'Lion King' remake in 2019 with star studded cast including Beyonce as Nala

While  news of a Lion King remake has many musical lovers excited, the cast list itself has soical media a buzz according to Bustle. On Wednesday, the full Lion King cast was announced, and yes, it includes Beyoncé as Nala.

Rumors of the "Sorry" singer's involvement have been circulating since March, but this is the first official confirmation. She joins an already star-studded line-up, featuring Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa. The movie hits theaters on July 19, 2019.

In a press release, Lion King director Jon Favreau said, "It is a director's dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life." And he's not wrong; in addition to Beyoncé, Glover, and Jones, the cast list includes Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. The Disney classic, famously a kid-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, hasn't seen a full-scale adaptation since its 1997 Broadway debut. If they're going to remake a film as iconic as The Lion King, it's reassuring that veteran director Favreau (Elf, Iron Man, Monica's rich boyfriend that flies her to Italy for dinner on Friends) assembled the true dream team of performers for it.

See the rest of the cast below