Halle Bailey To Play “Ariel” In The Remake Of “The Little Mermaid”

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

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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!