Talk:The Little Mermaid (live-action film)/@comment-37793054-20191113003301

I guess casting Ariel as an African-American is not that crazy. She is a mermaid after all, and there are no rules as to what race mermaids should be (I think they could be pretty much any race). Of course it wouldn't work quite the same way with many of the other Disney princesses. For example, it would be weird to cast a Caucasian actress as Mulan or an Asian actress as Cinderella. (At least both live action versions of those films do have them cast by their appropriate races.) That said, I personally think Ariel looks better as a "white" mermaid. I'm okay with her being played by a black actress, but it would be nice if they can still pull off the classic "Ariel" look (red hair, a green tail, a purple bra, etc.). Of course, I could see them pulling that off with Halle Bailey. I also wonder who will be playing Eric?