The Live-Action Little Mermaid Has Finally Found Its Prince Eric

It looks like The Little Mermaid has finally cast its Prince Eric.


The live-action version of the Disney classic is marching as well as newcomer Jonah Hauer-King filling in the role of Ariel's love, and he'll be joining some pretty astonishing organization with Halle Bailey as our titular mermaid, Melissa McCarthy because the sea witch Ursula, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Javier Bardem as King Triton.


Previously, Hauer-King made appearances in the TV miniseries Howard's End and also Little Women. He also showed up in A Dog's Way Home and Once Upon a Time in Staten Island. This role will no doubt be his chance to truly shine as a lead, and we have to mention the resemblance to the animated Prince Eric is quite uncanny.


It's been a little bit of a wild ride waiting for Prince Eric to have eventually been cast. At one point, none other than Harry Styles was considering the role, nevertheless unfortunately he passed on it. Fans were beside themselves thinking he may possibly head under the sea with Ariel and organization, and understandably heartbroken as soon as news bubbled to the surface that he was moving on. The search continued for some time, nevertheless because the movie is still in pre-production and has been for some time, it's not surprising that integral roles like Prince Eric had although to be filled. We're still waiting to hear on other casting decisions as well.


We're willing to be able to see Hauer-King make a splash, because the movie begins to swim and also the current toward an eventual release. This new vision of the classic Disney tale will feature the 1989 animated feature's original music from Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and also new songs from Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. We're already counting our whosits and thingamabobs in anticipation, and so willing to be piece of this movie's world.