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Halle Bailey nails role of ‘The Little Mermaid’

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13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 13 Sep 2022 00:24:38
Halle Bailey nails role of ‘The Little Mermaid’

Disney revealed the first look at its live-action adaptation of ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Disney’s biennial D23 Expo. The film which is slated to hit theatres May 26 is directed by Rob Marshall and stars Halle Bailey as the lead.

Bailey said today that it’s the first time she has seen footage of the film from Walt Disney Pictures, reports the Deadline.

“I’m sure all of you in here can relate to Ariel and how special she is to all of us,” she said from the stage. “Being a little girl swimming in the pool, imagining I was a mermaid, I never imagined that would come to life [like this]. … The three days filming ‘Part of Your World’ was the most beautiful experience of my life — feeling all the feelings she feels, her passion, discomfort, everything she’s experiencing. It was so exciting for me to play those emotions and to have Rob directing me and being such a moving force on this film was really an honour.”

Said Marshall, an Oscar nominee for ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: “I have a special connection to this film. In 1989, I don’t know if you remember the excitement to hear a musical again. It was sort of dead — musicals were gone. Even though it was animated, we could hear people singing again and again. … When Disney asked me to do this, it felt like this incredible moment. It felt like fate.”

Today’s Little Mermaid news came as part of Disney’s studio showcase, highlighting upcoming projects across the arenas of live-action and animation from Disney and Pixar. This year’s confab runs at the Anaheim Convention Center through Sunday, September 11.

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