Now that Halle Bailey has secured herself a place in Disney’s live action remake of Little Mermaid, her fellow Halle Berry could not be more proud. The R&B singer is set to play Ariel in the upcoming adaptation. While many have congratulated the actress on landing on a dream role, the casting is met with racist remarks. In fact, there has been quite a negative propaganda on social media.
Halle Berry Is Proud of Halle Bailey for Getting in on Little Mermaid
Halle Berry took to Twitter to give everybody a friendly reminder, and that was to let them all know that Halles had the power to get it all done in them. She then proceeded to congratulate Bailey on achieving this great opportunity. The Oscar-winning actress also claimed that she could not wait to see what her friend did in the movie.
In case you needed a reminder… Halles get it DONE. Congratulations @chloexhalle on this amazing opportunity, we can’t wait to see what you do! #TheLittleMermaid #HalleBailey pic.twitter.com/z0Rik2nxRe
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) July 3, 2019
Bailey responded to the tweet saying the post meant the world to her. Not just that, but she expressed how happy she was to share her name with someone like Berry.
this means the world. happy to share names with you 😭😭 love you lots https://t.co/Wzkj8Mgsze
— chloe x halle (@chloexhalle) July 3, 2019
However, it seems like not everybody is applauding Bailey’s place in the cast. Her casting as Ariel in Little Mermaid has generated a negative response and some highly racist comments. Many fans have argued that Ariel should have the red hair and the pale skin that she has in the cartoon. In fact, many have totally rejected Hailey Bailey as the upcoming Ariel. Fans are criticizing Disney for ruining childhood memories by disrupting things in Little Mermaid.
No matter what the situation might, many celebrities including Zendaya who was previously tipped for the role are happy at Hailey making the mark. Let’s see how things go with Disney’s upcoming adaptation.