Halle Bailey is on cloud nine.
16.02.2023 - 00:35 / thewrap.com
th animated film, has been transformed into a live-action feature from “Chicago” and “Mary Poppins Returns” director Rob Marshall. And Disney just released a new look at the upcoming feature and gave us the first glimpse at Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula (watch below).Continuing the #Disney100 celebration with this new look at #TheLittleMermaid! Just 100 days until it arrives in theaters! pic.twitter.com/7twNjlD5JzSet to the tune of “Part of Your World,” sung beautifully by our new Ariel, Halle Bailey, the 30 second clip shows bits from that song’s big number (Disney played the whole thing at last year’s D23 Expo, a sort of Comic-Con for Disney nerds), along with what appear to be moments ripped from the “Daughters of Triton,” “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl” numbers.
(Prince Eric is played by English actor Jonah Hauer-King.) The kicker is our first look at this movie’s version of Ursula, played by Melissa McCarthy, with the entire spot capped by that perfect McCarthy cackle.Visually, this version of “The Little Mermaid” it applying the “eerily lifelike” approach of recent Disney live-action remakes, so brace yourself for Sebastian (voiced by Daveed Diggs) singing “Under the Sea” with his creepy mandibles. We just hope that it can capture the life and spirit of the original film, since too often the vitality that made the original animated features such classics is washed away by overly complicated visuals and a smooth, machined sense of nostalgia.This new iteration features an absolutely stacked cast and, besides Bailey, Hauer-King, Diggs and McCarthy, includes Javier Bardem as King Triton, Noma Dumezweni as a new character Queen Selina, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Awkwafina as Scuttle.
Halle Bailey is on cloud nine.
Halle Bailey thinks fans are in for a treat when it comes to 'svillainous Ursula. ET spoke with the actress on the red carpet of Saturday's Kids' Choice Awards, where she teased the dramatic transformation of Melissa McCarthy into the iconic sea witch.«People are gonna be so amazed [by] her job [playing] Ursula,» the singer shared. «First of all, she's a beautiful human being, so talented, and the way she just consumes Ursula is so beautiful. I'm just so proud of her and I can't wait for people to see it.»Last month, Bailey unveiled a new teaser for the upcoming live-action adaptation that offered fans their first glimpse of McCarthy's turn as the tentacled antagonist.
New mom Kelly Osbourne gave the first peek of her baby boy Friday, showing the top of his head in a photo with her brother, "Uncle Jack." In the selfie posted to her Instagram, Kelly flashes a surprised look as Jack points down to his nephew Sidney’s little head. "An uncle is a blessing," the reality star quoted in the caption. "It means so many things. Words could never tell the joy an uncle brings.
live performances during the telecast. (Among the performers: David Byrne, Son Lux and Stephanie Hsu and Rihanna.) The list of presenters released Thursday also included Emily Blunt, Jonathan Majors, Questlove, Glenn Close, Ariana DeBose, Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L.
In this new teaser for Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction series, Lizzy Caplan’s Alex Forrest shares an elevator with Joshua Jackson’s Dan Gallagher and asks “Do you ever push that red button?” We can be pretty sure she’s not merely talking about an emergency stop.
A woman and an inmate have both been convicted after being caught out during a visit to see him in Forest Bank.
When Disney announced Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel in its live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid”, the Chloe x Halle singer was slammed with racist backlash by those who unable to wrap their heads around a Black woman playing a character depicted as white in the animated classic.
Ukrainian filmmaker Roman Liubyi is marking the first anniversary on Friday of Russia’s invasion of his country with a screening at the Berlin Film Festival of documentaryIron Butterflies in its Panorama section.
Halle Bailey has some thoughts on the racism that has clouded her Little Mermaid debut.
Halle Bailey is opening up like never before.
Zack Sharf Another trailer for Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” dropped on Feb. 15, which meant star Halle Bailey had to deal with another round of racist trolls using social media to complain about a Black actor taking on the role of princess Ariel. It’s hardly the first time Bailey has had to tune out racist backlash. Both her casting announcement in 2019 and the film’s first trailer last year sent racist trolls into a tizzy online. “As a Black person, you just expect it and it’s not really a shock anymore,” Bailey now told The Face in a new cover story interview. ”When [Chlöe and I] first signed to Parkwood, [Beyoncé] was always like: ’I never read my comments. Don’t ever read the comments.’ Honestly, when the teaser came out, I was at the D23 Expo and I was so happy. I didn’t see any of the negativity.”
her role as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” which premieres on May 26.“As a black person, you just expect it and it’s not really a shock anymore,” Bailey told The Face.Racist trolls hurled vile slurs online about the 22-year-old actress when she was cast in 2019 as well as when the teaser was released in September.“I never read my comments. Don’t ever read the comments,” she said.
Little Simz performed her track ‘Heart On Fire’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week.The rapper appeared as the musical guest on the US chat show on Monday night (February 20) where she gave the ‘No Thank You’ song a special live outing.Simz, who began the performance sitting in a throne and looking into a mirror, was assisted by the Harlem Gospel Choir, B String Quartet, and members of the Late Show Band.You can tune in here:It comes after Simz was praised for delivering a “breathtaking” rendition of ‘Heart On Fire’ at the 2023 BAFTAs in London.Simz released ‘No Thank You’, her fifth studio album, last December. In a four-star review of the record, NME wrote: “The case for Simz to be recognised as a true modern great has only been strengthened with this release.”The artist also shared an accompanying short film, which was soundtracked by the songs ‘X’, ‘Silhouette’, ‘Sideways’, ‘Broken’ and ‘Heart On Fire’.Meanwhile, the 2022 MOBO Awards saw Simz take home the Album Of The Year trophy for her 2021 LP ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’.
Little Simz was Stephen Colbert’s musical guest on The Late Show Monday night (February 20). She played “Heart on Fire” — a standout track from her fifth studio LP, No Thank You — backed by the Harlem Gospel Choir, the B String Quartet, and the Late Show Band.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Growth of premium video services in Southeast Asia accelerated in the second half of 2022, to reach 48.4 million paid subscriptions, according to a new report. But the same analysis sees growth slowing and costs accelerating. The latest report from Media Partners Asia, “SEA Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics” shows 48.4 million paid online video subscriptions at the end of 2022 in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The full year saw 11.8 million net new customers, with 7.3 million of that total coming in the second half, including 4.6 million in the fourth quarter. Indonesia accounted for half of the increase.
Paul Weller has announced the support acts for his Forest Live 2023 gigs – find details below and purchase tickets for the gigs here.As announced last month, the Modfather will play three outdoor gigs this June, performing on Thursday, June 8 at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, Friday, June 9 at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire and Saturday, June 17 at Thetford Forest, Suffolk.Speaking about the upcoming dates in a statement, Weller said: “I am very happy to be playing the Forest Live gigs again as they are always such great shows with such a great audience! See you there.”Now, it’s been confirmed that he will be supported by Far From Saints, the new band of Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, and Manchester singer-songwriter Seb Lowe.Paul is very happy to announce the amazing guest artists that will be supporting him for the Forest shows this Summer! The brilliant @Seb_lowe_music will be supporting, and joining as a very special guest at the shows is Kelly Jones' band @farfromsaints! pic.twitter.com/ZrufobkhZ4— Paul Weller (@paulwellerHQ) February 20, 2023Following the Forest Live gigs, Weller will headline Y Not Festival this July. The festival will return to Pikehall in Derbyshire from July 28-30, with Royal Blood topping the bill on the Friday night.
Little Simz has been praised for a “breathtaking” performance of ‘Heart On Fire’ at the 2023 BAFTAs.Simz took to the stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre tonight (February 19) alongside guitarist and rock musician Joan Armatrading for a powerful rendition of ‘Heart On Fire’, taken from her surprise 2022 album ‘No Thank You’.Little Sims released ‘No Thank You’ alongside a statement that read: “Emotion is energy in motion. Honour your truth and feelings.
It’s time for Ursula to emerge from the ocean depths.
Halle Bailey shared a new teaser for her upcoming film, on Wednesday, 100 days ahead of the film's theatrical release.
It’s been a while since Disney released a live-action remake exclusively in theatres. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to the audience, but Rob Marshall’s “The Little Mermaid” marks Disney’s first theatrical-exclusive live-action remake since Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King” was released in 2019.