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I listened to a video of her singing Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", and she certainly seems to have the voice for it. Whether she can act, who knows? That'll be the challenge, really, since for part of the movie she can't use one of those things she's best known for...her voice.
On the other hand, I wasn't too thrilled about the rumor of Melissa McCarthy for Ursula, mostly because I think she's unfunny and unlikable (kind of like Will Ferrell). Is she even capable of singing?
The Red Sea seems kind of far afield from the story's Danish origins, but whatever. Halle Bailey was unknown to me until the announcement; I listened to the "Unforgettable" video and, yeah, the girls can definitely sing.
I'm now waiting to hear rumors that Halle Berry has been cast in the role.
Would have been really appropriate if they'd found a trans singer/actress to play Ariel, transformation being her entire story.
I wonder if they will go for something closer to the original story or the Disney animated one? Even minus the whole 'Feels like walking on knives.' thing, the original mermaid didn't realize until far too late that she had no chance at all with the prince.
This is a Disney movie. Of course they will be closer to their animated movie than to the original story. But maybe they will find a third way to end the story?
Perhaps 'Giving up your voice and life under the water for someone you know for about an hour is not a good life choice'?