Good news:Beyoncéis “definitely” in Disney’s upcoming live-actionThe Lion King— and she’s so good she made costarBilly Eichnercry.Eichnerappeared on Crooked Media’sKeep Itpodcast, where host Ira Madison III jokingly expressed concerns about Beyoncé’s role in the movie since she hadn’t yet been seen in the trailers. The movie is set to hit theaters July 19.“She’s definitely in the movie because I’ve seen a rough cut. And I’ve heard her sing ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’ with Donald Glover and I’m telling you, it’s f— good,” Eichner clarified.He continued, “And that was never my favorite song to be totally honest… I liked it when Elton John sang it. I love Elton John. I don’t want to give too much away about that, they do not want us talking about it. I will just say that honestly, it made me cry and I was not expecting that.”John Shearer/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicDonald Glover stars as Simba while Beyoncé takes on his childhood friend and eventual love interest Nala. The two lead a cast of heavy-hitters that includes Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumba, respectively, and James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa after voicing him in the 1994 animated original.“[Playing Timon is] shocking, it’s bizarre, it’s terrifying,” Eichner admitted. “You can’t really do it better than [Nathan Lane] did it, you can just do it your way.”WATCH: Billy Eichner Talks JugglingFriends from CollegeandAmerican Horror StoryHe continues, “I will say one thing that helps with that is that my energy with Seth Rogen is very different, naturally, than what Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella’s energy was. They were both coming out of the that production ofGuys and Dollswhen they did theLion King. They did this very vaudevillian, Broadway, musical theater, borscht belt style, which here and there, Seth and I borrow from but we don’t lean into that as much.”The Lion Kingalso stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keegan-Michael Key, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, John Oliver and Eric André.
Good news:Beyoncéis “definitely” in Disney’s upcoming live-actionThe Lion King— and she’s so good she made costarBilly Eichnercry.
Eichnerappeared on Crooked Media’sKeep Itpodcast, where host Ira Madison III jokingly expressed concerns about Beyoncé’s role in the movie since she hadn’t yet been seen in the trailers. The movie is set to hit theaters July 19.
“She’s definitely in the movie because I’ve seen a rough cut. And I’ve heard her sing ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’ with Donald Glover and I’m telling you, it’s f— good,” Eichner clarified.
He continued, “And that was never my favorite song to be totally honest… I liked it when Elton John sang it. I love Elton John. I don’t want to give too much away about that, they do not want us talking about it. I will just say that honestly, it made me cry and I was not expecting that.”
John Shearer/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Donald Glover stars as Simba while Beyoncé takes on his childhood friend and eventual love interest Nala. The two lead a cast of heavy-hitters that includes Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumba, respectively, and James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa after voicing him in the 1994 animated original.
“[Playing Timon is] shocking, it’s bizarre, it’s terrifying,” Eichner admitted. “You can’t really do it better than [Nathan Lane] did it, you can just do it your way.”
WATCH: Billy Eichner Talks JugglingFriends from CollegeandAmerican Horror Story
He continues, “I will say one thing that helps with that is that my energy with Seth Rogen is very different, naturally, than what Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella’s energy was. They were both coming out of the that production ofGuys and Dollswhen they did theLion King. They did this very vaudevillian, Broadway, musical theater, borscht belt style, which here and there, Seth and I borrow from but we don’t lean into that as much.”
The Lion Kingalso stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keegan-Michael Key, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, John Oliver and Eric André.
source: people.com
