In an interview with Variety, Bailey expressed how “barrier-breaking” this film truly is.
Naturally, these trolls had zero issue with the concept of a singing crab or voice-stealing octopus? The teaser, which currently sports over 1.5 million dislikes, has also been accused of falling short in creating a ‘realistic’ underwater world-presumably, users are finding any excuse to find fault with this film.Īccording to The Independent, trolls began trending #NotMyAriel on Twitter, accusing Disney of poor casting choices and insisting that a live-action remake should stay true to the original animation that displayed the mythical Ariel as a pale white woman with westernised straight red hair. Most predominantly-which can only be described as acute racism-is the critique of Bailey’s hair in the movie. Unfortunately, there are some netizens whose ignorance and self-importance has redirected the media attention away from this film’s important step towards diversity and inclusivity within the Disney repertoire.Īfter the trailer’s release, comments and videos began to appear across social media platforms criticising a number of trivial elements. She’s a remarkable young woman,” McCarthy told Andy Cohen on the late night talk show Watch What Happens Live. It’s so beautiful and it’s from such a place, she sings from her heart and when I heard it, there were seven of us that just burst out crying.
“We were on set and they started playing Halle’s version of the song. Melissa McCarthy, who dons the role of villain Ursula in the movie, recently recalled the moment she first heard Bailey’s rendition of the emblematic song ‘Part of Your World’. Director Rob Marshall, after having announced Bailey as their princess, stated: “After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance-plus a glorious singing voice-all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role,” as reported by The DisInsider.
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