Actress Halle Bailey, the ariel from the new movie live action from Disney, The Little Mermaid, commented in a recent interview on how the learning process was to swim with the mermaid’s tail.
In an interview with The Wrap, Bailey commented on her training to do the underwater scenes, thanking the synchronized swimming team that helped her train for the role.
Check out what Halle Bailey declared below:
“I had this beautiful workout with these amazing synchronized swimmers who came to my house every Sunday,” explained the actress. “They are great trainers and powerful women. And they took me through the beginning stages of how to look like a mermaid in the water and the gracefulness required for that.”
Read more about The Little Mermaid:
The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel (Halle Bailey), a mermaid princess who falls in love with a human prince and trades her voice for legs to live on the surface. The plot will incorporate the original songs from the 1989 animation, as well as new songs from Alan Menken It is Lin-Manuel Miranda.
David Magee is responsible for the script, while Rob Marshall drive.
In the cast of The Little Mermaidhave already been defined in addition to Halle Bailey like Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Melissa McCarthy like Ursula, and Jacob Tremblay like Flounder.
Its premiere is scheduled for next Thursday, May 25th.
