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Beyonce Speaks About The Making Of ‘Black Is King’ & Shares Her Hopes For The Film

<p>The time is almost here for Beyoncé’s latest film &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black Is King&comma;” to premiere on Disney’s streaming service&comma; Disney&plus;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ahead of the film’s release&comma; Beyoncé talked about the film in a pre-recorded speech&comma; which aired on <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;goodmorningamerica&period;com&sol;culture&sol;story&sol;beyonces-black-king-disney-stream-72050812">Good Morning America<&sol;a><&sol;em> on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In her speech&comma; Beyoncé said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black Is King&&num;8217&semi; is finally here&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m so excited you guys get to watch it tonight on Disney&plus;&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s been a year in the making&period; I worked with a diverse group of very gifted directors and actors and creatives from all over the world to reimagine the story of &&num;8216&semi;The Lion King&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She continued&comma;&&num;8221&semi; The narrative unfolds through music videos&comma; fashion&comma; dance&comma; beautiful natural settings&comma; and raw new talent&comma; but it all started in my backyard&period; So from my house to Johannesburg to Ghana to London to Belgium to the Grand Canyon &&num;8212&semi; it was truly a journey to bring this film to life&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When it comes to the message she hopes the film will bring to audiences&comma; Beyoncé said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;And my hope for this film is that it shifts the global perception of the word &&num;8216&semi;Black&comma;&&num;8217&semi; which has always meant inspiration and love and strength and beauty to me&period; But &&num;8216&semi;Black Is King&&num;8217&semi; means Black is regal and rich in history in purpose and in lineage&period; I hope y&&num;8217&semi;all love it&comma; I hope you enjoy it and I hope y&&num;8217&semi;all see it tonight&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CDRJd&lowbar;vhAPq" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As you all know&comma; last year&comma; Beyoncé starred as Nala in the live-action remake of the classic film &&num;8220&semi;The Lion King&comma;&&num;8221&semi; which jump-started her relationship with Disney&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The announcement for Beyoncé&&num;8217&semi;s new film &&num;8220&semi;Black Is King&comma;&&num;8221&semi; came shortly after she released her latest single &&num;8220&semi;<em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;beyonce-drops-a-new-song-black-parade&sol;">Black Parade<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma;&&num;8221&semi; which was released on Juneteenth and also helped introduce her initiative&comma; which places the spotlight on small black businesses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <span class&equals;"s1"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; 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