The presentation of the feature film, which premieres in May 2023, during the D23 Expo, in California, should leave fans calmer. The production seems to have maintained a certain magic of the original, with Ariel singing at the bottom of the sea - without her hair getting in her face -, her mermaid tail floats in the water and she has scales going up her chest instead of a bra on top. shell shape. Halle Bailey's voice is also impressive.
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But when Disney released the first teaser of the film, the internet did what it always does. The abuse directed at the actress and her choice to play the character was ugly. For many, it is absurd for a mermaid to be black.
On the other hand, mothers began posting their black children's reactions to the trailer on TikTok.
They show joy and surprise when seeing a person with the same skin color in the role of Ariel. Halle Bailey herself posted a compilation on Twitter with Portuguese subtitles, originating on @portalcxh and republished by @tracklist, saying: “People have been sending me these reactions all weekend, and I'm truly amazed. This means everything to me.”
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The actress also received support from Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the 1989 animation, and Rachel Zegler, actress from Love sublime love who will be Snow White in Disney's live action version.
Translation of the tweet: To those trying to spread misinformation about the legendary Jodi Benson, Ariel's original voice actress, being bitter about Halle being cast, this is not true! Miss Jodi has been Halle's biggest supporter since it was announced that she would play Ariel. Stop these lies.
The Little Mermaid features classic animation songs, composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, such as Under the Sea, winner of the Oscar for original song. Menken is once again the composer of the instrumental track and is writing new tracks in partnership with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the author of the hit songs Encanto.
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