Yara Shahidi Tapped To Play Tinkerbell In Disney’s Upcoming ‘Peter Pan And Wendy’ Live-Action Remake
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etcanada.comYara Shahidi is set to become Disney’s Tinkerbell in a new live-action movie titled, “Peter Pan And Wendy”. Entertainment Tonight confirms the “Grown-ish” actress, 20, has been tapped to play the sassy green fairy in the upcoming Disney remake.
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The news follows Disney’s casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in “The Little Mermaid”. Filmmaker David Lowery is taking on the classic tale, while Toby Halbrooks is penning the script.
Shahidi joins Jude Law, who will play Captain Hook, and youngsters Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson, who will play Peter Pan and Wendy, respectively.
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