Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is an artist who needs no introduction. The multi-millionaire singer has wowed her audience with her music since she started in the industry with Destiny’s Child. After some additions and replacements, the girl group ended up with Beyonce alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in 1990.
But a decade and a half later, the singers decided to go their own way, and Beyonce ended up being a sensation in the music world with her solo career. She is not only a singer but has also tried her hands at acting, like Dreamgirls (2006) and The Lion King (2019). The latter is spawning a prequel movie with Beyonce returning to voice the character of Nala opposite Donald Glover’s Simba. But the new movie is once again, hinting at some nepotism debates to start soon.
Mufasa: The Lion King is Seemingly Toeing The Nepotism Line
Back in 2019, Disney came up with the animated musical drama version of The Lion King starring Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala. Now in 2024, Disney is back with a prequel to the 2019 movie, Mufasa: The Lion King. However, the issue is, that it’s not just Beyonce and Donald Glover who are returning to their respective characters.
Beyoncé is bringing in her daughter, Blue Ivy, to voice the role of the daughter of Simba and Nala in the upcoming movie. This is sure to raise some eyebrows as the debate surrounding nepotism and nepo babies has been going on for quite a while now, especially in the entertainment industry. Every artist’s kid who has come to be a part of the industry has faced criticism lately because of the tag of nepotism. And now Blue Ivy is sure to face the same.
Fans React to Blue Ivy Casting in Beyoncé’s Upcoming Movie
Since the latest update on Mufasa: The Lion King reached the media, fans have been clamoring to social media to express what they think of Blue Ivy’s casting. X account @TheHollywoodHandle revealed that Beyonce’s daughter will be playing the role of Kiara, and it has triggered a lot of fan reactions related to nepotism.
🦁👑 How groundbreaking and totally not nepotistic at all!
I mean, it's not like there are thousands of talented voice actors out there who could have played those roles. No, let's just give them to the richest and most famous mother-daughter duo in the world, because that's…
— Joe (@JoeMaristela) April 29, 2024
Good ol nepotism. Hollywood will never change
— Godspeedzilla (@WallyNox6) April 29, 2024
i cant bro😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/4xfaEmc3dY
— Tolly Censor👀 (@TheTollyCensor) April 29, 2024
OFC 💀
— Travjt2 🇵🇸🍉 (@Travjt2) April 29, 2024
(cough) nepotism (cough)
— The Anti-Social Critic (@TheAntiSocialCr) April 29, 2024
Whether Blue Ivy does a good job with the live-action movie in voicing the role of Kiara or not, only time will tell. The movie recently released the trailer for the upcoming movie, which is . Mufasa: The Lion King is set to release in theatres on December 20, 2024.
