Javier Bardem in Talks to Play King Triton in Disney's Live Action THE LITTLE MERMAID

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This is an outrage! Javier Bardem is up for the role of King freaking Triton in Disney’s upcoming live-action Little Mermaid movie. I know the character was a bit of a hardass in the beginning of the cartoon, but he ends up being a cool dad at the end and lets his teenaged daughter become a human to marry her boyfriend of a week because “she loves him.” And no one has ever looked at Javier Bardem and thought lovable father figure. He’s terrifying. I am not down for this.

Rob Marshall is directing the film, and Halle Bailey is set to play Ariel, with Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Awkwafina as Scuttle, and Jacob Tremblay as Flounder. Harry Styles is also currently in talks to play Prince Eric, and I am not mad at that possibility at all.

Do you think Bardem would be a good King Triton, or a scary weirdo? Who do you think would be better? My fingers are crossed for the Terry Crews rumors to come true!

Source: Deadline

Jessica Fisher

I’m Jessica Fisher! I love being a wife and mom, and I love movies and TV. I’m a murderino, and love to travel and write. I love Disney and the beach and stand-up comedy. My favorite things to geek out on are the podcast My Favorite Murder, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mindhunter, Cobra Kai, The Wonder Years, Somebody Somewhere, Shrinking, The Big Door Prize and Severence. My favorite movies are About Time, 50/50, pretty much anything with Jason Segel and/or Paul Rudd, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Dirty Dancing, and so many others. I love the books Little Women and Harry Potter, and all types of biographies. I love writing for GeekTyrant!

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