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Ariel (Halle Bailey) longs for the surface world in The Little Mermaid (2023), Disney
December 22, 2022

Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live-Action Remake Director Rob Marshall Claims “We Saw Everybody And Every Ethnicity” Before Casting Race-Swapped Ariel

‘The Little Mermaid’ live-action remake director Rob Marshall claims there was “no agenda” behind the film’s race-swapping of Ariel.
August 11, 2022

Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Halle Bailey Responds To Race-Swap Criticisms: “The Reassurance That Little Girls Just Like Me Should Be Princesses Was Something I Needed As A Kid”

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey believes that her casting as Ariel in the upcoming Disney remake is a huge win for black representation.
August 7, 2019

Disney’s Live-Action The Little Mermaid Actress Halle Bailey Responds to Casting Controversy

Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey responded to the casting controversy.
July 19, 2019

Report: One Direction’s Harry Styles Could Be Prince Eric in Live-Action Little Mermaid

Halle Bailey will be Ariel in Disney’s next live-action remake of The Little Mermaid and we now learn she may have found her Prince – Harry Styles.
July 9, 2019

Disney Responds to The Little Mermaid Casting Controversy: “Danish *People* Can Be Black”

Disney responded to the recent casting controversy for their upcoming The Little Mermaid live-action film via their Freeform Instagram page.
July 5, 2019

Disney Announces Race-Swapped Ariel with Actress Halle Bailey For “Live-Action Reimagining” of The Little Mermaid

Disney announced a race-swapped version of Ariel for their upcoming “live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.Actress Halle Bailey was announced to star in The Little Mermaid from director Rob Marshall.