Halle Bailey Gets Selected as Ariel for ‘The Little Mermaid’
Disney has selected another princess of colour.
Halle Bailey from Chloe x Halle has been selected to play the role of Ariel for Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’. Bailey has been a clear front runner from the beginning for the director Rob Marshall. Melissa McCarthy might be selected for the role of Ursula as there are talks going on between both the parties.
Halle showed her excitement through a tweet:
https://twitter.com/chloexhalle/status/1146509551497170944
Marshall said in a statement:
After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role
In case you needed a reminder… Halles get it DONE. Congratulations @chloexhalle on this amazing opportunity, we can’t wait to see what you do! #TheLittleMermaid #HalleBailey pic.twitter.com/z0Rik2nxRe
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) July 3, 2019
Zendaya has shown her excitement in a tweet:
Yeeeeessss!! Here for thiiiissss!! @chloexhalle ♥️♥️🙌🏽🙌🏽 https://t.co/8hpuSKb4rD
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 3, 2019
She also stars in the Freeform series “Grown-ish.” The film will feature songs from the 1989 animated classic by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as new songs by Menken and Miranda. Production on The Little Mermaid is expected to begin in early 2020.
