Meet Disney's new Ariel
Rob Marshall is set to direct, after helming the studio's sequel to"After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role,” said Marshall in a statement.Ron Clements and John Musker were behind the animated 1989 original, which won best original song and score Oscars for Alan Menken.
Bailey, 19, is best known as one-half of Chloe x Halle, who signed to Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment label after gaining popularity with YouTube covers.would be a breakout role for Bailey, whose only other screen credit is as a supporting player on Freeform's Yara Shahidi seriesThe Chloe x Halle Twitter account posted the below tweet shortly after the news went out.
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