Halle Bailey's performance as Ariel in Disney's forthcoming live-action film was teased in the first trailer, released last week.
“Really people — we’re doing this again?” Noah responded. He then mocked the news broadcast’s mention that individuals have commented that Bailey looks “nothing like” the animated Ariel who was at the center of the 1989 Oscar-winning animated feature of the same name. “Nothing like? They both have the tail, they both have the red [hair],” Noah said.
“Once again, a bunch of Internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a Black person,” he continued. “This is so ridiculous.”is Black because the movie is “about a fish who can’t find his dad,” Noah also delivered a sarcastic swipe at the plot of“Look, stop being ridiculous,” he said. “It’s imaginary. I hope this scandal doesn’t overshadow the rest of the movie.is a beautiful story about a young woman changing her core identity to please a man.
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