Los Angeles, June 25 (IANS) Filmmaker Jon Favreau is a big fan of Beyonce Knowles-Carter, and says it was exciting to see the musical element that the Grammy Award-winning singer brought to his film "The Lion King".
Beyonce lent her voice to the character of Nala, a childhood friend and later love interest of Simba.
"When you think of somebody who you would be excited to interpret the role of Nala, especially the musical performances, Beyonce is in a class all by herself," Favreau said in a statement.
"The Jungle Book" fame director Favreau has re-imagined the world of Disney's classic to bring alive a live-action film.
He has stayed true to the classic story of Simba and used pioneering film making techniques to bring the iconic characters to the big screen in a whole new way.
Donald Glover is leading the cast as young Lion Simba. James Earl Jones reprises his role from the 1994 animated film as Simba's father Mufasa.
The film will hit the big screen in South Africa on July 19th.
