disney’s the little mermaid
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Queen Latifah Brought Looks, Her Pretty Face and Bawdy Language to The Little Mermaid Live!
It was sometime in the early ‘90s and my mommy and I were in Miami’s International Airport. I was an adventurous child with an infatuation with The Little Mermaid. There was a Disney store in this particular airport, and I figured they’d have Ariel and the homies, so I scurried my way into the store.…
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'I Don't Pay Attention to the Negativity': Halle Bailey Takes the High Road on Her Role in The Little Mermaid
We love Halle Bailey’s quick clapbacks as “Sky Forster” on Grown-ish, trading clever quips with older sister Chloe, who play her track star twin, “Jazz.” But as the newest—and newly envisioned—Disney princess to enter the reboot game, we seriously admire Bailey’s restraint when dealing with the onslaught of racists armchair critics who took issue with…
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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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Casting Halle Bailey as Ariel Is Great. The Real Question Is: Who Will Be Her Prince?
When news broke last week that Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel for the new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, I was thrilled. I’m a big fan of the show Grown-ish and her character Sky Forster has a good mix of comedic and dramatic timing. Bailey can sing, and images of red locks…
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Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle Will Play Ariel in Disney’s Live-Action Remake of The Little Mermaid
A wise crustacean once said that it’s better down where it’s wetter and I’m pretty sure he made this statement because he foresaw the melanin that was going to hit the Seven Seas! Thus, Disney has chosen to make blackness a part of their world by casting Halle Bailey of R&B singing duo Chloe x…
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Lizzo Tosses Her Hair, er, Hat in the Ring to Play Ursula in Little Mermaid as Melissa McCarthy Said to Be Disney’s Pick
Upon hearing the news Friday that Disney had someone else in mind to play the sea witch Ursula in the highly anticipated live-action version of The Little Mermaid, Lizzo quickly made it known for one and all to see that Disney should surely, “Pick me!” After taking to Twitter to attach a sad emoji face to…
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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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Ursula Should Be Played by a Black Woman or a Drag Queen, and That’s a Black-Ass Fact
You’re a poor, unfortunate soul if you think Ursula from The Little Mermaid should be played by anyone other than a black woman or a black drag queen. And if you don’t agree (not that I care), I’ll explain … So rumor has it, Disney is eyeing Lady Gaga to play Ursula in a live-action…