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American actor Donald Glover knows what it is like to work with 'powerhouse' pop-singer Beyonce and called it a "big deal.""You know you don't get to work with people like that often. This is like a powerhouse that they can't even make anymore," Variety quoted the actor as saying at the star-studded World Premiere of 'The Lion King'.Glover who has lent his voice to Simba's character said that working with the pop queen 'was a big deal'. Beyonce will be heard as the voice behind Simba's bae Nala.Adding to the praises of the 'Crazy in Love' singer, Glover went on saying, "They're not gonna make a Beyonce again so I'd just listen to her. Listen to what she did."At the premier, Glover also described how he bagged the role of Simba."[Jon Favreau and I] were on set together actually, and he took me to the side and said 'Hey...' And I thought he was gonna ask me to like sign something for his son or something because I heard his son was a fan. And he was like, 'Would you want to be Simba?'" he said.Glover expressed that it was hard for him to believe and thought that Favreau was 'joking'."And I really did think he was joking. I was like, 'What are you talking about?' I didn't even know they were making 'Lion King.' It was a big, big deal," he added.The highly-anticipated movie directed by Jon Favreau will hit the theatres on July 19.The cast ensemble of the film also includes James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, and Alfre Woodard.Beyonce, on Wednesday, treated fans with a new song 'Spirit' from the film. 'Spirit,' which also holds chances of being considered for Academy Awards is part of an album named 'The Lion King: The Gift' that the 'Halo' singer is producing and performing herself along with the other artists, reported Fox News.The collection is also a compon to the main 'Lion King' soundtrack, which compromises mostly of songs from the mated film, along with a new number from Elton John and Tim Rice, who wrote the songs for the original.( With inputs from ANI )

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Simba and Mufasa are having a gala time in India. Disneys new production of "The Lion King" opened to a weekend collection of over Rs 65 crore at the domestic box office. ...

'The Lion King' director Jon Favreau recently opened up about remaking the 1994 classic and also talked about working with singer Beyonce during an interview for 'The Big Ticket' podcast's two-episode 'Lion King' special. ...

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Director: Jon Favreau; Voice Cast: Donal Glover, Seth Rogan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Beyonce, James Earl Jones; Rating: ***(3 stars) ...

A week after releasing 'Spirit' from Disney's 'The Lion King', singer-songwriter Beyonce has dropped the music video of the song. ...

Actor Seth Rogen, who is known for his hilarious responses and witty comebacks, joked about singing with Beyonce for the upcoming film 'The Long King' and said that it "must be a big deal for her." ...

Ever since Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared a video presenting his son Aryan Khan as Simba from Disney's "The Lion King", netizens can't stop talking about the similarity between their voices. Thanks to the similarity, SRK had to dub one sce ...

American actor Donald Glover knows what it is like to work with 'powerhouse' pop-singer Beyonce and called it a "big deal." ...