Beyonce Is Back With The Second Trailer: “Black Is King”

by Rohit Barve - 20.07.2020 First Published 20,July 2020, 3:01 PM

Beyonce has released the second trailer for “Black Is King” which features the singer herself. The film also has Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson and more. The project has been directed, written and executive-produced by the “Lemonade” singer and will be available on Disney+ platform on July 31, 2020.

Just last month, Beyonce had announced the visual album for “Black Is King” by releasing the first trailer. The shooting for the film took place across locations in New York, Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London and Belgium. It will be available to stream on the African Continent according to the distribution deal by Disney.

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I typically keep comments short and sweet, but I just watched the trailer with my family and I’m excited. ?please don’t get me hype?? “Black Is King” is a labor of love. It is my passion project that I have been filming, researching and editing day and night for the past year. I’ve given it my all and now it’s yours. It was originally filmed as a companion piece to “The Lion King: The Gift” soundtrack and meant to celebrate the breadth and beauty of Black ancestry. I could never have imagined that a year later, all the hard work that went into this production would serve a greater purpose. The events of 2020 have made the film’s vision and message even more relevant, as people across the world embark on a historic journey. We are all in search of safety and light. Many of us want change. I believe that when Black people tell our own stories, we can shift the axis of the world and tell our REAL history of generational wealth and richness of soul that are not told in our history books. With this visual album, I wanted to present elements of Black history and African tradition, with a modern twist and a universal message, and what it truly means to find your self-identity and build a legacy. I spent a lot of time exploring and absorbing the lessons of past generations and the rich history of different African customs. While working on this film, there were moments where I’ve felt overwhelmed, like many others on my creative team, but it was important to create a film that instills pride and knowledge. I only hope that from watching, you leave feeling inspired to continue building a legacy that impacts the world in an immeasurable way. I pray that everyone sees the beauty and resilience of our people. This is a story of how the people left MOST BROKEN have EXTRAORDINARY gifts.❤️✊? Thank you to Blitz, Emmanuel, Ibra, Jenn, Pierre, Dikayl, Kwasi and all the brilliant creatives. Thank you to all at Disney for giving this Black woman the opportunity to tell this story. This experience has been an affirmation of a grander purpose. My only goal is that you watch it with your family and that it gives you pride. Love y’all, B

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“Black Is King” by Beyonce will also star Pharrell Williams and Lupita Nyong’o and directors like Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Pierre Debusschere, Ibra Ake, Dikayl Rimmasch, Jake Nava, and Kwasi Fordjour have contributed in the making of the film.

Beyonce has worked with Disney on their ‘live-action’ CGI remake of “The Lion King”, she voices the character Nala. Along with this, she released the album “The Lion King: The Gift” which also had a documentary “Beyonce Presents: Making The Gift”. The latest, “Black Is King” is based on the music for the “The Lion King: The Gift”.

Beyonce has been quite active, her latest track “Black Parade” which released on July 19, 2020 for the Juneteenth became viral in no time. She also received the annual Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts at the 2020 BET Awards by Michelle Obama.

Beyonce is keeping us on our toes. We are afraid we can’t keep up but then we are not complaining, you keep going Queen B.

By: Aatira Kakroo