Disney is ready with another live-action remake with The little Mermaid come to life in the upcoming Halle Bailey-directed film. Even after the disappointing results received by the live-action Pinocchio, the House of Mouse is ready to take the risk again. As the teaser for the upcoming fairy tale was unveiled at the last D23 Expo, another piece of news has started to emerge on the internet. Rumors that actress Ariel Halle Bailey is joining the MCU.
This isn’t the first time Halle Bailey has been asked about her MCU casting. Earlier too, she denied a bunch of casting rumors but this time she instead voiced the character she wants to play.
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Which character does Halle Bailey want to play?
When it was first announced that the Grammy-nominated singer and actress would be spearheading The little Mermaid project, she faced a basket of backlash. Most of the criticism was subject to her skin color as some people had a real problem with Disney’s race swap with the fictional Disney Princess. Now it looks like Halle Bailey has also shown interest in reaching greater heights with her interest in joining the MCU.
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After receiving positive responses to the preview of The little Mermaid, he was asked which MCU character would be his dream role. To this, the actress replied:
“I think any Marvel superhero would be just amazing. I mean I love Storm…I love so many of them. I mean it would be just cool.
Although this is just a simple desire of Halle Bailey, it can be said that if she is presented as the mutant, it can be a major development in her career.
Can Halle Bailey’s desire be true?
The concept of Mutants already being introduced in the recent Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, MCU could bring the X-Men to this universe very soon. Although they only introduced the concept on a superficial level, we can assume that we will have the updates on this very soon.
On the other hand, the MCU panel at D23 Expo has yet to announce several new updates. So it can be expected that we will come across some updates there. And who knows, we might one day get a glimpse of Halle Bailey as Storm.
The Little Mermaid hits theaters on May 26, 2023.
Source: Variety
