disney princesses
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Little Fires Everywhere Star Lexi Underwood Cast as Princess of New Disney Hip-Hop Cinderella Film Sneakerella
Lexi Underwood, the impressive newcomer who delivered her own acting performance to remember next to Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon’s masterful ones in Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, is the latest young Black star to be tapped by Disney to play a modern-day princess. Underwood will star in an upcoming pop/hip-hop movie adaptation of Cinderella from…
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Queen Latifah to Play Ursula in ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live!
In a ‘90s kind of world, we were glad we had our girl Queen Latifah; and now, in 2019, she’s letting us tap into that old feeling by announcing she will play Ursula in ABC’s live concert version of The Little Mermaid. At this time, I would like to take a brief moment to stan…
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Has Halle Bailey’s Prince Been Found? Singer Harry Styles Is Said to Be Disney’s Pick to Play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid
Word has it that singer Harry Styles of boy band One Direction fame is in talks to be cast as Prince Eric to Halle Bailey’s Ariel in the Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Negotiations are still in the early stages, according to the Hollywood Reporter, but if Styles is cast, it would show…
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Forget The Nanny; Is Cardi B Low-Key Auditioning for The Little Mermaid Reboot?
So here’s a hot take I wasn’t expecting to have, but bear with me, because this could be fun (that is, if social media editor Corey Townsend doesn’t kill me first for messing with his childhood obsession). But just for shits and giggles (because it’s Tuesday afternoon, and do you have something better going on?),…
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Color of Change: Remember the Outcry Over Princess Tiana's Makeover in Wreck-It Ralph 2? Disney Listened!
You know, we relish every opportunity to use our powers for good, so we were thrilled to hear that an article we published last month helped influence some very positive change at Disney, one of the world’s oldest, largest and most revered movie studios (and self-proclaimed creators of “the happiest place on Earth,” Disneyland). After…
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Colorism, or Complete Makeover? Disney's Princess Tiana Has a New Look, and We Have Questions
Disney, who dis princess? That’s what fans of The Princess and the Frog’s Princess Tiana wanted to know after seeing the latest round of trailers for the upcoming Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, which features a reunion of pretty much every Disney princess imaginable, reincarnated through the magic of CGI. For those who…