Halle Bailey & Jonah Hauer-King Interview: The Little Mermaid

Disney continues its streak of adapting hit animated classics into live-action epics with The Little Mermaid. Ariel, the youngest daughter of King Triton, is infatuated with the surface world, but mermaids are forbidden from exploring it due to the dangers of humans. However, Ariel breaks the rules and saves Prince Eric, whom she falls in love with. After a confrontation with her father, Ariel turns to the sea witch Ursula for help.

Halle Bailey: It means the world to me to see these lovely reactions, specifically from the babies and the children. It just warms me up, fills me with so much joy, and makes me feel like this is all for a reason. There's purpose in this. I had amazing role models before me, like Brandy as Cinderella and Anika Noni Rose as Princess Tiana. So, to join them as one of the Disney princesses, is an immense blessing for me. The reactions are what keep me going.

There's also a few new songs in this film as well. You guys got to work with two legendary composers, Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Can you talk to me about your experience working with them? Jonah, the characters are so beloved. They capture the essence of the characters so well in this film, but you guys do such a great job of making them your own. Can you talk about the balance of making Eric your own in this film, but also paying respects to what people know from the original Little Mermaid?

This is a unique project, because not only is it a fantastic musical, but there also has to be a lot of CG involved. Can you talk about the technical aspects of shooting this film, and what Rob's directing style added to The Little Mermaid? There's an interesting line that Eric says in the movie about being a prince, that he wasn't born into this. Can you talk to me about Eric's backstory in this version a little bit more?

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