EXCLUSIVE: After her scene-stealing role as Hugh Grant’s lawyer in HBO’s smash hit series The Undoing, Noma Dumezweni is set to head under the sea as she has joined Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
Halle Bailey will portray the Ariel, a mermaid princess who dreams of being a human, while Melissa McCarthy is playing her evil aunt Ursula.
Javier Bardem is on board to play King Triton.“The Little Mermaid” will be directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee.
The upcoming film will incorporate original songs from the 1989 animated classic, as well as new tunes from original composer Alan Menken with lyrics by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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