Unless you’ve been living under a rock (maybe even one that’s ?Under the Sea?), you’ve seen the headlines: Disney has cast songstress Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid live action remake. And she’s a bit different from the Ariel you remember from the animated version, in that she happens to be black.
Tons of celebrities shared their support for the Grammy-nominated singer?she?s one half of the sister duo Chloe x Halle?with many saying she?s the perfect choice:

@chloexhalle This girl is about to smash it up, y?all not even ready. Welcome baby gal https://t.co/ylFuk2en2f
— Naomi Scott (@NaomiScott) July 3, 2019

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

The director, Rob Marshall, also had nothing but praise for the young star: “It was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance?plus a glorious singing voice?all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.”
Take a look below to see how amazingly talented she is:

 
If her vocals weren’t enough to blow you away, Bailey is also no stranger to acting?she regularly stars on the show Grown-ish alongside her sister. But this will be her feature film debut.
I personally could not ...