Today, Deadline reported that Sofia Coppola will direct the live-action version of Disney's classic The Little Mermaid. Though we're slightly suspicious about the whole live-action thing since, you know, half the cast won't have legs, we're big fans of Sofia Coppola so we're holding out hope that this won't be a total disaster/ruin the precious memory of one of our all-time favorite childhood movies.
Though rumors early this year said that Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe would be starring as Ariel and her land-based love interest, Eric, they seem to be more of the fan-fiction sort rather than stemming from hard evidence. So, to give Sofia Coppola a little help with this feat she's facing, we've cast the new film for her. Below are our picks for roles in the brilliant (we hope) live-action remake of The Little Mermaid:
Ariel: Amanda Seyfried
She has the hair! The voice!
Eric: Ian Somerhalder
If his hands are big enough.
Sebastian: Benedict Cumberbatch; Flounder: Seth Rogen
I think even as a five-year-old I pictured Sebastian as crabby, but hot.
Scuttle: Matthew McConaughey
He would basically play his Magic Mike character, just with feathers instead of a leopard g-string.
King Triton: Idris Elba
He would look great in a fish tail. He would look good in anything.
Ursala: Bette Midler
Hocus Pocus proved that Bette is like the best witch ever. Plus she sings.
Vanessa/the Human Ursala: Megan Fox
Because this just makes sense.
Meanwhile, if Seyfried isn't available, Rebel Wilson is great choice for the role of Ariel or any or all of her sisters/backup dancers/general merpeople.
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