Mumbai. Halle Bailey The Little Mermaid: Disney’s live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’ is about 6 months away from being released. But the film is already embroiled in controversies. Actually, the actress who plays the role of Ariel in the film is Hailey Bailey, who is black. Although Hailey is also an American singer and songwriter. But people are criticizing its director Rob Marshall and Disney for casting a black person in the film. Rob has responded to these criticisms and offered his clarification on Ariel’s casting.
Director Rob Marshel has revealed about the casting of Ariel and said that he had no such agenda when it came to the casting of Ariel. According to Variety’s report, the director told Entertainment Weekly that his team did not make any “misconceptions” about any of the actors or other casting in the film.
