Comparison of the heroes of the new "Mermaid" with their original prototypes from the cartoon (7 photos)

Everyone has already heard about the new film "The Little Mermaid", because without scandals and there were no lively discussions. Of course, the main reason for the noise was casting, namely the main role of Ariel, which went to the young actress Holly Bailey. Even the Flounder fish has become the subject of numerous memes. The film will be released on May 26th. In the meantime, we offer to compare the heroes of the new "The Little Mermaids" with their original cartoon prototypes.

Ariel





In the film, the role of Ariel will be played by actress Halle Bailey. And this choice made by the creators back in 2019, caused heated debate in Internet related to the skin color of the actress and "non-canon".

Ursula



Melissa McCarthy will play the villain in the film.

King Triton





Ariel's father will be played by Javier Bardem in the film.

Prince Eric



Jonah Hauer-King will play the prince in the film. Like Holly Bailey this is the first really notable project in the career of the 27-year-old British actor.

Flounder



Ariel's friend got hit the hardest by netizens precisely after the release of the posters. His appearance seemed inappropriately realistic to people.

By the way, the fish will be voiced by 16-year-old Jacob Tremblay, whose film career already has more prominent projects than Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King combined. In particular, he starred in the films "Room" (2015), Miracle (2017), Predator (2018) and Doctor Sleep (2019), as well as voiced Luka in the Pixar animated film Luka.

Sebastian



The charismatic crab was voiced by actor and singer David Diggs.

Scuttle



A cheerful seagull was voiced by Aquafina, known for the films Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and especially Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).