns as Mufasa and Seth Rogen gets a turn as Pumbaa the warthog. As for Beyoncé, she’ll be acting (or voicing) across from Donald Glover, as Nala. Which is probably why the pair get to duet in the most recent trailer, released June 20. “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” is the track that features in the 30 second TV ad slot. Admittedly, and quite obviously, it’s much more Disney-fied than anything you’d hear from Childish Gambino or Beyoncé. Or, in fact, anything from Donald Glover’s own film, with Rihanna, Guava Island. Still, it’s a novelty to hear the two artists together and see them as eerily-realistic CGI lions, like the fierce royalty of the creative jungle that they are. The new Lion King, which will also see Chiwetel Ejiofor as the villainous Scar, is directed by Jon Favreau and will release in the UK July 19. Watch the new trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORERose of Nevada, the film making British cinema weird againAre on-screen relationships normalising settling?What went down at the A24 and Dazed screening of Mother Mary The story behind Mother Mary, the film even A24 thought was too weirdRowan Blanchard: ‘Hollywood is an extremely fucked industry’Barbie Ferreira is ready to leave Euphoria behind7 generation-defining moments from Girls Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradationThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy