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Halle Bailey Confirms Wrapping Up ‘The Little Mermaid’ Film

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While there has been some controversy in the past regarding Halle Bailey playing Ariel, The Little Mermaid, the singer has pushed through adversity and is now announcing wrapping up the film. In 2019, the 21-year-old singer received a lot of backlash after a group of people believed that Ariel should be played by a white, red-haired woman.

In support of her sister, Chloe Bailey shared her excitement for her sister’s new role while also having her back towards the hate. “I am more than proud. She is so beautiful every time we FaceTime, I get chills. She will always be my little mermaid.”

While some of the haters may be upset, fans of the duo singer may be excited to hear that the filming for the upcoming movie is wrapping up. “I feel so grateful to have experienced this film in all of its glory,” she stated in a lengthy Instagram caption. “It has been the toughest experience being away from everything and everyone i’ve ever known, to feeling self doubt/ loneliness, but also feeling such freedom and perseverance as i’ve reached the end.”

Cheers to the Bailey sisters! Will you be in line for The Little Mermaid? Check out the rest of the posts here and here.

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SURPRISE!!!!! Poll Reveals that Most Who Are Against Halle Bailey Being Cast as Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’ Are Republicans

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According to a new Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult poll, most people are here for Halle Bailey playing Ariel in the new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Last week upon the announcement of her casting, social media blew up with racist remarks about Bailey being the wrong race to play this fictional character.

Critics thought that maybe the actress chosen to star in the film should have looked like the illustrated version of the character from the 1989 cartoon. From the opposing public outcry, the hashtag #NotMyAriel took off like wildfire.

But is that what most people think?

According to this poll of over 2,000 adults, conducted between July 8th and 10, the Hollywood Reporter found that most survey folks believe she would be a great choice for the role.

The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region.  Some of the questions asked were as follows:

“When films are remade, they should be remade as close to their original as possible, including sticking to the race and ethnicity of each character?” or “When films are remade, they should try to be more diverse in their casting even if that means changing the race and ethnicity of some characters?”

The results were incredibly political. About 3/4 of those surveyed that identified as Democrats and a little under 1/2 of those who consider themselves Republicans said that they support the casting of Bailey.

17 percent said that they opposed Bailey taking on the leading role. Though 34 percent overall said that they “strongly support” the decision to cast Bailey, roughly 21 percent said that they “somewhat support” the choice.

 

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Disney Recognizes Black Excellence + Casts Beyoncé Protégé Halle Bailey As Live-Action LITTLE MERMAID Lead Ariel

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Hollywood giant Disney knows black excellence when it sees it. The entertainment conglomerate has officially casted actress Halle Bailey to star in the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid movie.

After months of searching for its lead, Disney has announced the huge decision to go with the 19-year-old musician.

The R&B singer has been tapped to play Ariel in Disney’s next live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” Although director Rob Marshall has spent the last couple of months meeting with talent, insiders say Bailey has been a clear front runner from the beginning. “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,” Marshall said in a statement. (Variety)

Bailey made sure to hit up social media and geek out over landing the major role.

Production on the must-see live-action flick is expected to start up next year.

The film, produced by John DeLuca, Marc Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, will feature the iconic songs from the 1989 animated classic by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as new songs by Menken and Miranda.Melissa McCarthy has reportedly been cast as the villain, Ursula. Shooting is expected to get underway sometime in 2020. (CNN)

Bailey has blown up over the past few years as a musician signed to Disney’s The Lion King star Beyoncé’s label.

Bailey, 19, is best known as one-half of Chloe x Halle, who signed to Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment label after gaining popularity with YouTube covers. The Little Mermaid would be a breakout role for Bailey, whose only other screen credit is as a supporting player on Freeform’s Yara Shahidi series Grown-ish. She is repped by CAA. (The Hollywood Reporter)

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