LOS ANGELES — As the second Black Disney princess in history, Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the new The Little Mermaid movie, says she has been moved by videos of Black children and parents delighted by her history-making role. And then there was the video that hit closer to home, sent by her mother, of her grandparents viewing the...
Cast member Halle Bailey attends the premiere of the film The Little Mermaid in Los Angeles, California, US, May 8, 2023.LOS ANGELES — As the second Black Disney princess in history, Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the new The Little Mermaid movie, says she has been moved by videos of Black children and parents delighted by her history-making role.
"Special moments like that make me feel like I'm in the right place because they have been through so much," Bailey told Reuters. "My grandmother remembers seeing her family members in the cotton fields." Bailey chose to embrace her historical casting by reading the book The Little Mermaid: Make a Splash to children at the White House in April and soaking up the good vibes from her little fans' videos.
The cast includes Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and Javier Bardem as King Triton. Among the voice actors, Daveed Diggs plays the crab Sebastian, Awkwafina is the diving bird Scuttle, and Jacob Tremblay is the fish Flounder."I had these amazing synchronised swimming coaches," she said. "They would come over to my house every Sunday and they would just teach me how to swim.
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