Halle Bailey's TheLittleMermaid casting is hitting home for little Black girls who are seeing themselves portrayed as the beloved Disney character for the first time.
to the live-action trailer, which included a seconds-long glimpse at the new Ariel swimming under the sea and singing the song"Part of Your World."
"It's been such a beautiful moment for me to be able to see the reactions of the babies -- it makes me just emotionally overwhelmed honestly and I cry as soon as I watch them," Bailey admits."I think of the little girl that's still in me, honestly, and it heals that girl inside of me to watch them feel like they have representation and someone to look to, to know that they deserve to be in those places too. [It's] so important.
Bailey shares that director Rob Marshall went beyond simply casting her for representation -- he gave her the reins to stay true to herself while portraying Ariel. From pushing for Ariel to have locks as her signature red mane to Bailey changing keys or notes in the music to fit her voice.If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page.
"I was like jaw dropped and just tears [were] nonstop flowing because, you know, I consider myself a musician and singer first. I had never seen myself on this big screen before, so it's like all of these things and emotions," she recalls."[Like,] 'Wow, that's me,' and, 'Oh, that's a little cringe that moment there.' And then also like, 'That's really me. I'm proud of myself.' It was just a really cool experience.
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