Queen Essence — Mary J. Blige's Voice Role in Trolls World Tour (2020)
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- May 17
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Updated: May 18
Queen Essence — Mary J. Blige's Voice Role in Trolls World Tour (2020)
Film: Trolls World Tour | Year: 2020 | Studio: DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures | Voice Cast: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, George Clinton
Queen Essence. Queen of the Funk Trolls. Ruler of Vibe City. Voiced by the actual Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. I genuinely cannot think of a more perfect casting decision in the history of animated film. The producers of Trolls World Tour were inspired when they made this call.
About Trolls World Tour
Trolls World Tour is the 2020 DreamWorks sequel to the 2016 hit Trolls. The film expands the Trolls universe by revealing that there are six different Troll tribes across the world, each devoted to a different music genre. Queen Barb of the Rock Trolls wants to destroy all genres except rock and force musical unity under her rule. Poppy and Branch have to journey across the musical kingdoms to stop her.
Who Is Queen Essence?
Queen Essence is the Queen of the Funk Trolls, the ruler of Vibe City, and the mother of twin princes including Cooper, who was separated from the family at birth. She is cool, calm, and wise. She leads her people with understanding and love rather than aggression.
But here is the detail that gets me. Queen Essence carries the knowledge that their music, their identity, their whole world, does not live in the magical strings. It lives in them. In who they are. In their soul. That realization, that the thing you love most cannot be taken away because it is inside you, is the emotional heart of the film. And Mary delivers it with everything she has.
What the Producers Said
DreamWorks producer Gina Shay said it simply: Mary represents R&B. She is the queen. Who better to play queen of this world than the Queen of R&B? There is no better answer to that question. There is no more natural fit in animation history.
Trolls World Tour went directly to digital streaming in April 2020 during the pandemic and became one of the most watched films of that year. Millions of kids and families around the world heard Mary J. Blige's voice as a queen who ruled with love and wisdom. That legacy matters.
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