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Trevor Noah defends Little Mermaid casting, slams naysayers

Posted 4 years ago

In news that will shock absolutely no one with access to the internet, the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming The Little Mermaid has sparked immediate controversy. But naysayers and racists aren’t the only ones...

The Little Mermaid first look shows Halle Bailey as Ariel as filming wraps

Posted 5 years ago

Disney has no shortage of live-action adaptations of their animated classics in the works, and the latest has just wrapped up production. After being delayed due to COVID-19, shooting on Disney's The Little Mermaid is now complete, and star Halle...

The Little Mermaid: Noma Dumezweni joins the cast in a newly created role

Posted 6 years ago

It's been announced that The Undoing's Noma Dumezweni is going under the sea for Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid will be directed by Rob Marshall from a script penned by David Magee. Halle Bailey will...

Jonah Hauer-King swims aboard The Little Mermaid as Prince Eric

Posted 7 years ago

Over the last several years Disney has mined their vast catalog of animated hits in order to give them the live action treatment. The result has been tremendous success with films like THE JUNGLE BOOK, ALADDIN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,...

Daveed Diggs in talks to play Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

Disney's seemingly unending onslaught of live-action remakes of their animated classics continues, and one of the many projects in the works is THE LITTLE MERMAID. The live-action film is set to be helmed by Rob Marshall (MARY POPPINS RETURNS) and...

Harry Styles has passed on playing Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

Update: According to The Wrap, Disney will need to look elsewhere for Prince Eric as Harry Styles has decided to pass on the role. Reports of Styles' casting earlier today were premature and sources have said that while the singer/actor...

The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey eloquently addresses casting backlash

Posted 7 years ago

A lot of people on the internet are savages, and when it was announced that R&B singer Halle Bailey – a woman of color – would star as Ariel for Disney's live-action version of THE LITTLE MERMAID, trolls arrived in droves to...

The Little Mermaid live musical is set for ABC starring Auli’i Cravalho

Posted 7 years ago

If you thought Disney would restrict their reach of new adaptations of classic animated movies to only live-action feature films, then clearly you don’t know the House of Mouse at all. After announcing that Halle Bailey will be playing Ariel...

Javier Bardem in talks to join the cast of Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

Javier Bardem may be heading back under the sea as the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES actor is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID. Should he...

R&B singer Halle Bailey to swim as Ariel for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

After announcing that stars Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina are all in talks to swim with the fishes for Disney's live-action re-imagining of THE LITTLE MERMAID, word has bubbled to the surface that R&B singer Halle Bailey will venture...