SNL’s Ego Nwodim plays the mermaid Ariel on the show

Director Rob Marshall, little mermaid also stars Melissa McCarthy as the villain Ursula, Javier Bardem as Ariel’s father, King Triton, Jacob Tremblay like flounder Hamilton‘s David Diggs like sebastian the crab Aquafina how to drown a seagull and Little women actor Jonah Hower-King like Prince Eric.

“It was the hardest experience being away from everything and everyone I’ve ever known, feeling self-doubt/lonely, but also feeling so free and determined when I got to the end,” Holly wrote on Instagram in July, regarding shooting time little mermaid. “This experience has made me much stronger than I could have imagined.”

In September, Holly spoke to E! Disney Animation News at the D23 Expo The little mermaid the film inspired her. “I definitely think that because I love this movie so much and have cherished it since I was a kid, I put pressure on myself,” she said. “Just because I want to convey all the feelings I saw when I was a little girl.”

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