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Disney is really going for the live-action reboot crown with
Aladdin,
Dumbo, and
The Lion King all getting the treatment. When news that
Chloe X Halle‘s Halle Bailey was cast to play Ariel in the new
The Little Mermaid redux, Black Twitter turned up and they’re now ready to join Sebastian in singing “Under The Sea.”
As
reported by
The Hollywood Reporter, Bailey, 19, was informed of the landing the role on Wednesday, and with the film in its very early stages of development, the cast may include Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina. Rob Marshall is set to direct and Alen Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda will handle the music duties.
An expected reaction to all of this was white fans of
The Little Mermaid getting into their alabaster feelings over the casting, but that noise was deaded real quick as you’ll see below.
Check out the reactions from Twitter to
The Little Mermaid news.
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