Fresh from the stage, Beyoncé will be back on the big screen later this year.
Shortly after the 32-time Grammy Award-winning superstar wrapped up the U.S. leg of the Renaissance World Tour in Kansas City on Sunday night, she dropped the trailer for the film version of the international jaunt.
“When I am performing, I am nothing but free,” she says in the trailer over a montage of clips from the road. “My goal for this tour was to create a place where everyone is free, and no one is judged.”
New York City drag icon and hate crime survivor Kevin Aviance, who’s featured on the chart-topping “Renaissance” opus, is seen crying in the trailer.
Titled “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” the project chronicles the artist as she works out the details for the eagerly-anticipated concert and takes it on the road from Stockholm, Sweden, to Kansas City, Mo.
AMC announced Monday that the theatrical release will roll out Dec. 1.
“It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft,” the national theater chain stated. “Received with extraordinary acclaim, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour created a sanctuary for freedom, and shared joy, for more than 2.7 million fans.”
According to Billboard, the 21-show European leg of the tour raked in $154 million. The 43-show U.S. leg kicked off July 11 in Philadelphia, shining light on local talent featured among her troupe dancers and musicians.
The “Renaissance” film follows the announcement of Taylor Swift’s concert film — slated to open in theaters on Oct. 13.
Both of the movies have been announced as the Screen Actors Guild continues its strike, which shut down movie and TV productions in July.
Beyoncé’s previous concert film, “Homecoming,” – filmed in 2018 at Coachella, remains a ratings draw on Netflix since being released in 2019.
Karu F. Daniels
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