R & B Singer Halle Bailey has been roped in to play Ariel, in Disney’s upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid. To announce the news and congratulate Halle, Walt Disney Studios took to its official twitter handle, stating, ‘Just Announced: Halle Bailey has been cast in the upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.’
Just Announced: Halle Bailey has been cast in the upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. pic.twitter.com/GAUydbkfMV
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) July 3, 2019
Halle too confirmed the news on twitter saying, ‘Dream come true’. Since the day news has been announced, many celebrities have been talking about it on their Twitter handle. Take a look:
Yeeeeessss!! Here for thiiiissss!! @chloexhalle ♥️♥️🙌🏽🙌🏽 https://t.co/8hpuSKb4rD
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 3, 2019
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
Warm-up painting because I am SO INCREDIBLY HERE FOR IT #TheLittleMermaid @chloexhalle pic.twitter.com/kWom3RE9tq
— Alice X. Zhang (@alicexz) July 4, 2019
#HalleBailey as #Ariel 🧜🏾♀️🐚 #TheLittleMermaid #Disney #TheLittleMermaidLiveAction @chloexhalle @Disney https://t.co/hN6M2SLj7g pic.twitter.com/x1E0y7vzqo
— Hayden Williams (@Hayden_Williams) July 4, 2019
We’re getting a beautiful black mermaid for the Little Mermaid live action movie. Do you understand how much of an impact this will make for little black girls to see a fantasy of themselves on screen? A black mermaid! I could cry! 😭💕 #HalleBailey #LittleMermaid pic.twitter.com/7CMbOOV4G5
— Moon Princess 🌙✨ (@RheaMorris_) July 3, 2019
Directed by Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid will also feature Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina in pivotal roles.
And we are all excited to see this colorblind casting in action!
