Julian was a mermaid6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Others meanwhile have said “Halle Bailey is all the reason that any audience should need to justify Disney revisiting this classic,” and even that “With Halle Bailey, life under the sea is better than anything Disney live-action has done in nearly a decade.”ĭirected by Academy Award nominee Rob Marshall ( Chicago, Mary Poppins Returns) with a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee ( Life of Pi, Finding Neverland), The Little Mermaid stars singer and actress Halle Bailey ( grown-ish) alongside Jonah Hauer-King ( A Dog’s Way Home), Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs ( Hamilton), Awkwafina ( Raya and the Last Dragon), Jacob Tremblay (Luca), Noma Dumezweni ( Mary Poppins Returns), Art Malik ( Homeland), Oscar winner Javier Bardem ( No Country for Old Men), and two-time Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy ( Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Bridesmaids). She absolutely earned the right to play Ariel.” Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Jessica studied printmaking and visual art at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and graduated with a degree in Visual Art. Thunderous applause followed Bailey's powerful and heartfelt "Part of Your World". Jessica Love is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed picture book, Julin is a Mermaid, published by Candlewick Press. It boggles the mind that prejudiced views based on a cartoon has become controversial. ![]() ![]() MovieWeb’s own Julian Roman said of Bailey’s performance, “Race has nothing to do with their performances. ![]()
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