The Little Mermaid
It looks like Terry Crews is making an intimate bidding for the part of King Triton inThe Little Mermaidafter theBrooklyn Nine - Ninestar share some screaming fan art feature his upper body photoshopped onto Triton ’s fish tail . R&B singerHalle Bailey was of late cast as Ariel , andThe Little Mermaidwill be her feature film debut , thoughBlack - ishfans may know her from her supporting function as Sky Forster on the spinoff showGrown - ish .
The chemical reaction to Bailey ’s molding ranged from uproariously misinterpreted to problematic . Some peopleconfused Bailey ’s name for Halle Berryand thought theJohn Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellumstar , who is in her L , had been cast as Ariel . Others were affronted that a woman of color had been cast in a role that they call back should be played by a white woman , as Ariel in Disney ’s 1989 animation was a white redhead . MostLittle Mermaidfans , however , were proud of with the news that a talented singer like Bailey had nab the role and would do its musical numbers justice , and they ’re already imaginingwhat Bailey will see like as Ariel .
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Now that ’s it ’s known Ariel will be played by a cleaning lady of colour , it makes sense that King Triton will be portrayed by a man of color as well - hence Terry Crews ’ hilariousInstagrampost , which you could check out below . If Terry ’s King Triton be sick dream does amount true , he could determine himself starring alongside rapper and actress Awkwafina ( Crazy Rich Asians ) , Jason Tremblay ( Room ) , and Melissa McCarthy , who are allin talks to fall in the cast ofThe Little Mermaidas Scuttle , Flounder , and Ursula , respectively .
As for who else could be a contender for the role of King Triton ? Since news program of Bailey ’s cast break , many film fans have been pushing for Idris Elba to get the part . That said , Crews ’ King Triton fan art seems to have gained him a lot of sustenance too , and it certainly provides a useful ( and funny ) ocular . Judging by the cyberspace response , it seems Crews and Elba are currently neck and cervix when it comes to fan - roll the function .
gang and Elba hype apart , The lilliputian Mermaidisn’t schedule to start production until 2020 , so it could be a while before it ’s finally let out who will terminate up play King Triton . In the meantime , at least there are some fellow live - action remakes , likeThe Lion KingandMulan , for fans to count forward to .
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