Melissa McCarthy is offered the role of Ursula in The Little Mermaid
Popular comedian Melissa McCarthy may play the main antagonist of Ursula in the Walt Disney movie The Little Mermaid, which will be based on the 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. This is reported by the Variety edition. It is noted that the contract has not yet been signed, but the parties have already entered into negotiations on this matter. The project will be led by director Rob Marshall, creator of the musical "Chicago" and the movie "Mary Poppins Returns." For the first time, the studio's readiness to return Ariel's story to the big screens was announced in 2016 as a feature movie. Then it became known that Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken would be responsible for the musical accompaniment. The latter was the author of the soundtrack for the original cartoon, and his merits were marked by two Academy Awards. Earlier, Walt Disney studio released several similar projects, among which were "Beauty and the Beast", "Cinderella", "Maleficent", "The Jungle Book". In 2019, the movies "Aladdin" and "Dumbo" were presented to the audience. All but the last movie adaptations have been very successful worldwide. The Topic of Article: Melissa McCarthy is offered the role of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. |
