SUPERSTAR Beyoncé is in advanced talks to sign an £80million deal with Disney for three major projects. The singer will appear on the soundtrack for Marvel film Black Panther 2, which is due for release next year, plus two other blockbusters. It comes after she featured on last year’s remake of The Lion King. A […]
SUPERSTAR Beyoncé is in advanced talks to sign an £80million deal with Disney for three major projects.
The singer will appear on the soundtrack for Marvel film Black Panther 2, which is due for release next year, plus two other blockbusters.
It comes after she featured on last year’s remake of The Lion King.
A source said: “Beyoncé has become a major player for Disney and is the perfect fit for their brand.
“She’s worked on a number of projects for them, including voicing Nala in the reboot of The Lion King, and now they’re keen to secure her for more projects.
“Disney have put forward a deal worth around £80million, which will secure Beyoncé for three major projects, including the Black Panther sequel.
“As part of the deal they are also trying to get her team to agree to have Beyoncé voicing some of the new documentaries coming to Disney Plus.
“After the success of having Meghan Markle voicing the film Elephant on the platform, they have projects coming up which align perfectly with Beyoncé’s brand.
“The negotiations are still ongoing but it’s the final details that are being thrashed out now.”
Beyoncé’s first affiliation with Disney came in 2007 when she appeared as Alice In Wonderland as part of the Disney Dream Portrait series.
Since then the singer, 38, who first found fame as part of Destiny’s Child, has worked with them on a number of projects, including the first Black Panther film, which starred Chadwick Boseman as the title character.
As well as voicing Nala in the photorealistic computer- animated remake of The Lion King, Beyoncé released a 14-track album to accompany the blockbuster.
The film pulled in more than £780million at the box office worldwide.
Last month Beyoncé — worth about £314million — also surprised Disney fans by appearing on a sing-along which was held to raise cash for charity.
Beyoncé, who has three children, Blue Ivy, eight, and two-year-old twins Sir Carter and Rumi with her rapper husband Jay Z, 50, sang When You Wish Upon A Star from 1940 film, Pinocchio.
She said during the show, which aired on US channel ABC: “I’m very proud and honoured to be a part of the Disney family.”
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