The director of Disney's upcoming TheLittleMermaid movie offers insight into how the lead role was cast. Disney
John DeLuca
and I were watching [Bailey's performance at the 2019 Grammys], and I said, 'John, who is that? She looks like an angel. I mean, Halle's so beautiful, but she also has an otherworldly sensibility. This was so important for a character that's a mermaid and a teenage girl, who has to have this combination of strength, passion, and courage, as well as a kind of naivety and innocence. She was the very first actress we saw for the role.
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