Things We Saw Today: Beyoncé Eyed to Voice Nala in the Upcoming Lion King Remake

Could Beyoncé be headed to that live-action Lion King remake? Word around town is that the Lemonade singer is director Jon Favreau’s first choice to play Nala in the upcoming film. It’s already confirmed that Donald Glover will voice Simba and James Earl Jones will reprising his role as the lion cub’s father, Mufasa. How do we all feel about this? (via Variety)

• Let’s all throw eye daggers at this Iowa lawmaker who says women that suffer a miscarriage should carry the fetus to term. (via Bustle)
• According to actress Thandie Newton, there aren’t good roles for POC in the U.K. (via Vulture)
• NYC phone booths are being transformed into feminist guerrilla art thanks to this awesome “Resistance is Female” project. (via Gothamist)
• Excuse the heart eyes. It’s just that Josh Groban’s version of “Evermore” from Beauty and the Beast is just so darn beautiful. (via YouTube)
• A big congrats to SpaceX which successfully launched its first recycled rocket. (via ABC News)
• That horrific anti-trans “Free Speech Bus” made its way to Boston. In response, Mayor Marty Wash raised the transgender flag at City Hall Plaza. (via Boston Magazine)
• Stop what you’re doing and go play Ms. Pac-Man in Google Maps right now. (via Kotaku)

Well, that’s it on my end. What did you all find?

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