Nicki Minaj Joins Lil Rel, Leslie Jones and More in Voice Cast For “Angry Birds 2”

After the success of fourth platinum album, “Queen,” Nicki Minaj is taking her talents to the big screen, as she has just joined the voice cast of “The Angry Birds 2” movie, Variety reports. 

Though her role is currently unknown, Minaj joins the original “Angry Birds” cast, including Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride and Peter Niklage, who will all reprise their roles for the sequel. The OG crew will also be joined by Leslie Jones, Lil Rel Howery, Sterling K. Brown, Awkwafina, Rachel Bloom and more. 

Set to premiere on August 16, 2019, according to Variety, the release coincides with the 10th anniversary of the popular video game, which has since been downloaded over 4 billion times. 

Do you still play “Angry Birds”? Will you be tuning in to the film?