Halle Bailey is Ariel - Live Action Little Mermaid

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Ariel was obsessed with human world long before she saw Eric but people forget that. She wasn’t just boy crazy.

[@tailsprower7906]

THANK YOU!

[@j03man44]

She wanted to add him to her collection... Mwahahahaha!

[@myytchanneldinakoha8498]

Sara Samaletdin *just is the operative word there. She was obsessed with the human world, and yes she was boy crazy to the point that she wilfully disobeyed her father.

[@fabs3551]

her father destroyed everything she loved and never listened to her...

[@myytchanneldinakoha8498]

fabs She almost destroyed her kingdom and brought her father down to degradation and had to be saved by a prince because she couldn't save herself.

[@a.n7841]

I personally think *jessica chastain* should play ariel just for graces reaction

[@kookiecat79]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 best comment right here

[@cloudstrife746]

That would be amazing lmao

[@gipsydanger7379]

Amy Adams would have been another good choice.

[@fartyfat6539]

@@gipsydanger7379 its an inside joke in this channel. Theres this one sided feud between Grace and Jessica Chastain lol

[@lokeshwaran007xlr]

She can play her mother

[@grumpy9721]

As a European, I'm more shocked at the news that people didn't know that The Mermaid was a fairytale by Andersen!😂

[@RobbnCO]

... as a person who reads, i was shocked also :-)

[@IHARumor]

Same lol

[@44excalibur]

It may be a fairy tale, but it's still a European fairy tale.

[@vikingrollo3]

Don't underestimate stupidity since America is unfortunately dominated by pop culture. And now a black girl is cast to play a redhead. 😫

[@surplushshopper2731]

should pass this movie waste of tickets ...

[@WolfMoon173]

I dunno about Ariel being "boy-crazy" I think that's a common misconception like shes always been obsessed with the surface world and always wanted to be part of it, I think Eric was just a catalyst for her actions.

[@leandreaharris4016]

THATS HOW I ALWAYS SAW IT!! She stoped at nothing to get what she wanted ; TO BE HUMAN! Marrying the prince was just a bonus , and the only way to stay human.

[@thebonelessskinlessartist]

Kind of like Eleven from Stranger Things

[@Delightfulshallot]

every bad eventthat has happened in the 1989 version of the little mermaid, is Arial's fault, because she did not listen to her father.

[@khfan4life365]

For real, did anyone watch the Part of Your World sequence, or did they fall asleep through it?

[@juneil-b]

FINALLY! SOME SAID IT! ..... In fact since I was a child I always perceived Ariel's song as "Part of THAT world" not "Part of YOUR world" because that's the actual line in the song not "YOUR", the reprise yes but the main song it self NO. Ariel loved the land WAY before she met Eric.

[@Healingharp88]

Lin Manuel could cameo as the chef who tries to cook Sebastian. That could be funny plus it's Sebastian adjacent.

[@scarlett19b]

Lin Manuel Miranda could also play Clopin in the Live-Action adaptation of The Hunchback of the Notre Dame!

[@luizantoniobrazolinodemede9250]

@@scarlett19b I HOPE HE DOES NOT RAP THE BELS OF NOTRE DAME.

[@shadelmendez2392]

YESS

[@karlanlopezmelendez1917]

That is such a great idea! I think that chef Loui also sings in the original movie.

[@handsdown7945]

@@karlanlopezmelendez1917 he certainly does!!!

[@marcelogore82]

The 1989 Little Mermaid DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN THE CARIBBEAN. If you listen to the directors commentary they explain they set the film in the mediterranean as opposed to a northern Europe, so Ariel would be attracted to the warm weather after being in the cold sea (Erics castle is based on mediterranean architecture). The ONLY caribbean character is Sebastian: lyricist howard Ashman wanted to bring a calypso-flavor to the music of the film, so he suggested making the character Jamaican, as opposed to british, as he was originally conceived. Listen to the commentary! Watch the making-of doc! Side note: Aladdin DOES go in the vault, and featured a princess of color. Mulan and Pocahontas dont go in the vault cause they were less culturally impactful/successful. It has nothing to do with the color of the characters.

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Yup.... Eric lives in Greece.

[@marcelogore82]

I buy that! :) he kinda looks like John Stamos

[@meloworx221]

Hush child

[@runningjoke_masterstroke]

The Disney wiki states that Eric's castle is in a "Danish-like" country. Clearly NOT CARIBBEAN.

[@runningjoke_masterstroke]

@@Lucas5by5 Only 1 character, Sebastian, was Caribbean in any way. Just one character. Every other character was European.

[@RoXo1987]

I'm not sure if this is good or bad... Does this show that Hollywood is unable to create iconic black characters so they need to change established ones? Why can't the movie industry just create black/latino/gay iconic characters from scratch instead of changing an existing one just to check that box? I would be pissed if my demographic was handled that way...

[@Ryda124]

RoXo1987 Black Panther destroyed the box office not long ago so they’re not incapable of anything. Maybe she just got the role because the people making the movie liked her

[@RoXo1987]

@@Ryda124 Black Panther is an established popular character (In the comics), I'm referring to original and iconic movie characters like Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction), Alonzo (Training Day), etc.. Make this test, Google (Iconic black movie characters) You'll notice that LESS THAN FIVE are recent and the rest are characters from the 90's, 80's and 70's. That's insane. That proofs how difficult it is to get a new iconic black character in movies without relying on racebending.

[@batsight1]

I think its because if they tried to adapt african tales no african american is gonna watch it

[@TheGothicRichard]

They do. Tiana. Moana. Coco.

[@RoXo1987]

@@TheGothicRichard Great examples, Disney animation are doing an amazing job on that aspect but I'm talking about live action movies.

[@annesofiegregersen6584]

I think this is sad, I come from Denmark and I am a red head. When I was younger people used to teased me about it, and the only princess I could really se my self in was Ariel. I know that there’s other little girls out there that feel the same way i do, because there are some days that I work in a kindergarten. In that kindergarten there are some small red head girls like myself, and they are really happy to see someone that also have red hair like them, plus that they’re favorite princesses is Ariel.

[@DavidM_10]

This should be the top comment, IMO.

[@eamcbmsc]

Annesofie Gregersen I think they plan to dye her hair red. Also, the other Ariel will still exist and you can watch that one if you prefer.

[@raibirdshaven]

Annesofie Gregersen, I feel similarly, I have quite a bit of Danish and Irish blood in me. I'm a redhead and was often teased for it when I was young as well. I went through a phase where everything had to be Ariel, look there's a princess who has red hair like me (well not like me, she a cartoon redhead so its unnatural red) and it was a huge confidence boost. Hopefully, they'll dye her hair but given the picture of the new cartoon Ariel in her post, I don't think they will. I suppose on the plus side we always have Princess/Queen Mera and she's pretty awesome.

[@gec03004]

What are y’all crying about?? What about Merida from Brave?? Is she not also a red headed Disney princess??🙄

[@toomuchpassion2361]

You'll always have the animated movie. Growing up, I had no princess I could relate to. People made fun of more than my hair. I'm really quite happy to see the casting.

[@calebwany8422]

I'm I the only one who saw Halle Berry instead of Halle Bailey?

[@csajegyember6179]

Looool not alone dude!

[@chrisp.9385]

Catwoman

[@brodie5279]

I saw it and honestly thought I was being lied to ahaha. I was like there’s no way they’d cast Halle Berry. I would have still watched though ahahaha

[@brodie5279]

I hope Halle Berry is the Queen

[@hdhdhedhdh986]

nope me too

[@Madagon367]

Princess Jasmin wasn't even allowed to show her belly so Halle will probably look like she came straight out of Aquaman.

[@seatonstoffels493]

Friis Torben Tappert I hope to god this movie looks nothing like aquaman

[@brodie5279]

HAHAHAHA

[@Thjmurph]

Aquaman looked great, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it looked similar

[@myrimor]

Like mysterio

[@renenmarkohcruz8176]

@@seatonstoffels493 it could, well the underwater sets maybe

[@ghostknight1865]

The Hollywood anti-ginger conspiracy continues xD

[@elelonger4409]

Are you actually gonna watch this film?

[@scarlett19b]

This. I mean the little mermaid is not really a Caribbean character. She's a Scandinavian girl from Denmark to be exact! I'm "Mindblown" by this clip.

[@scarlett19b]

@Bobo Boy She wasn't a Ginger.. her hair was painted Red.. (color out a box)

[@AramisSinister]

Nah. I'd rather watch Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@michellesmith3837]

Jhonn Donovaici I just posted that they must not like Redheads because they have taken two redhead parts away from redheads

[@runningjoke_masterstroke]

Grace, if you're convinced that it is Caribbean, then you need to talk to Disney. Even the Disney wiki states that Eric's castle is in a "Danish-like" country. It is not Caribbean -- no matter how much you wish it was.

[@DJG333]

Running Joke “wiki”

[@basebenthem1080]

Running Joke The architecture in Trinidad is inspired by European architecture due to colonization............

[@emme2141]

From when I was little I always thought it was near France, because the chef is French 🤷‍♀️

[@runningjoke_masterstroke]

@@basebenthem1080 Agreed...but I'm not basing my statement on the architecture. The Disney wiki states that Eric is in a Danish-like country. It doesn't say it is in a country with architecture inspired by European colonization.

[@alexandermackay9636]

Then the Disney wiki wasn't paying attention to the fact that Eric's kingdom literally has palm trees in it.

[@spiral8003]

How rude to gingers. Ariel was the first redhead protagonist I liked.

[@joeblast8004]

She can still have red hair.

[@emilholst9789]

Red hair. Yeah, make another Inhumans Medusa, or Starfire because that turned out soo good *sigh*

[@wolfbones1]

It's not like the original is going to disappear out of existence

[@arilarz5679]

Spiral maybe it will be red, also you have Merida still

[@lambielikesit]

Your redhead protagonist still exists?

[@Junior2000625]

She's the first person I've ever seen make a statement of The Little Mermaid taking place in the Caribbean lol

[@frankw3678]

That's because she's making things up to suit her agenda.

[@gec03004]

Have you heard the soundtrack?? It's Caribbean music. Ariel is a fictional character in every way, let her be black. We've seen enough white princesses. There's always Cinderella and Belle.

[@countercurrents8585]

@@gec03004 Not for long if you let this continue to happen to literally every character ever. Triss from the Witcher is also a black woman for no reason.

[@gec03004]

Countercurrents We're talking about Disney princesses, not characters from other materials. Besides the world is a diverse place, let characters reflect that.

[@MrNathansdad]

@@countercurrents8585 lol, you actually fear that white people will disappear from movies and TV because there is a non white Ariel? Remember, your precious white Ariel still exists. They're not going around destroying copies of the cartoon.

[@AnimeAngel88]

And as a lifelong fan of the Little Mermaid, I have to point out that the story is NOT set in the Caribbean. Every official Disney source I've seen places Atlantica, and Eric's kingdom, in the North Atlantic ocean.

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

I think it's because of Sebastian's Caribbean accent that makes people like Grace think that. Although ironically, nobody else speaks with that accent except Sebastian, but hey. Why focus on details right? ;) lol.

[@dantan1249]

Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time who cares she’s black. Don’t worry 😉 plenty of black characters will be biracial or surrounded by a white cast in most movies to come.

[@AnimeAngel88]

@@thewolfofwallstreet627 Sebastian's accent was a choice made by Howard Ashman to make the character more fun.

[@Graestra]

Yeah not sure why everyone is saying it’s in the Caribbean

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@@Graestra because historically speaking the time that this would have been written.....Denmark had a huge footprint in the Caribbean so anyone who was willing to do their own research on the topic would know that this story was based off of Caribbean Folklore. They would also know that the red hair was just a choice and in other adaptations the hair was different in color "Splash" a film that came out in 83? She had blonde hair, but her skin tone is correct, so most of you will not have an issue with that.

[@jefferickson5833]

Again with the Caribbean thing. Only 1 character was Jamaican for some reason. The Little Mermaid story has never taken place in the Caribbean.

[@cardryelltruss5111]

No, it was. They didn't hire enough ethnic actors to play the rest of the cast.

[@basebenthem1080]

Jeff Erickson Caribbean crab, Caribbean calypso music, warm water, tropical plants and fish, the movie took place in the Caribbean.........

[@jefferickson5833]

@@basebenthem1080 Look up history on story. Look up making of movie. Not Caribbean

[@yourfriendbelli]

Jeff Erickson then that means the original was cultural appropriation. Still bad dude

[@jacksonpetit1983]

Denmark also colonized the Caribbean called the Danish West Indies which consisted of the islands St. Thomas, St. Jan and St. Croix.

[@lidvaskrov7915]

I’m not from America, and even here people have problems with the casting

[@alexanderlangton3190]

Because anti-blackness isn't confined to the borders of the US

[@ghostknight1865]

@@alexanderlangton3190 More like Blackwashing is starting to be a problem.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@@ghostknight1865 hahahahaha, that is all you get bro

@@ghostknight1865 Yeah because whitewashing has been going on for centuries

[@davidsiqueira2996]

Clay Moore it has not been happening recently tho

[@mastermp2]

Does Hollywood hate red-haired people, to the extent they racebend the characters? -Jimmy Olsen (Supergirl TV show) -Wally West (The Flash TV show) -Iris West (The Flash TV show) -MJ Watson (sort of ,,,,, or Michelle Jones or whatever her last name is----> Marvel Cinematic Universe..... thye tried) -Ariel (Little Mermaid) There's a couple other more that I can't remember at the moment.

[@thatoberverguy1]

@mastermp2 I literally posted this in another video how they made MJ and Ariel, two red heads, black. I didn’t know this transcends Disney!

[@atlaslen6949]

Artemis the Amazonian, too in Wonder Woman

[@solarflare4047]

What would they do if the they ever adapt Hercules?

[@livederad6805]

Don’t forget about Starfire, even though she’s an alien.

[@persia8332]

Also Quevenzenae Wallis (idk how to spell it) in Annie

[@valeriaraposo1]

-The Little Mermaid is my fav, I wish they would have casted a red head 🙁 The actress is beautiful but not what I had in mind, disapointed 😩

[@basebenthem1080]

valerie melo why do people keep saying that, no red head hair is naturally as bright and exaggerated as Ariel’s hair. If they would’ve casted a white brunette people wouldn’t even be bringing up this up.

[@wig99]

Girl, you know damn well that her not being a red head isn’t the issue that you have because they can easily dye her hair. Just say that your issue is that she’s not white like the animated Ariel, if you’re gonna say something then be straightforward about it.

[@isaiahadams1996]

I kinda understand where you coming from cause Halle Bailey isn't exactly what I had in mind either. But then again I love how Disney is trying to diversify their remakes more and more.

[@pride7416]

she looks like she has fetal alcohol syndrome

[@sakura1044]

@Solid Water Ariel's hair shouldn't be red. She also shouldn't have gotten the prince.

[@bobbarrett7748]

Disney needs to be more creative! The movies are showing how lazy they have gotten

[@kiarapolk10]

Who is exactly Satan?

[@DaFrenchOne]

Oh please do go into details.

[@zimbabweflower2811]

@Djmoh Luv Plus it still takes creativity to put a different spin on a already successful film. I bet half the people whining couldn't do it themselves.

[@keksikunkku]

@JUDAH THE LION You are only psycopath for attacking people for having opinion 😂

[@daveroberts5020]

Disney are making an original Black character - her name is Sade (an African princess) and there's a live action film planned. Looks like you lot aren't in the know...

[@lanadelrey6613]

Still think Ursula should’ve been a Drag Queen

[@stingersplash]

Yeah that would get people going to the cinema.

[@reactions5783]

Just cast any Hollywood "actress" and you're golden.

[@didicruz1190]

Sean 85 i’m a black woman and i do not look like a drag queen🥴🥴

[@jjbartsch973]

Sean 85 drag queens aren’t just ‘copying black women’ drag is female illusion meaning all females, no matter the colour. The inspiration for Ursula was the drag queen Divine who was white and didn’t ‘act black’ so a drag queen would be best

[@ashleytaylor4871]

Ursula was fashioned after a drag queen. It would have been awesome if they continued it

[@octasian]

If Ursula falls down and says... "Dern it!" -- then I'm in purgatory, because Melissa McCarthy is always falling down in her films.

[@DigiDestined55X]

They had a skit about that on SNL.

[@sippy1sippy]

I mean it's pretty impressive falling over underwater... While being an octopus

[@scarlett19b]

@@sippy1sippy The irony..

[@phucanhell]

And getting makeovers...

[@Adanmacreates]

Sean 85 she’s actually based off of a white drag queen

[@shelby1324]

Honestly, it's just another live action remake and I couldn't care less.

[@chrisp.9385]

I don't want to destroy my childhood by watching this shit

[@algonzalez6853]

We are being replaced even in our stories and you just wanna act like nothing is happening lmao

[@elat9635]

@@chrisp.9385 Your childhood is not today's generation's childhood. Let today's generation have their version of Disney classics.

[@zaltmanbleroze]

@@algonzalez6853 who's being replaced? And who is we?

[@algonzalez6853]

@@zaltmanbleroze europeans

[@MrBionic26]

So people got offended about Ghost in the the shell casting, Ed Skrien had to publicly apologise for being casted as a an Asian Character in Hellboy but this gets praised.

[@sebastiangarcia6103]

Black washing

[@lorddaniel9198]

Negro privilege

[@huskygold5319]

@@lorddaniel9198 😂😂😂

[@averyMC06]

because these are no the same if they had cast Belle has black I could be mad because her being french was important for the plot.

[@David-cf8qt]

Iris West

[@erinbroderick4272]

Caribbean song list? Under the Sea is the only song with those elements. Part of Your World, Poor Unfortunate Souls, and all of the additions in the Broadway musical libretto were not Caribbean at all. That argument is rather weak if you ask me. The village Ariel visits with Eric when she comes on land is very European.... smh. Halle Bailey is beautiful but I’m not seeing this.

[@nightkore6756]

Erin Broderick you really havent seen caribean architecture and it shows Also, seeing the background, animals included in the story and climate, it looks very tropical

[@paulsbourne]

Erin Broderick Kiss The Girl as well.

[@lorddaniel9198]

Grace is fox news

[@kant.68]

@@nightkore6756 They wanted a tropical-ish vibe , but that is it

[@thatoberverguy1]

ISS TF the commentary on the Blu-ray says the designed the background off the Mediterranean and the castle is a real castle in Switzerland called Château de Chillon, you obviously haven’t done ANY research and it shows ☺️

[@territorialtea747]

I’m not discriminative at all, but what is the actual point of changing a beloved character? I actually really like Halle Bailey, and good for her, but there’s no reason to change a character just because.

[@kingjames80s]

Literally the only thing “changing” about Ariel is her skin tone and possibly her hair style. Her character will be in tact. If you only like Ariel as a white girl you have a larger prejudice you’re not addressing.

[@territorialtea747]

James Davis it’s not that I have a “deep prejudice” about it. It’s just so pointless to change her skin tone. Just why?

[@territorialtea747]

James Davis like what if they were to change black panther to a white guy? Like it’s just so pointless bro

[@tyshaunbattle2557]

TerritorialTea tbh I understand your point. But out of the princess that Disney endorses there is only one. And she was a frog for 70% of the movie (granted she is incredible as well). I know people would say why not just adapt that movie and just make he less of of a frog. But Disney isn’t going to do that because it wouldn’t make money because ew frogs. So to me and many young girls it’s very exciting to someone who can just be a black and not turn into something. I hope I didn’t come off as mean or anything. Just it’s really nice to see. It makes me happy just to imagine that ☺️

[@Ajay-ju4sb]

They change Egyptians to white people all the time in movies and we all know whether you like it or not Egyptians are brown and black ... White people have been playing minority characters for years and the one time blacks do it your mad????

[@Vf46]

Where in the 1989 film does it say that it takes place in the Caribbean? Just because Sebastian is a Caribbean crab does not mean the backdrop is the Caribbean. It’s clearly a European backdrop. Sebastian is the only character with a Caribbean accent. That comment is inaccurate.

[@cambriadaW]

I think Grace mentioned how the design and back drop is reflects the Caribbean.

[@reactions5783]

I think Grace just assumed Sebastian's ethnicity and/or nationality. Also, I guess there are no white people who live in the Caribbean, so he could not possibly have been a Caucasian crab (like that exists, lol). But a crab (red/pink) is certainly closer in hue to a Caucasian than a Negro, for that matter. Lol, this is so ridiculous all around.

[@carlosrdz95]

Not only because of sebastian, all of the wildlife, the rocks, are from the Atlantic sea. Do a research, it's not just Grace that says it takes place there.

[@bubblebubble365]

This is getting a bit ridiculous now. I highly doubt it if they hired her cause she was the best performer. And yes this is coming from a fellow black chick.

[@eamcbmsc]

Bubble Bubble well, neither of us know

[@uknownlight]

Yet you will still watch it and if it bothers you so much make your own story or movie but you don't have the rights to little mermaid

[@EnochElijah777]

Bubble bubble butt, i agree... Its because she is black but... I think she can pull it off and bounce a bubble bubble butt on that ocean floor.

[@santoshgontla9773]

@@uknownlight I have A-List and a lot of free time. I watch literally everything.

[@felipest6926]

Fellow black chick

[@phoenixking2406]

Mera from Aquaman is the best Ariel now

[@HenryDorsettCase]

I'm not sure why she'd be black unless the Atlanteans are basically living on the surface. Melanin serves a purpose. It isn't just an aesthetic. The deeper the Atlanteans are, the paler they should be.

[@KoneeKawa]

The deeper they are, the more chubby they should be also. So Hollywood had to pick I guess!

[@HenryDorsettCase]

@@KoneeKawa Absolutely. Ursula has the peak mermaid physique.

[@KoneeKawa]

@ned ned it's not me ranting that the film isn't accurate lmao

[@scarlett19b]

The Little Mermaid Origins from Denmark, Europe! So that makes her Danish. Not from the Caribbean. It's a Danish folklore/fairytale. Go visit Denmark. These are facts. Disney used this as his source. So yeah. Even when you look at the shape of the castle you can tell it's based on that location. Wake up. This is just to make the Oscar people happy.. and say: Look we just casted another dark skinned person. Same reason Will Smith was cast as Genie.. 'a bottled slave'.. people think again! Wake up. Cause this is actually what's been happening. Disney could make new fairytale classics or stories with people with other skin colors / origins. Make it really diverse. There are more skin colors than just White / Black.. Like Olive skin, Ginger/Red-ish skin, etc. They need to represent people from all over the globe.

[@KoneeKawa]

@@scarlett19b k but the cartoon is based in the Carribbean go cry about it.

[@MrLexxBomb]

Gotta disagree with you regarding Triton... He should be light-skinned (in color)... he is a Greek God - Son of Poseidon... but I'd be very open to his family being quite diverse. - I'm not sure how I feel about what this could mean for Ariel in the parks - are they going to have to change the cast members and the rides???

[@sundiatamali8220]

Historically, Poseidon is an Ancient Libyan god. *Herodotus wrote in his histories, "The name of the god Poseidon is worshipped first among the Libyans."* The Greeks called the Western Sudan or Sahara, Libya. Technically he's an Ancient African.

[@davinahorton4999]

Hmm. Didn't they always give the God like figurines perfect looks as well as muscles.

[@juanluisperazamartinez4585]

First of all, just because ONE character is obviously caribbean it does not mean that the whole context of the movie was set there. Crabs are known for migrating extreme distances in real life. Furthermore, the castle in the animated series was actually inspired by the Chateau de Chillon which is in SWITZERLAND. And even if it was NOT, this castle to me has always seemed more Mediterranean than anything else, buts thats another topic. Regarding Prince Eric, if Disney is going to go through the culturally accurate route, then he should most definitely NOT be BLACK. The Spaniards were known for colonizing and settling in many islands of the Caribbean and like I mentioned before his castle has a more spanish-italian-mediterranean vibe to it, so it would make sense that they would try to replicate that in the Caribbean upon settling there. Anyway, I am just so sad about this choice, and it really bothers me that people think it has something to do with racism, no one is doubting how incredibly talented Halle Bailey is, but this just WAS NOT the role for her. I was talking with my friend that is a redhead and she was telling how sad she was that the only princess that she felt physically identified with will now be altered. Sure they have Merida, but who are we kidding, she's not nearly as iconic as Ariel. And it's not about inclusion because we all know that if Tiana were ever cast as a Caucasian, the media would not celebrate it, it's the double standard that really gets to me. Btw, I am not from the US, and in my country a lot of people are very sad about this choice. I hope this movie does poorly at the box office so that Disney does not do this ever again. But I doubt it, these movies like you sometimes say are just too big too fail.

[@frenchyfrenchsilver1331]

How can u be such selfish? Because you don't have what u want, doesn't mean that all the development must fail because you weren't satisfied? Are u kidding ? Let me tell you something, this mermaid movie will explode in box office, do you know why? Because its a revolution ...the time has changed, we aren't in the past where black were always seen in all bad ways. Black panther proved that you can get a black lead and earn a 1billion $..for the story of your friend , I gonne ask her to shut her fuck up...and u too, shut that deep dumbass mouth. Have u watched the last xmen Dark phoenix ?, jean is redhead, why doesn't your friend doesn't see herself as jean grey or recognize her as Jean grey ? Tell me, because you guys know only talking the shit on internet and lying as fuck. Its not the hair color who do the movie, but how the scenario is written with talented actress . lets take Dark phoenix movie, she was redhead, but her movie was so lame and pittyful, they lost alot of million, is not the redhead importance but how the movie is . you friend's reason is so fucking retarded and I beat, its even not your friend's reason but your own thinking...hidden behind that hypothetic friend story... Go to sleep kid

[@richmyster84]

@@frenchyfrenchsilver1331 English much?

[@johnmckenna5782]

@@frenchyfrenchsilver1331 I agree with Juan Luis Peraza Martinez. Ariel is Iconic as a redhead just leave these iconic figures alone. They want a black girl fine make a new disney movie that stars one. Stop messing with beloved classics. This is pandering.

[@frenchyfrenchsilver1331]

@@richmyster84 French much?

[@cardryelltruss5111]

Did someone forget to tell you that this is a fairytale? Why are you using crab logic in a damn movie with mermaids and talking fish?

[@BloodyFlix]

Ugh..... Little Mermaid is actually one of my fav Disney films, but this whole thing seems to get worse daily. Not looking forward to this AT ALL. I was already not feeling Melissa in the least, even though I don't mind her movies, but this new choice makes me physically cringe!

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

then stay away for your own sake, you always have the cartoon to go back too, that should help keep any of the darker people out of it.....hahahaha

[@Im.Smaher]

*@Tazmon Sims* Hahahaha

[@joshs7160]

@@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 why do u have bring racism into this??? jackass

[@depressedthoughts]

@@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 stfu dude

[@meeranfarah5115]

NOBODY GIVES A FUCK KAREN go watch the cartoon

[@YABROMYKY]

Chloe and Halle actually participated and won a singing competition for Disney a few years ago on Disney Channel - I think that and the connection to Beyoncé helped the casting a lot

[@lorddaniel9198]

Nepotism basically

[@whizkid00000]

I guess its who you know

[@eamcbmsc]

You Like!? Or who auditions better?

[@Anne_one]

Zendaya used to be on two shows for Disney and also has connections with Beyonce. She didn't get the part, your point?

[@lizardlizard8276]

Mostly beyonce if we being honestly

[@rololoy2]

Good for her, I mean it sincerely but I'm not pleased with this casting at all.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

hahahahaha

[@si_quest]

Let’s not pretend Disney did this to be historically accurate.

[@Incog2k6]

"Historically accurate"? I didn't know that Ariel was a real person, or that mermaids exist.

[@RebornVengeancex]

@@Incog2k6 well she's a white woman with red hair so...

[@cosmicknight4665]

April Lambert sheesh

[@TheChannelJ1]

@April Lambert You have more issues than a magazine cover. Get a grip. CALM DOWN

[@DanielBMaximoff]

Let's pretend like Disney's Ariel isn't the iconic and the only thing that comes to mind when someone mentions a mermaid.

[@gipsydanger7379]

If a character was black in a film. And in a remake, they decided to cast a white person for that character. People would lose their minds.

[@SONICgokuverine]

So should I call the Wahmbulance for you now, or...

[@quadrayfield271]

Gipsy Danger but Ariel is a mermaid bro they can literally cast anyone to be a mermaid

[@AchilleasFrozen]

@@quadrayfield271 And Tiana is a human. You can cast anyone to be a human. But should that be the case, if they casted a white woman people would freak out.

[@culturezoneculturezone9071]

Fr tho...I'm black and I really couldn't care less whether she's black or white...but for the lore sake, she needs to be a pale skinned, red haired girl. Plus, she could be a perfect fit for princess and the frog live action, that alone was a miss.

[@roguegambit8575]

There’s one black disney princess and multiple white ones... Just say you support racism and move on

[@Efeye089]

But Grace the castel of prince Eric wasn´t Caribbean, it was inspared on a true Spanish Castel. The cast of a caribbean character (Sebastian) was on last minute. Where did you found that the setting of the animated movie was Caribbean?

[@basebenthem1080]

Efeye089 The Spaniards is among one of the many Europeans empires that colonized the Caribbean.........

[@karlanlopezmelendez1917]

Base Benthem thank you! Prince Eric’s “castle” can be a Summer palace of some sorts. Plus, Atlántica, means from the Atlantic huge ocean, she can swim from place to place!

[@Efeye089]

Thank for you answer! But that dosen't proof my question, where is the clue that is a Caribian culture on the animated movie? In that case. We can agree that little marmeid could be in every part of Mexico or Southamerica exept for Brazil. And olso think that could be setting on a post Mooro conquist teritory. But that would be just especulation. The only clue that we have or... I far remember. Is the fact that could be seting in some plece on the atlantic Ocean... But the problem of this is that Atlantic ocean divide Europe and Africa for North and Soud America. So again. Could be in so many places. Again where is the proof that the animated movie was set on a Caribian place?

[@ikexbankai]

Efeye089 the characters, the music, the topical vibe. It clearly doesn’t take place in Denmark

[@enchantedlakes-2150]

@@ikexbankai Sebastian's Jamaican accent was at the last minute, it wasn't originally supposed to be Jamaican. The only song with Caribbean vibes is Under The Sea. Plus, The Caribbean never had monarchy.

[@zimbob1257]

Just no please people stop casting random people for classic roles 😭 I’m so sad.

[@TimV777]

Exactly. Ruining all our fav characters. They even tried to make Kratos gay godammit

[@TheManaTree777]

Lol cry babies.

[@TimV777]

@@TheManaTree777 no. Just die hard fans who care about the future of their fav characters.

[@TheManaTree777]

xx xx I don’t see why a gay character is a bad character but whatever.

[@TimV777]

@@TheManaTree777 it's not. But don't change something just to please a portion of the society. Make a new character if u want. Don't ruin the ones already present and use their brand name to get some profits.

[@guillermojrboy3292]

This move by Disney makes sense because Aquaman already did the "OG Ariel".

[@karlanlopezmelendez1917]

JR Boyd exactly!

[@2284-l6x]

aquaman did a coomicbook accurate Mera🙄

[@2284-l6x]

@UCX4rdg7SOpMPaR_PIg6TSQA you do realise that Black people exist world wide right??? heck when you say "islander" the average person thinks of jamaica, puerto rico or cuba etc all places mentioned have a HUGE black population, if not a Black majority

[@anneoreilly9007]

@@2284-l6x The average American may but I think of the Pacific region and Jason is a native Hawaiian. Isn't diversity about including minorities? Red heads are only 2% in the world.

[@deandreortiz90]

The Caribbean is full of mixed people. It shouldn’t be hard to diversify the supporting roles

[@deandreortiz90]

Lusayo Simwaka I agree

[@archivey-h8e]

little mermaid is in denmark, where did this Caribbean BS come from.

[@purplekitkatemily]

@@archivey-h8e because of the disney version. Apparently they dont know the original story you know the source material where it came from. Everyone needs representation but with their own characters.

[@kingofkings1stfs]

Brodo the original tale was Denmark and dark, Disney version is about a mermaid that swam from Atlantis to Denmark....

[@jr3624]

Ariel is white

[@DarkSpartan062]

I’m getting a lot of Wrinkle in Time vibes from these castings.

[@ajpat9620]

It's gonna flop. The live-action The Little Mermaid will fail, just like the way A Wrinkle in Time have done.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@@ajpat9620 didn't you bros say this about Aladdin and Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman? But you were so right with "BladeRunner 2049", "Shazam" and "Solo"

[@cruzanassassin]

So any movie that has black ppl in it is a wrinkle in time casting? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@44excalibur]

@Tazmon Sims Aladdin didn't cast the roles inappropriately for the region. Aladdin is a story set in Asia, so the casting was appropriate. And the only sin that Captain Marvel committed was making Mar-Vell a woman, which was just a bit of petulant feminism on the part of Marvel that was a last minute change. Carol Danvers is still a character consistent with the comics. But The Little Mermaid is casing a black actress to play Ariel. Never mind that this is a European fairy tale written by a Danish author, but a mermaid, a character that lives exclusively underwater, is really gonna look like someone from Africa?

[@44excalibur]

@Dj Genius No, any movie that casts black people where no black people should be is A Wrinkle In Time casting. The Little Mermaid is a EUROPEAN fairy tale written by a European author. No black people's involvement whatsoever. Also, a dark-skinned mermaid seems highly illogical considering they spend all their time underwater, away from the sunlight. Even Orcas are white as snow underneath.

[@budgiecat9039]

Tokenism is not diversity or true representation Also the merpeople were obviously based off Atlantian /Greek Mythology. Ariel's father is wielding the Trident after all.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@Maude Dillin Greek they would still not be white......keep trying you will get it with the next edit......hahahaha

[@RJCHOICE]

@Maude Dillin who were kryptonians designed to appeal to? scientifically accurate exo biologist?

[@griffnull8371]

Were ancient Greeks white?

[@kant.68]

This aint tokenism ma boy.

[@andreavelez4968]

I rather they made original characters of all backgrounds instead of changing the classics but Disney doesn't have a lot of originality left... This is the first time I've heard the movie took place in the Caribbean 😌 the heck and I'm from the Caribe... I don't see it.

[@navylaks2]

Wait another 20 years and they'll make one that takes place in the south china sea;)

[@denghua123]

@@navylaks2 Lol, but i think we don't care that too much.

[@daveroberts5020]

Disney are making an original Black character - her name is Sade (an African princess) and there's a live action film planned.

[@user-cp7dd2yb8k]

They could’ve just made a The Princess and The Frog movie if they want to represent minorities ngl🤷‍♂️

[@khfan4life365]

It took place in Denmark, not the Caribbean. The Disney wiki and the making of confirms that it’s set in Denmark.

[@kicknowledgesmith8608]

As a black man this is a slap in the face. Black people did not ask for this, just create new characters, or introduce characters that already exist, like Princess in the frog, this just Hollywood virtue signaling, they treat us like pets. also there seems to be a lot of hate towards redheads! and they always getting lighter skin/ biracial women to represent black women, that is another slap in the face!

[@Hype-Reaction]

"As a black man" just lets me know you aren't black lol

[@dann.5672]

Kicknowledge Smith Yea, isn’t it white people that say “red heads have no souls” and other shit like that?

[@J03J3rk0ff]

This whole day I was thinking I CAN'T WAIT FOR GRACE TO TALK ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@porsche9302]

You knew exactly what she would say.

[@reactions5783]

She Just Would.

[@NJCHEESE]

Me too

[@Joel-ls4xl]

No offence but this is forced as hell, why is everything so forced.

[@haytakhaytak189]

Joel lol any minority being in something is forced she was just cast because she was great

[@rodrilover17]

What was forced was making Ariel white in the first place tbh

[@Juanmaligno]

What was forced? They tend to add light skin black actors because there as white as you get, your still getting a white person

[@countercurrents8585]

Because they have to pander to the "oppressed minorities"

[@Ajay-ju4sb]

Naw y’all making Jesus out to be a white man is forced.

[@runningjoke_masterstroke]

It makes you think that casting Melissa McCarthy was a wise move. Now, if the movie flops (IF it flops), they can just blame Melissa: "Man, Melissa McCarthy is a movie-killer -- look what she did to Little Mermaid!"

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Melissa McCarthy already destroyed this film. Plus, the thought of a singing crab is really creepy.

[@bravanator551]

That’s the first piece of logic I’ve heard since this crap exploded

[@sundiatamali8220]

The casting is crazy altogether, but I think they'll all do a phenomenal job.

[@francisturner2482]

IT'S NOT GOING TO FLOP DEAR! MY BLACK PEOPLE AND OUR DOLLARS SENDING IT TO A BILLION DOLLARS 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@Tinker-xr1gi]

@@francisturner2482 facts 100%

[@PatchesNjose]

The problem with this movie is it that it probably won’t match the VFX quality of Aquaman.

[@kai.417]

Nathan Njose true

[@samcalven12]

It will probably be nominated though watch. It's ridiculous Aquaman didn't get nomination.

[@plo617]

I'm glad Aquaman came out before this film. Now they have a blueprint to follow.

[@joeblast8004]

True. Aquaman had the best vfx of last year. It was a total snub just so they could nominate that MCU garbage Infinity War.

[@dantan1249]

Nathan Njose they weren’t that good to begin with.

[@butitsgoogleimages8303]

No one: Grace: how's your neck of the woods handling this conversation? I hope GRACEfully! 2:40

[@PPBoiton]

Ok, Ariel is black. No problem. Now, what I would like to see is Jason Momoa as Triton. Awesome!!!

[@robrogers4167]

I don't care about Ariels skin color, but her hair better stay red.

[@robrogers4167]

Drakomus Nope, never even been to a Starbucks. I'm just not a sad little scared snowflake like you 😂🤣😂🤣

[@rige229]

They should remake The Princess and The Frog and cast a white actress instead of a black one. Just imagine the uproar that would cause

[@dantecasso8412]

Rige1997 EXACTLY!!

[@MalindaPC]

Oh my goodness the world would stop!

[@joeblast8004]

It would be justified. Whites have enough characters. They don't need more.

[@rige229]

@@joeblast8004 I dont see many redheads on screen. That's discrimation against redheads. See how stupid that is ?

[@joeblast8004]

@@rige229 I don't give a fuck. That's y'all problem. That mermaid chick is ours now. Do something about it instead of crying on the internet. You won't because you know you can't justify your point of view. Chinese dude above already explained why you can't take roles from minorities but we can take them from you. Also, we just got a red head character in a billion dollar movie last year, and anothet red head in a two billion dollar movie THIS year. So spare me the whimpering.

[@philmangini1728]

"Neither Black Panther nor Aladdin had a diverse cast but they did well" it's almost as if no one cares about (don't need) diversity, they just care about if the movie is good or looks good. Weird! Edit: I'm getting misunderstood. What I mean is diversity isn't a plus or requirement.

[@StatusOnline08]

Jasmine/niamoee is actually half indian

[@mimim4999]

Phil Mangini Why talking about Black Panther here? What about Thor, Captain America, Spiderman, Ant-man

[@philmangini1728]

@D V What I mean is diversity isn't a plus or requirement.

[@philmangini1728]

@@mimim4999 grace referenced that movie as not having a diverse cast. What is your point?

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Diversity certainly *is* a plus and often a requirement, especially in family entertainment like this where much of the audience will be children. Very important for children to see diversity.

[@michaelyearwood6422]

Disney :it's important that we cast the non white characters according to their setting and source material , we do not white wash" also Disney: "Lmao lets turn this red head from a danish fairy tale biracial"

[@uknownlight]

Anderson's fantasy not Danish country's fairy tale

[@c.l.1820]

Disney: make sure the villain is WHITE.

[@uknownlight]

@@c.l.1820 lmao

[@bravanator551]

Heitokirimeca you’re a jackass. A real pendejo.

[@cardryelltruss5111]

Just no. Stop. 😂 Not how this works.

[@Hammerhook12]

It's not a correction. It's American blackwashing. We have a stone with the statue of the little mermaid in Copenhagen Denmark. It's pretty much our most cherished cultural icon.

[@nahbatmanwins]

Thanksss! Glad to see the importance of Ariel being who she should be and recognized as so

[@simpleplanfan011]

All I thought about when hearing this was Lindsay Lohan’s reaction to this news... y’all know she’s pissed 😂

[@A-Dubs398]

Lindsey Lohan is too ugly and drugged-out-looking to play Ariel.

[@nikidon99]

I don't think she can sing

[@moustik31]

what about Zendaya? 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@budgiecat9039]

@@moustik31 she's already playing a White woman (MJ) in the Spider-Man movies produced by Disney Marvel (in conjunction with Sony)

[@moustik31]

@@budgiecat9039 who cares? clearly, they were casting a light-skinned Black woman, why not her? her agent must be out there trying to get her as much jobs as possible. anyway, I'm happy Halle get to shine and I wish her the same level of success as Lily James and Emma Watson 🤞🏽

[@JACCO20082012]

I'm not rooting for Disney. Not at all.

[@bamfbabybamf]

I'm rooting for Disney to fail. =D

[@megafan1906]

YALL MAD....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesAnderson-rx6hz]

@@megafan1906 no shit lmao

[@Nah_joey]

bamfbabybamf lol don’t hold your breath.

[@darionwilson3666]

Not that serious Calm down

[@a.n7841]

I hope she keeps the red hair from the original

[@christianandrade2973]

She won't

[@nickyb3800]

She will get Captain Marvel's new haircut

[@KaiInMotion]

Xander Frost No it wouldn't lol. Black folk with natural orange and red toned hair exist in real life. Mermaids don't. Get a grip.

[@joshphilippedejesus9981]

The only problem is ariel is not carribean she's danish like in the original story

[@colliric]

Yep. She's a classic Danish character. This is just as insulting as if they changed Belle from being French into something else.

[@davidferr1626]

If you want the original story expect ariel to die

[@alexchia0121]

Disney has problem with whitewashing a color character, but no problem with colorwashing a white character?

[@ajpat9620]

This is unacceptable. It's double-standard.

[@ilillemarthe]

Alex Chia This.

[@riowright1711]

In Doctor Strange they white washed an Asian character so...

[@moustik31]

deal with it. I'm here for the melt-downs from "concerned" people 🍿

[@coreynmarie]

Yes because Hollywood is 90% white it’s worse the other way around.

[@manystar]

PS. I hope they recast Ariel with Jessica Chastain just to spite you.

[@cocinellemimuix2101]

manystar 😂👩🏻‍🦰😂

[@marvelousniki]

At least it would be better casting

[@eamcbmsc]

Nikola T how?

[@obscur_artiste]

Congrats Disney; for judging by the comments section here: AUDIENCE DIVIDED.

[@gds481300]

Nope this is fringe knee jerk reactionary KZbinrs

[@Johnnyiswhere]

A man is No One Stupid adults divided. Kids don’t care.

[@scarlett19b]

The Little Mermaid Origins from Denmark, Europe! So that makes her Danish. Not from the Caribbean. It's a Danish folklore/fairytale. Go visit Denmark. These are facts. Disney used this as his source. So yeah. Even when you look at the shape of the castle you can tell it's based on that location. Wake up. This is just to make the Oscar people happy.. and say: Look we just casted another dark skinned person. Same reason Will Smith was cast as Genie.. 'a bottled slave'.. people think again! Wake up. Cause this is actually what's been happening. Disney could make new fairytale classics or stories with people with other skin colors / origins. Make it really diverse. There are more skin colors than just White / Black.. Like Olive skin, Ginger/Red-ish skin, etc. They need to represent people from all over the globe. Btw mermaids can be found in Greek mythology also and Scandinavian Urban Legends etc. And there are a lot of theories about their existence.. that when they discovered life above the Sea they returned because the humans were terrible beings.. and they didn't wanted to stay in touch with them.. you can Google about this! This casting is complete bullshit.

[@navalmgilles]

KZbin is not the real world. Real people don't care

[@navalmgilles]

@@scarlett19b mermaids are not real. Lil mermaid has a Jamaican singing lobster

[@danalexander6049]

I'm looking forward to Rebel Wilson playing Mulan.

[@tez_05]

Still gonna be a way better movie than this

[@gec03004]

But Mulan was set in China and is about a Chinese daughter. This story is about a mermaid. It's as fictional as it could possibly be. I mean they could her skin color green and it would still be accurate.

[@sanjar6501]

Lmfao Melissa McCarthy as Sleepig Beauty

[@GiaDiamond4]

Riya J. Ariel being white has absolutely nothing to do with the story. If you flew to India and you saw they made a version of this film and had an Indian princess, would you be equally upset?

[@ld2706]

Hahahahahahaha

[@mat_deb5821]

I can tell you, Poland is not handling this announcement well.. It's not gonna be only America's issue

[@prashantsingh9068]

What is the problem?

[@NataliaHerrera-ul4gq]

It’s an issue in Mexico as well.

[@joeblast8004]

Good. Whites always get mad when they get excluded, but expect others to just put up with it. Now go cry.

[@NataliaHerrera-ul4gq]

Movie Lover 89 At least in Mexico the problem is people love how Ariel looks in the original movie, so that’s how they want her to look in the live action one. Also the “diversity” argument doesn’t work when it usually means an African American actor gets the part.

[@mat_deb5821]

Natalia Herrera I totally agree. I believe ppl are just mad because they grew up with the character and she will forever be a fair skinned ginger to them. In my honest opinion Disney should just stop mass producing those dull remakes and create a new IP with a diverse and interesting cast. But cashing in on nostalgia is just too damn easy for them.

[@curtissigman68]

You can usually tell how a video is going to go depending on Grace’s face in the thumbnail 😂

[@daylonsmithfarris-valtony4815]

Lmao

[@raquer10]

This makes no sense. Using your own logic if this story is set on the Caribbean then Triton's kingdom was already there long before slavery brought africans to the region. So by this "she should look like a local girl" logic she then should look like... native american I guess? This isn't a correction, just a flawed excuse. But then again the whole Caribbean setting is far fetched already.

[@faponemjas8069]

Wah wah wah 😂

[@zechrojas2202]

@@faponemjas8069 care to offer a rebuttal because it's a valid point? I didn't think so. lol 😂 smh 🤦

[@faponemjas8069]

@@zechrojas2202 wah wah wah 😂

[@zechrojas2202]

@@faponemjas8069 you do cry like a baby. Thank you for proving my point. Lmao 😂🤣🤣

[@Kairi1416]

It never occurred to me that The Little Mermaid movie was set in the Caribbean. As someone who lives in the Caribbean, I never made the connection, for how disconnected the movie is from us. Now I'm very excited for this movie. And I really hope they fix it where they failed the last time. And maybe hoping for some Spanish, French or different Creole dialects for this version.

[@markl4997]

I grew up knowing who Ariel is.. and quite frankly I never heard of Halle Bailey until today.. and I want to be nice but my first impression is "She's not the Ariel that most Disney Babies know"

[@dylanlyons1843]

Mark Lorenz Lising that’s 100% me. I think it’s just as ignorant to not understand our point of view as it is to HATE this girls casting

[@joeblast8004]

@@dylanlyons1843 Fuck your point of view. This is our character now. That shit took. Do something about it.

[@nickyb3800]

Her eyes are too far apart. She looks like an alien.

[@arionw18]

Fuck Disney's babies lmao support your species we're all human

[@mrmackay8353]

Poor casting choice tbh.

[@ajpat9620]

Horrible. This casting is unacceptable.

[@realhousewifeoftransylvania1.0]

Very!

[@TerrellAustin1994]

@@ajpat9620 this movie will bomb

[@mrmackay8353]

aj pat yeah it is.

[@ajpat9620]

@@TerrellAustin1994 Yep. Melissa McCarthy's involvement in this s**t is just bad enough. Consider boycotting this s**t so that it can f**king bombed really hard.

[@BangBang-wl3ej]

LMFAO. Where was the outrage with Mamoa playing Aquaman. Although, I guess Ariel is more popular than Aquaman.

[@Aristocles22]

Aquaman was always biracial. Half-human, half-Atlantean.

[@louissinclair1693]

Aqua man was always biracial ariel is white Danish not balck carabian

[@lizardlizard8276]

Aquaman isnt really white though no matter what anyone says aquaman was never really white and mamoa did have some back lash but not alot

[@BangBang-wl3ej]

Genetics isn't the debate here, but the LOOKS. Aquaman is a Blonde, White character. Momoa isn't. Backlash, if any, was non-existent. Also, there's lore that predate any Danish publication and those mermaids sure as hell weren't white.

[@Balbaneth]

Gingers are more of a minority than those of color, barely any of gingers are actually represented and been taken from their roles to pander. Irony of this all is utter ridiculous

[@davileitner4473]

I am so shocked to know that many people have never heard about Hans Christian Andersen, and it’s even more disappointing when they say it’s not set in Danish waters because IT IS. Eric castle, the clothing and features are all based on Danish culture. Also, in one of the tv series episode of the little mermaid, Ariel rescues Hans Christian Andersen, so of course it is set in Denmark. And about the casting, people here loved Tremblay for flounder, he is such a good actor and has the character’s essence. As for Ariel, people are not happy, most of the fans just wished that Disney would stay true to the history and characters.

[@MsKeepgodfirst]

In the true history Ariel dies. Ssssoooooooo?!

[@BrettBotbyl]

Disney = Live-action remakes of successful animations. Take what was successful and squeeze the bucks out. No thanks.

[@addinan]

These stupid SJWs are ruining movies

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@@addinan name all the movies those damn SJW/s ruined......

[@perfect0edge]

MCU forever if the animated movie did not exist then I would say it’s ok at best. However if you compare both then the Live-Action movie is a total piece of garbage.

[@deViianceTV]

ayhen bernice Like what

[@apophis9192]

It's more than that it's making it new for another generation

[@igortsarcov927]

Why does Hollywood hate redheads? It's not their fault they have no soul.

[@Vynzent]

LMAO

[@gregap8282]

Hahaha that cracked me

[@warlock3691]

So will Ariel characters at Disney theme parks be black now? It’s just going to end up being confusing with 2 different Ariel’s.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

omg you are so right........the fact you got 5 likes shows how important education is and what occurs when it is not available.

[@Concepcion30]

They had changed the original Pirates of the Caribbean to the Johnny Depp version as a result of the movie's success. But the original pirates were just animatronics so the change actually worked out better. Any toys based on the film should look like the new actress, but other than that, I bet the original Ariel will remain.

[@Juanmaligno]

Wow so confusing 2 things? 2 THINGS??!?!?! I cant comprehend this wow

[@JMysticStar7]

They have never acknowledged the live-action films at all in the theme parks. I was just there last month and there was no trace of the live-action films anywhere.

[@Spidercraze897]

As if the animated versions and live action versions look identical 🙄

[@PedroMRDS]

Girl!!!! The Little Mermaid never took place in the Caribbean, stop insisting in this stupidity. this new might even take place there, but the animated one never did. where did you get that from?

[@gec03004]

pedro lopes Have you heard the soundtrack at all? It's Caribbean music.

[@PedroMRDS]

@@gec03004 I have and the only music that has this Caribbean flavor are the ones sung by Sebastian... the ONLY Caribbean character.

[@gec03004]

pedro lopes Well those are 2 of the biggest songs. The other 2 being "unfortunate souls" by Ursula and "part of your world" by Ariel. That's it.

[@PedroMRDS]

@@gec03004 it doesn't matter if they are the biggest songs, that's just because the public liked it. It's only 2 songs with a caribbean flavor. And Part Of Your World is the other biggest alongside Under the Sea btw. No one cares about Kiss The Girl

[@gales9969]

Cry more.

[@emeraldwarrior6621]

Grace white people do exist in the Caribbean too jeez calm down the pandering

[@ChienaAvtzon]

It is not pandering, it is just plain ignorance. Similar to what happened with the Aladdin castings. Grace proclaimed it a great day for Muslims in Hollywood. When Mena Masoud is a Coptic Christian, which is a persecuted ethnic group in Egypt. The Muslims hate the Copts.

[@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829]

@@ChienaAvtzon I think they were referring to themselves they are pandering. The definition of pandering is pan·der /ˈpandər/ Learn to pronounce verb gerund or present participle: pandering gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.). "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts" synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, fulfill, yield to, bow to, humor, please, accommodate, comply with, go along with "David was always there to pander to her every whim" Making sure to stick up for those poor white people who live in the Caribbean is that. He wants to take a region that has less than 1 percent of the Worlds population and make sure that he defends a group that is a percentage of that.....

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Nico James - He can be dense, however Grace is an ignoramous. The Caribbean might be pro-dominantly Black, but they are ethnically diverse. There are also many Latinos, and I have even met Caribbean Jews. There is also the issue, that many Caribbean countries still belong to the Commonwealth. Which makes Queen Elizabeth II their head of state. It is not as clear cut as Grace makes it out. Especially, since she loves to claim she knows history.

[@mistorflea4783]

I would love the mermaids in this live action movie to look like the ones in pirates of the Caribbean! Forget the shell bra all together and just have scales

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

Ugh! Disney's pandering is off the charts. If you really want to appeal to black crowds, give us an original black character. Don't give us a character who has been white for 2542728 years and then turn her black because you know, otherwise us black peole won't be able to relate to her or something. This is insulting to me!

[@algonzalez6853]

Exactly, they could at least make it in an african context

[@Lilipuce371]

Or maybe she just was the best actress for the role?

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

@@Lilipuce371 You seriously think there wasn't a white actress avaible who could play this role? You think this girl is Angela Basset or something?

[@Lilipuce371]

@@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj because of course the black girl can't be the best actress? You know being white doesn't equal being great. Maybe all these actresses just didn't fit the role enough beside being white like Ariel. You dont get to be a white mediocre actress and get the role just because you are white anymore. Stay mad.

[@miiiiikeee]

First it was MJ from Spiderman now it's Ariel. Disney has no love for red heads.

[@jarionjackson5556]

mikehoang31 and people don’t have love for black people too. Now you now how we feel

[@miiiiikeee]

@@jarionjackson5556 black panther is my favorite movie

[@Gabriel-ph6uj]

@@miiiiikeee you loving black panther doesnt mean you don't hate black people

[@miiiiikeee]

@@Gabriel-ph6uj Me saying Disney has no love for red heads doesn't mean I hate black people

[@jaeger2780]

Hollywood just hates redheads I guess

[@joeblast8004]

IKR. Like that time Amber Heard was snubbed out of that Aquaman fil- oh wait...

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

@@joeblast8004 And good thing she wasn't, blackwashing moron.

[@jfilms6106]

Jurassic World 2 had a red head.

[@joeblast8004]

@@Patrick-pc3vq Go ahead and cry, white boy. That character took. Our character now. You whites have been doing this for decades. Bout time y'all see how it feel.

[@tomverlaine728]

@@joeblast8004 spotted the bigot

[@gbdeck200]

Changing character races again Poor redhead community always black washed Is it too much to ask for an accurate to the Disney source movie

[@universal_dissappointment]

Disney messed up the first time, they're actually making it true to the original fairytale story. This is a chance to fix what they messed up.

[@sakura1044]

@@universal_dissappointment i doubt Ariel will turn to sea foam and have to serve humans for 300 years to get into heaven.

[@denneyalexander2115]

@@universal_dissappointment "...they're actually making it true to the original fairytale story." Far from it. The original story came from Denmark, and was called "Den lille havfrue". Reading it, there are various elements that point to the story actually taking place in the Mediterranean Sea - and not the Caribbean that people think, thanks to Sebastian and his Jamaican accent. But you're still right in a way, Disney did indeed mess up the first time. A more accurate portrayal of the original story would have Ariel with brown hair and olive skin, and the Prince Eric being Arabic.

[@louissinclair1693]

@@universal_dissappointment no it isn't

[@cybilesister]

@@denneyalexander2115 the original story was by hans Christian Anderson and it is not sunshine and rainbows so no Disney will be using the original version

[@nikolasfaraday9934]

Disney has a real problem with ginger erasure! First Mary Jane now this! If they wanted a black mermaid they should have created a new character! No way I'm going to support a movie like this!

[@roguegambit8575]

Nikolas Faraday Then don’t... ginger erasure... there are more redheads than black disney princesses... sounds like racism on your part...

[@dantesilvermine5160]

Sony casts spider-man, not Disney

[@nikolasfaraday9934]

@@roguegambit8575 My comment was clearly meant as more of a joke I really don't give a hoot about real action Disney movies to be honest. Still I don't think they should have replaced Mary Jane with Zendaya. Also readheads are the smallest minority on the planet just so you know.

[@jfilms6106]

Jurassic World 2 had a red head.

[@ieeee_.]

I'm pretending shes ariels cousin

[@JustinSmithASN]

I get not understanding African - American hair, but if they keep the red (7:57) I can't imagine too many people having a huge deal with it. She looks stunning.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

That's what I've been saying about this, lol at least the actress looks really good, take that as a positive. It's not like the goddamn aberration hired to play Yennefer.

[@bbnykis]

Real story here: another red head replaced with a black actor/actress. Disney hates gingers!

[@lepidocrocitequartz4395]

Ariel isn't a ginger.

[@idek9500]

Omg chill they don't hate ginger Ariel isn't even a ginger

[@jujubee6030]

Y’all still have Meredith calm down!

[@katherineturvey3223]

Jujubee lol seen as you couldn’t get her name right as it’s Merida not meridith shows how relevant she is

[@oliviawhitmore4580]

bbnykis Go watch the movies then there are multiple with red heads 🙄

[@triton7705]

There’s things that are sacred in this world and Ariel being a ginger is one of them

[@SharonAvery]

Triton 770 I don’t think her hair color is the real argument 🧐just dye it. I think 🤔 your upset she’s not fair skin lol

[@rodrigodelarosa2561]

When I heard Halle sing I got chills! I really feel this casting very refreshing

[@potion_brewer]

The virtue signaling from Grace has been off the charts lately

[@praetorian1877]

Mermaids also come from Greek Mythology, so there is that!

[@andymr21]

Praetorian mermaids also comes in Some African religions called mami wata

[@user-fs6zl9uz3f]

Nope. Every culture has mermaids.

[@Unworshipediety]

Fish women... isn't a new idea confined to one culture. LOL

[@kant.68]

Their origins are way older. The greek Sirens where half birds. In Jason and the Argonauts the are birds.

[@kingovmyself]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@kleindropper]

Disney working on all their movie scripts in Word: [Find and Replace]: "Ginger" -> "Black"

[@budgiecat9039]

It's quite simple scientific explanation really: Gingers have no souls and everyone knows Black people have Soul so they have to replace the souless Gingers with people of Soul! Up next: FromSoftware to make yet another addition to their Souls game franchise: Ginger's Souls

[@xlemany]

If they wanted a black live action Disney princess, just make the princess and the frog. Is it that hard??

[@jaaiimarie3770]

@xlemany see thats the problem right there. Out of all the disney princesses you could only name one black one for them to make a movie about. If u don't see that as an issue then I can't help u sir lmaoo😂😂

[@robertomurri1278]

Well if you ain't white. You ain't right 👊👍

[@Lilipuce371]

We will have it as well. Get over it. Why it so hard for you to have more than one black princess?

[@AlemanHyuga]

xlemany facts. I’m tired of people having to adapt already well written characters and change them just cuz 💀 like make new characters and have them be represented in a movie if y’all want diversity so much.

[@santoshgontla9773]

It's kinda sad when Aquaman has a better Ariel than a movie about her...

[@santoshgontla9773]

@Sobble She couldn't act for her life. There literally isn't a need to see her as Ariel.

[@santoshgontla9773]

@Sobble I didn't think I'd have to explain this to anyone, but you are called an actor when you are seen on camera in a movie. The world actor doesn't necessitate being good or bad at acting.

[@mastercdric]

@@santoshgontla9773 then judge her after you see the material instead of trashing ahead of it when you have no clue about her talent🤷🏾‍♂️

[@santoshgontla9773]

@@mastercdric I sadly have seen her "talent" and you would too if you were to waste your time watching a show like Grownish. You don't take an actor with no talent and that has never been in anything notable and make them the star in the remake of a beloved movie.

[@RebornVengeancex]

@Sobble No pal ! She could be the greatest actress ever it doesn't matter because she ain't Ariel.

[@JohnnyPaisan]

At least we know who these movies are being made for. Its deffenitly not for the fans.

[@BenSolo777]

Hell no, especially since it's Disney.

[@robertomurri1278]

Both your names are famous names. Is mine?

[@isacaldero380]

I’m a fan, and I know many fans like me that love this castings so what’s your point?

[@JohnnyPaisan]

@@isacaldero380 just because you're a fan that likes a choice doesnt mean that choice was made for the fans. If you have been paying attention to intersectional feminism for the past 10 years you'd understand.

[@JohnnyPaisan]

@Mykela Brown casting a black person to play red heads over and over is not being color blind. It's a trend. All Hollywood cares about now-a-days is making themselves look like they like black people. Just watch the golden globes or whatever award show they throw themselves.

[@cassidyleonards2411]

I like how Grace stepped around the whole colonialism thing by calling European colonisers "settlers." But then again she's American and they had a different experience of colonialism from us in the Caribbean and "settlers" is an apt word in that part of the world. We don't use the term "settlers." As a Black person from the Caribbean though, the argument that Ariel must be black because she's from the Caribbean in this telling is like 'Uh...no?' We are as racially diverse as anywhere else and the "Caribbean = Black" thing is...so... stereotypical? Sure, by this time period there were pretty much a lot of Africans in the Caribbean because of slavery and in some islands they outnumbered the Europeans and the Europeans had committed genocide on the native population so no Taino or Kalinago Ariel for sure because most of her people are dead in that case. Just hearing that comment knowing out history as a region - which Grace likely does not - is just like "Come in Grace, you can do better than Caribbean = Black."

[@alexanderlangton3190]

Good post

[@fallenwing25]

I'm just glad they got someone who can actually sing. I think that is what will capture people's hearts. I wasnt with the Aladdin live action movie at first but it won me over 😊

[@lorddaniel9198]

She ugly tho

[@fallenwing25]

@@lorddaniel9198 not to me

[@neo1053]

@@lorddaniel9198 no she is not

[@snow4173]

Prince Eric is from Denmark and it's set in waters near by, not the Caribbean.

[@capadzcabrera]

Martin Lawrence in a fat suit as Ursula.

[@clovisno756]

Christian Joel Cabrera yes

[@shavscott3412]

Beyonce really putting halle name out there since beyonce is Nala

[@samuelsallyalexander7213]

This really annoys me, if you were to turn tiana from the princess and the frog white, people would go crazy. I dont necessarily mind after hearing your argument that they have changed ariel. But why does hollywood have to tiptoe around characters which are of colour. Its ridiculous and makes the movie worse.

[@zakariyyaatariq2049]

But Tiana's story actually has something to do with being black so it would be really bad to whitewash her. Ariel however has nothing to do with skin complexion

[@cardryelltruss5111]

Ariel. Is. A goddamn. Mermaid. A fairytale creature. Tiana is also fairytale but her fairytale revolves around BLACK CULTURE. Ariel is set in the Caribbean.

[@faithwhite4345]

i totally agree.

[@purplekitkatemily]

@@cardryelltruss5111 Ariel is not Carribean. Her story is Danish and based off of Greek Mythology. Just make a new character if yall want one so badly.

[@jaykay2654]

Sammy ALEXANDER Ariel is a fucking fish

[@adventurethis]

Finally a prominent role for gingers and they make Ariel black, discrimination!

[@margaretdaniels4697]

There are black gingers I am one

[@BushidoBrownSama]

lmao

[@thepriscila7278]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm dying God I'm never been so happy now white people can enjoy misrepresentation of character oh best thing I've ever seen

[@clowneditz602]

Yeah yall still have Merida

[@basebenthem1080]

adventurethis Y’all have Anna from frozen, Merida from brave, you have Peter Pan, you have both of the girls from the parent trap, you have the guy from the hunchback of Norte dame, etc.....Red heads have way more representation than black people because they’re white with white privilege.