We Have Our Ariel!
Love them or hate them, remakes are flooding Disney's market. One of their most highly anticipated upcoming live-action remakes just happens to be my favorite movie,
The Little Mermaid
. There has been a great deal of speculation behind who Disney might cast to play Ariel, the passionate redheaded mermaid, especially after they announced that they were focusing mainly on actresses of color for the role. A long-standing rumor was that they had their eye on
I never watched the show Grown-ish, which is a spin-off of Black-ish that Halle stars in with her sister
The first question everyone seemed to have about Ariel being cast as an actress who is not a natural redhead is whether or not she will change her hair for the role. The biggest issue is that a wig or a poorly done dye job could come off looking too unnatural. There were many complaints about the appearance of Mera, an underwater queen with hair nearly identical to Ariel's, in the latest Aquaman movie. The complaints revolved around the fact that her wig was too bright and fake, while arguments in favor of it pointed out that chlorine and other chemicals in the water could damage hair in underwater scenes, especially if it's been dyed, and that even professional mermaids use wigs to protect their own hair. In this case, it depends how much CGI Disney will use to create the underwater imagery. Hopefully Halle is a good swimmer! Ironically,
There have been other rumors flying around about the remake as well recently. Gilmore Girls actress
As much as I wish Disney would focus more on original animated movies instead of turning all their old ones into live-action, I am eager to see what new direction they might take with my favorite fairy tale. Congratulations to Halle Bailey for landing such a dream role. I hope that her sister Chloe can share the spotlight with her as one of the other daughters of Triton. Even though there is very little known about this movie right now, it is already beginning to look very different from the 1989 classic, which is a good thing in my opinion because I'd rather have something entirely new than a carbon copy that will never live up to the original. I do like the choice of Awkwafina as Scuttle, but I hope they pick someone who can act like more of a diva than Melissa McCarthy to play Ursula. Now I will leave you with a lovely video of Halle Bailey, our new Ariel, belting out the classic song "Unforgettable."
I never watched the show Grown-ish, which is a spin-off of Black-ish that Halle stars in with her sister
The first question everyone seemed to have about Ariel being cast as an actress who is not a natural redhead is whether or not she will change her hair for the role. The biggest issue is that a wig or a poorly done dye job could come off looking too unnatural. There were many complaints about the appearance of Mera, an underwater queen with hair nearly identical to Ariel's, in the latest Aquaman movie. The complaints revolved around the fact that her wig was too bright and fake, while arguments in favor of it pointed out that chlorine and other chemicals in the water could damage hair in underwater scenes, especially if it's been dyed, and that even professional mermaids use wigs to protect their own hair. In this case, it depends how much CGI Disney will use to create the underwater imagery. Hopefully Halle is a good swimmer! Ironically,
There have been other rumors flying around about the remake as well recently. Gilmore Girls actress
As much as I wish Disney would focus more on original animated movies instead of turning all their old ones into live-action, I am eager to see what new direction they might take with my favorite fairy tale. Congratulations to Halle Bailey for landing such a dream role. I hope that her sister Chloe can share the spotlight with her as one of the other daughters of Triton. Even though there is very little known about this movie right now, it is already beginning to look very different from the 1989 classic, which is a good thing in my opinion because I'd rather have something entirely new than a carbon copy that will never live up to the original. I do like the choice of Awkwafina as Scuttle, but I hope they pick someone who can act like more of a diva than Melissa McCarthy to play Ursula. Now I will leave you with a lovely video of Halle Bailey, our new Ariel, belting out the classic song "Unforgettable."
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