New Little Mermaid Ariel Actor Defended By Former Disney Mermaid

Splash actress Darryl Hannah is the latest in a long line of stars who have come out in defense of Halle Bailey’s casting as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Based on Disney’s 1989 animated classic of the same name, The Little Mermaid will also feature appearances from the likes of Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy and Daveed Diggs.

SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Of course, The Little Mermaid is not Disney’s first attempt at bringing live-action tales featuring mermaids to the big screen. In 1984 Disney created Touchstone Pictures, a label designed at releasing films with more mature content not appropriate for their main Walt Disney Pictures label. The first film to be released under the freshly minted Touchstone label was Ron Howard’s romantic comedy Splash, which starred Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah as the mermaid Madison.

Hannah is not the only celebrity to weigh in on the issue, with The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah also recently slammed racist critics who have attacked The Little Mermaid’s casting decisions. While it is easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of racist vitriol currently circulating online, the trailer’s recent release has also resulted in some more heartwarming reactions from younger fans unconcerned with the controversy.

Sadly, The Little Mermaid is not the only property to face the sort of racist backlash it is experiencing in recent weeks. Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and many of its assorted stars have also been slammed as a result of the show’s more inclusive casting decisions. While Hollywood is slowly making more of an effort to diversify its projects both in front of and behind the cameras, the internet continues to prove itself a most divisive testing ground for its valiant efforts.

I wonder 🤔didnt all of you were against whitewashing movies on hollywood? You all are doing the exact same opposite 😄 embarrasing

I watched Splash like 25 times

Remember when the left cried and had 'voice actors' fired, and if you look on social media alot of Black people don't want a Black Little Mermaid cause their tired of hand me down roles. And wonder why they can't just have original stories/characters and not just race swapped

I love the people that keep saying 'this is a fictional character so it doesn't matter.' Anne Boleyn was a real historical character who was white and they cast a black woman in the role. Slippery slope my friends!

Embrace it. She is going to do a amazing job.

What race issue?

I’m other news, Daryl Hanna I still alive. Who knew 😂

When are the top dogs at Disney going to let black writers bring new black characters to the silver screen instead of the race swap 💩

Race swap 🤣 woke 💩

what would happen if a white girl played the lead in Princess and the Frog

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