More than three years after Halle Bailey was cast for live-action Ariel, the actress finally got the chance to show her version of the Disney Princess for the first time on Friday at D23 Expo. At the Anaheim convention, the trailer for The little Mermaid released, with Bailey’s Ariel singing “Part Of Your World” in a CGI version of her underwater kingdom of Atlantica. In the news, Bailey’s older sister Chloe Bailey has been supporting her from afar.
Halle Bailey rose to fame alongside her sister Chloe Bailey when the duo called Chloe x Halle was discovered on YouTube by Beyoncé at the age of 11 and 13 and signed to her label. Although they are currently making their own solo efforts, Halle has shown how she celebrated Chloe in her instagram :
While Halle Bailey was in Southern California, sharing a glimpse of The little Mermaid with Disney fans and do early printing for the next movie 2023 Chloe Bailey was at New York Fashion Week where she attended a Fendi show among other glamorous events. Although the sisters are on the other side of the United States, Chloe wore shells in her hair in “honor” of Halle’s Ariel moment. Also, Chloe shared her pride by sharing her trailer on her social media.
These two are brother goals! Chloe Bailey wrote a touching message along with the trailer, saying “the world can see what I’ve always seen since we were children” and calling Halle “my Ariel”. Although they are both in a new era of their careers where they no longer do everything together, they support each other a lot. Halle focuses primarily on acting and has a role in the upcoming film adaptation of The purple color also, as Chloe prepares to release her first solo album.
Disney’s new trailer may have only focused on Halle Bailey’s Ariel singing her famous song, but we know a lot more The little Mermaid . For example, Melissa McCarthy will play Ursula, Javier Bardem will play Ariel’s father, King Triton, and there will be original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda in addition to the songs we already know and love. When Bailey took to the D23 stage on Friday to show off her first look, she started drowning out the audience by seeing her Ariel for the first time:
She’s really starting to understand that Halle Bailey is officially a Disney Princess! Although Bailey has unfortunately faced racial backlash from her election, he shared that he has a “strong support system” around her. The 22-year-old actress has opened up the role is “overwhelming” and “emotional”, mostly because her portrayal of Ariel will mean so much to so many girls. The little Mermaid is ready to go out in cinemas on May 26, 2023.
Source: Cinemablend
