The Little Mermaid live-action remake director Rob Marshall explains why The Heat star Melissa McCarthy was cast as the iconic Disney villain Ursula.
The Little Mermaid live-action remake director Rob Marshall recently explained why Melissa McCarthy was chosen to play Ursula. Based on Disney's 1989 animated classic of the same name, the 2023 musical stars singer Halle Bailey as Ariel, a mermaid princess of the underwater kingdom of Atlantica.
It was really daunting to think about who was going to play this part. I love that she was originally inspired by Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead], the wonderful drag actor, who was so original and so funny. I thought, "Well, who’s going to be able to bring the humor and the depth?" Because this is now a live-action piece, it can’t just be a funny character, it has to have a great deal of depth.
Why Melissa McCarthy is Perfect For Ursula McCarthy began her career with the LA-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings before landing small roles in film and television in the late 90s. Although she managed to score recurring roles in both Gilmore Girls and Samantha Who?, it wasn't until her cast in Paul Feig's Bridesmaids as the outrageous scene-stealing Megan Price that she became a star.
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