Filmmakers praise Halle Bailey’s work in The Little Mermaid

He next May 25 released exclusively in cinemas Little Mermaidwell known history Ariel, a passionate young mermaid eager for adventure; a character who helped his leading lady, actress Halle Bailey.

“I tell people all the time that I feel like Ariel really helped me find myself and I like this young female version of me. It’s been five years of my life, from 18 to now 23, because they’re very intense years of transformation, in that how she develops as a young woman. I especially feel those themes in the film. like her passion and drive and speaking up for herself, and even though she may be scared, she decides to do it, I think now try to take those things and bring them to Halle, so that I she learned a lot, of course,” the actress said during the film’s global press conference.

For the director and producer of the film, Rob Marshallit was a dream come true for everyone. “It was very emotional. It took us four and a half years to make this film. It was, I don’t know, one of the best moments of our lives,” he said.

Bailey She received praise from the cast, producers and director after working on the film. According to the composer, Allan Menkenwhen Halle auditioned for the first time and sang the cult song “part of your worldHe turned towards Rob and “tears were running down her face”.

“The first actor we saw for this role was Halle. The first thing he did was to come and sing for us. And sang that song. He closed his eyes and began to sing a song. And I thought, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I thought she was so deeply connected to what she was singing. It’s so emotional. It’s so beautiful. And I thought, oh my God, we’ve been doing this for five minutes. Have we found Ariel? And we did. Marshall He added that they saw hundreds of other actors after that, and Halle kept coming back. “We saw all the ethnicities. We saw all, and she took the role for herself. That’s what happened.”

“Little Mermaid” is Disney’s reimagining of the Academy Award-winning studio’s animated musical classic, inspired by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless 1837 story, in which the youngest and most rebellious of King Triton’s daughters dreams of discovering the world beyond the sea. and who, visiting the surface, falls in love with the distinguished Prince Eric. Although mermaids are forbidden to associate with humans, Ariel will follow her heart and make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, who gives her a chance to experience life on earth, but in the end she puts her life and her father’s crown in danger.

The big screen musical features a brilliant all-star cast, incl Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Noma Dumezweni as the Queen, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, with Javier Bardem as King Triton and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.

“Little Mermaid” It was directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee. The songs feature music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, with new lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film is produced by Marc Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John DeLuca and Rob Marshall, and Jeffrey Silver is the executive producer.