If you enjoyed listening to Beyoncé’s album, The Lion King: The Gift, you’ll be excited to know that the star’s new movie, Black Is King, is coming to Disney Plus July 31. The film which is being called a visual album picks up where The Gift left off and will celebrate Black culture. Beyoncé wrote, directed and served as executive producer on Black Is King.Black Is King follows the voyages of Black families throughout time and tells “a tale about a young king’s transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity,” Disney said in a press release. The young king’s loved ones help guide him to reclaim his home and throne.

Black Is King has sparked controversy among members of the African community because of its stereotypical portrayal of African cultures. In the trailer below, the characters are seen wearing animal skins with paint on their faces.

“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,” Beyoncé wrote in an Instagram post.

Actress Natasha Thahane has decided to prepare in order to tackle a new character in a new movies.The star who was recently known for a role on Netflix SA’ Blood & Water, posted images of herself working out in a fitness center.The actress wore her hair in braids as she rocked a grey crop top and matching tights. The star has been boxing and has clearly lost a bit of weight.

Fans loved seeing the active side of Natasha and are waiting patiently to see the result.

Natasha wore boxing gloves as she got her training and exercise on.

She wrote, “New character loading. Putting in more work, sacrifice and commitment.

She also thanked her fitness coach, Zaza, for assisting her through the emotionally and physically draining journey.

Actress Natasha Thahane has decided to prepare in order to tackle a new character in a new movies.

She also thanked her fitness coach, Zaza, for assisting her through the emotionally and physically draining journey.

Fans loved seeing the active side of Natasha and are waiting patiently to see the result.

Check out a few of their comments below:

lunathimampofu “Get it boo”

The actress wore her hair in braids as she rocked a grey crop top and matching tights.

The star has been boxing and has clearly lost a bit of weight …

Natasha wore boxing gloves as she got her training and exercise on.

She wrote, “New character loading. Putting in more work, sacrifice and commitment.”

The star who was recently known for a role on Netflix SA’ Blood & Water, posted videos and images of herself working out in a fitness center.

Amanda Black Antony, is a South African singer-songwriter and recording artist. She is more popularly known by her stage name, Amanda Black. She achieved recognition in 2016 after the release of her hit single ‘Amazulu’ which was nominated for several music awards. Her latest album release is called Power.

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Amanda Black Education

She began singing in church and at school at a young age. When she turned 12 she began competing in talent hunts which exposed her to stage performance. The songstress later moved to Port Elizabeth where she completed her high school career at Kabega Christian School. She then moved to Port Elizabeth before she proceeded to further her education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and studied Music Education.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way called dibs on the rights for the series before Lauren’s book was even published.
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SA author Lauren Beukes is on cloud nine after the international tech and media giant Apple signed for a series based on her 2013 best-selling novel The Shining Girls, produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.

The series centres on a depression era drifter who is on a mission to murder “shining girls”, namely bright young women filled with potential. He stalks them, leaving clues on their bodies, until one of his victims survives and starts hunting him.

The series will star Elisabeth Moss as the Chicago reporter who survived the assault and hunts for her attacker.

Elisabeth and Leonardo, through his company Appian Way, will executive produce the series.

Lauren told TshisaLIVE she was thrilled to have her book made into an international series, and said Leonardo’s company and MRC Television reserved the rights to make the series before it was published.

“Development takes a long time. Most books that are optioned never make it to screen. It’s about chemistry and finding the right talent, in this case show runner Silka Luisa, a phenomenal young writer who wrote a killer pilot which piqued the interest of Elizabeth, who came on board last year to star and be an executive producer.”

Lauren revealed there had been a bidding war between networks for the series, with Apple winning the rights.

She said shooting would probably only start in the middle of next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lauren hopes the deal will inspire more international production companies and networks to take a look at SA talent.

“It’s so surreal and amazing. It means a lot for my career and the possibility of some of my other work making it to film. Mostly, I hope it will spike interest in other South African adaptations. I can think of a few projects I’d love to see make it to film, from Mohale Mashigo’s short stories to Masande Ntshanga’s Triangulum.”

Lauren described it as a “lightning strike of luck and success”, but said it came from years of hard work and perseverance.

“It helps when you’re out there holding a lightning rod. This isn’t a lottery win or an overnight success. I have built and built and built. You have to keep doing the work, keep writing, keep putting it out there. It’s taken me 12 years and five novels to get here.”