Poll of the Day > Pictures of the First BLACK ARIEL of the LITTLE MERMAID is out!! Is She Hot???

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21 y/o Halle Bailey who is making history as the first Black Ariel in the Disney's live-action Little Mermaid who was pictured for the first time after filming scenes on the beach in Italy!!

She was spotted in a mermaid's tail and sat next to her co-star 26 y/o Jonah Hauer-King who plays Prince Eric

It appeared to be the famous scene in which Ariel rescues Prince Eric after a shipwreck and was seen laying on the ground next to him to try to wake him up.

Though she wasn't wearing a purple bikini top like the cartoon countertop. She was however in a wet suit and sat next to him with a huge smile

The production was forced to delay during the pandemic but is now u pand running although the release date is likely pushed.

She defended the decision to cast her in the film who said "I feel like i'm dreaming and i'm just grateful. And i don't pay attention to the negativity. I feel like this role is something bigger than me and greater and it's going to be beautiful. i'm just so excited to be part of it"

Is Halle Hot?

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Sir this is a Long John Silvers Taco Bell Express establishment

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She looks really young. To the point that I'm not attracted to her sexually.

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Whose eyes are farther apart? Hers or the queen's gambit lady?

Full Throttle posted...

Halle Bailey

i c wut she did thar

Full Throttle posted...

Is Halle Hot?

She's cute, but it's still just a really stupid casting choice to racially recast Ariel. Granted, part of me suspects that they went with the casting to distract from and defend other problems with the film.

Beyond that, Disney's live-action remake track record has kinda sucked. Mulan wound up getting panned, Aladdin was a weird train wreck, Beauty & the Beast kinda sucked, etc. I did like Pete's Dragon, though, and the new Jungle Book had its moments. However, I'm not sure I heard anybody exactly raving about any of the Disney LA remakes, certainly not like people do about the animated ones.


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Can she sing Part of Your World tho

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JOExHIGASHI posted...

She looks really young. To the point that I'm not attracted to her sexually.

Well, she is pretty young. Be ing only 21. And isnt Ariel only 16 in the movie? So, that fits, I guess...
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She's cute and pretty, but I wouldn't say she's "hot."


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keyblader1985 posted...

She's cute and pretty, but I wouldn't say she's "hot."

even if she was sitting on your lap and said shed buy you a Jamba Juice?

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avoiding the question

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No, she looks like a ditto.

@EvilMegas

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Zeus posted...

She's cute, but it's still just a really stupid casting choice to racially recast Ariel.

Why?

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adjl posted...

Why?

...because it's an iconic role in a visual medium? That's a really stupid question.

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She's not to my taste.

But I don't think it will really affect my opinion of the film (which will probably be mediocre at best), and people who complain about race swaps are truly pathetic.

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Kotenks posted...

Why is Eric white? A brother isn't good enough to be him?

is he white? He looks more ethnically ambiguous to me and Hollywood loves that

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Zeus posted...

...because it's an iconic role in a visual medium? That's a really stupid question.

And why is the race of that iconic role important?

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She resembles a female Trevor Noah, and I suppose she looks good by her own merit. As an Ariel, I can't see shit.

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I don't like her face at all
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oh it's not halle berry

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Average

Dunno why the choice.. no one had an issue with Ariel

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JixHedgehog posted...

Average

Dunno why the choice.. no one had an issue with Ariel

why should anyone have an issue with her now? The character is notable for being a mermaid. Not for her skin color.

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Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

Mead posted...

why should anyone have an issue with her now? The character is notable for being a mermaid. Not for her skin color.

Actually, its for her red hair

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JixHedgehog posted...

Actually, its for her red hair

not really, no

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alright is the selling point of this movie black Ariel or is this just the actor they hired

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adjl posted...

And why is the race of that iconic role important?

By that logic, why not cast Danny DeVito as Ariel? If you don't feel that the character should resemble the depiction, you could literally go with anybody. That or you could stop with your disingenuous, trollish nonsense.

C-Raine posted...

Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

Yeah, there's a lot that doesn't make sense there.


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I love her

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Zeus posted...

By that logic, why not cast Danny DeVito as Ariel?

Because his voice and typical acting style aren't a good fit for the character's personality. As magnificently entertaining as it would be to hear Danny scream "But daddy I love him!", the novelty would wear off pretty quickly.

Zeus posted...

If you don't feel that the character should resemble the depiction, you could literally go with anybody.

The character should resemble the depiction, I just don't see why race is a meaningful part of your world.

C-Raine posted...

Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

White mermaids don't make much sense either (at least, not any more sense than any other skin colour). There's really no reason to expect mermaids to have human skin colours at all, given that camouflage and attracting mates are the two driving factors for aquatic animal coloration, and human-coloured skin doesn't really help much with either under the sea.

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C-Raine posted...

Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

This is dumb. That's like wondering why there's any dark coloured fish at all. I think in the cartoon series they had darker mermaids that were Ariel's sisters but I assume King Triton got around with different women.

On topic I think she's cute but not hot. Even if they wanted a dark girl they could find someone sexier. She's supposed to be a very good singer though.

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Whats with this whole thing of getting rid of white redheads?

Seems pretty sus if you ask me

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Gotta go with the bad track record thing. Half expect the other side of the beach is a concentration camp or something.
Also not sure about the casting. Seems miscast.

However, if we're talking racially, the characters skin colour doesn't change the story at all. So it doesn't really matter. But neither does their gender. And since these movies have so much CGI in them already, I think Disney should put in the effort and film every scene with every possible race and gender combination so viewers can choose which one they want to watch. They could even rewatch and switch it up. What happens if Ariel is a guy? Etc. With all the CGI, you could conceivably have a create a character option at the start of the movie to customize the MC however you want.

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It never occurs to anyone that maybe she was simply best actress that auditioned for the role

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C-Raine posted...

Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

Do you think sun doesn't penetrate water?

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C-Raine posted...

Black mermaids don't make sense, do they?

What do they need extra sun protection for?

They'd be extremely deficient in vitamin D.

Yeah, cause as we know mermaids never break the surface of the ocean, wait... that's not right for the movie or the "historical accurate" versions of mermaids that sailors made up, either.

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SinisterSlay posted...

And since these movies have so much CGI in them already, I think Disney should put in the effort and film every scene with every possible race and gender combination so viewers can choose which one they want to watch.

While there is a lot of CGI, the human characters are usually played by real humans who would want to be paid So, it would probably end up costing a ton And not making that much back
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LinkPizza posted...

While there is a lot of CGI, the human characters are usually played by real humans who would want to be paid So, it would probably end up costing a ton And not making that much back

That's like their entire ethos with these remakes. Cost a ton and not make it back. But make a statement.
Imagine the statement they could make by letting viewers choose their MC. Imagine the waves it would create from the analytics of people's choices. With one movie they could rock the entire industry and the world's collective perception of itself.

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SinisterSlay posted...

That's like their entire ethos with these remakes. Cost a ton and not make it back. But make a statement.
Imagine the statement they could make by letting viewers choose their MC. Imagine the waves it would create from the analytics of people's choices. With one movie they could rock the entire industry and the world's collective perception of itself.

What statements are any of these remakes trying to make other than "we want more money off these franchises "?

I don't understand why people think casting a non white actor is supposed to be like a huge thing.

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SinisterSlay posted...

That's like their entire ethos with these remakes. Cost a ton and not make it back. But make a statement.
Imagine the statement they could make by letting viewers choose their MC. Imagine the waves it would create from the analytics of people's choices. With one movie they could rock the entire industry and the world's collective perception of itself.

Except when they normally make the remakes, they make only one. Which means it cost a lots less. And enough people go see them for them to make a ton of money. To film hundreds more films (for every combination) would cost more than some of their best films probably made (since they would still need to pay hundreds of humans). And since people would only probably watch the one they wanted to make, they would most likely make a ton less Its not profitable at all, and wouldnt be a good business decision Also, most actually do seem to make enough back. You can check the internet. Most have made a profit

Heres some of the list of the remakes with cost and profit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gobankingrates.com/money/business/disney-remakes-made-lost-money/amp/

Anyway, while you have something of good intentions, it doesnt work because it actually losses then money And because using CGI would be worse then real humans, youd need a ton of actors, which youd have to pay And youd have to release them individually, which would also just be an issue. Youd only be able to put a few in theaters, as well
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LinkPizza posted...

work because it actually losses then money And because using CGI would be worse then real humans, youd need a ton of actors, which youd have to pay And youd have to release them individually, which would also just be an issue. Youd only be able to put a few in theaters, as well

Characters 100% cgi is becoming normal. Will Smith had an entire movie with his fake younger self. All aquaman characters became CGI when they went underwater and you could barely tell.
Making a bunch of character models and rerunning the render process for a bunch of variations isn't that big of a leap. They even already did it with the sonic movie where in the space of a few months completely changed Sonic.
The tech to do this exists now. And a movie with so much of it underwater will use CGI exactly like aquaman, so why not make it with several CGI models?
And how could you pass up Chinese Ariel and get that Chinese money they so covet?

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Can't wait for all the racists to flip out

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They made it political!

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SinisterSlay posted...

But neither does their gender.

Gender, no, but sex kind of does for the sake of being able to sing the songs. A countertenor just doesn't offer the same sound as a female alto/soprano.

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SinisterSlay posted...

Characters 100% cgi is becoming normal. Will Smith had an entire movie with his fake younger self. All aquaman characters became CGI when they went underwater and you could barely tell.

Normal doesnt mean good. And Disney is trying for good. If they can use real characters (like they are doing for many characters is this movie), then they will. They may have to use CGI in conjunction with the character. But they are still using real people.
Just because a lot of their live action remakes use CGI doesnt mean the whole movie should be CGI. Especially since its a LIVE ACTION remake, you know? And while some of this is underwater, a ton of this movie is also on land. Where you maybe able to tell And again, they are trying for good

SinisterSlay posted...

Making a bunch of character models and rerunning the render process for a bunch of variations isn't that big of a leap. They even already did it with the sonic movie where in the space of a few months completely changed Sonic.

If it really was feasible, then Disney probably would do it. But it probably isnt that feasible And they only changed Sonic because tons of people complained, plus I think they know what they did. In this case, not many people are going to go around playing a choose your own character adventure for just watching The Little Mermaid Plus, like I said earlier, it makes less money overall. Especially since, in the end, youd only be able to put some many in theaters, anyway Which the amount of combinations youre talking about

SinisterSlay posted...

The tech to do this exists now. And a movie with so much of it underwater will use CGI exactly like aquaman, so why not make it with several CGI models?
And how could you pass up Chinese Ariel and get that Chinese money they so covet?

I think a lot of the movie is on land, also. Isnt the movie about her losing her legs to be in land with the prince, right? So, probably more than half the movie takes place on land, IIRC And they still want real actors. For the live action part of live action remake Which is the whole point of the remake And not everyone cares about race and gender. Some people just watch for the story. If you cant handle the race or gender of the character, just dont watch it Disney will still most likely make their money, anyway

I think you have good intentions. I just think the idea is stupid to make so many CGI character. Especially when theyll still have a ton of real actors they have to pay. And Disney isnt going to waste money like that. They actually try to make a profit. That would just be a bad business decision
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LinkPizza posted...

I think you have good intentions. I just think the idea is stupid to make so many CGI character. Especially when theyll still have a ton of real actors they have to pay. And Disney isnt going to waste money like that. They actually try to make a profit. That would just be a bad business decision

If they keep waiting on this, eventually people are just going to use deepfake to do it for them.
I wonder what ramifications that would have for copyright?


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rexcrk posted...

Whats with this whole thing of getting rid of white redheads?

Seems pretty sus if you ask me

Redheads are significantly over represented in fiction. Black people are traditionally under represented.

From purely a math standpoint, it makes sense. If the actress for Ariel was white, it was just going to be a girl in a red wig.

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SinisterSlay posted...

If they keep waiting on this, eventually people are just going to use deepfake to do it for them.
I wonder what ramifications that would have for copyright?

No. They wont. At least, not the Disney Version. Disney is very big on Copyrights and stuff They will destroy them If its just using the Disney movie and changing the skin tone, Disney will fuck them up with copyrights
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Blightzkrieg posted...

Redheads are significantly over represented in fiction. Black people are traditionally under represented.

From purely a math standpoint, it makes sense. If the actress for Ariel was white, it was just going to be a girl in a red wig.

come on bligh you know they only like math when theyre quoting crime statistics

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Heads up guys, you get sunburnt underwater waaaaaay faster so a black mermaid makes evolutionary sense.

But gimme hot little redhead
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