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Friday, July 12, 2019 Lifestyle | Features
US actor Jamie Foxx (center), daughter Anelise (right) and friends arrive for the world premiere of Donald Glover attends the premiere of Disney’s “The Lion King”. Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Dolby theatre. — AFP photos Beyonce leads red carpet stars as ‘The Lion King’ roars back to life eyonce led the stars behind the voices of “The Lion King” down the red carpet on Tuesday at the world Bpremiere of the remake of the 1994 Disney movie which uses computer-generated imagery to bring a realistic look to Pride Rock. Depicting stunning African scenery, the new movie follows the same plot as the original Oscar-win- ning animation about lion cub Simba, who flees his kingdom after his villainous uncle Scar connives to take his father Mufasa’s place as king. Actor Donald Glover is the voice behind the grown-up Simba, while Beyonce portrays his friend Nala. The cast also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa) and James Earl Jones, who voiced Mufasa in the 1994 film. “I just listened to what (Beyonce) had to teach me,” Glover said of working with the Grammy Award winner. “Only very few times do you get to work with somebody as iconic as Beyonce,” Glover said. “I was like, okay, we are like blending this thing together so let me just listen to what she is doing and play off of that.” “The Lion King” was an instant hit with audiences around US singer/songwriter Beyonce arrives for the world premiere of the world when it was originally released. A hugely success- Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood. to launch ful musical theatre version still runs on New York’s Lady Gaga Broadway and in London. “It’s like a recipe that will be deli- cious forever, it just works,” Rogen said of the story. “The beauty line on Amazon Lion King” remake, which begins its worldwide cinema roll- out in China on Friday before hitting other countries next op star Lady Gaga on Tuesday announced a line week, follows new versions of “Aladdin” and “Dumbo”. It is of beauty products exclusively for sale on Amazon directed by Jon Favreau, who was behind the 2016 remake of in a boost to the online retailer’s cosmetics busi- “The Jungle Book”. — Reuters P ness. The brand, Haus Laboratories, will launch in September for shoppers in nearly a dozen countries, including the United States, Germany and Japan, Amazon said. The move underscores how the world’s biggest online retailer is increasing competition with traditional cosmetics sellers like Ulta Beauty and Sephora-parent LVMH, which recently launched a beauty brand by singer Rihanna. Lady Gaga, who shared an Academy Award this year for the original song “Shallow,” said Amazon was the right partner because it embraced her message of self- acceptance. “There are companies that see me and what I stand for and the way that I view the world, and if it’s not perfectly in line with what they do ... they’ll be like, ‘Can you just change half of the equation?’” the singer told publication The Business of Fashion, which reported the news earlier Tuesday. “The answer is no. No deal.” Amazon’s push into cosmetics includes a private label British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor arrives for the world premiere of Seth Rogen attends the premiere of Disney’s “The Lion King” at Disney’s “The Lion King”. Dolby Theatre. skin care brand called Belei. — Reuters