Who would you cast as Ursula for Disney's live action Little Mermaid?
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I think that someone like Ginger Minj would be more suitable for the role considering it was based on a drag performer to begin with. They would likely be better off having a separate actress play Vanessa otherwise they have to spend a fortune on costuming or cgi and then still likely not pull it off as well as it would have been just going with a separate actress.Burnouts3s3 said:
Meryl Streep.
It's not because I am immensely turned on by the woman, but it's because she might be one of the literal theatrical geniuses of our time. Or just plain genius.
Meryl Streep learned polish for a role. She learned how to play the violin. Meryl Streep learned play the guitar. She can perfectly emulate exactly how Thatcher speaks, down to all of her mannerisms. I'm sure if you give her the role, she'll learn how to breathe underwater.
She has the range to play someone sympathetic and completely terrifying, like Ursula needs to be.
... I seriously crush on this woman hard. Hard.
It's not because I am immensely turned on by the woman, but it's because she might be one of the literal theatrical geniuses of our time. Or just plain genius.
Meryl Streep learned polish for a role. She learned how to play the violin. Meryl Streep learned play the guitar. She can perfectly emulate exactly how Thatcher speaks, down to all of her mannerisms. I'm sure if you give her the role, she'll learn how to breathe underwater.
She has the range to play someone sympathetic and completely terrifying, like Ursula needs to be.
... I seriously crush on this woman hard. Hard.
I can dig that. In fact, we've got a reasonable baseline for an Ursula role in her role as the Witch in Into the Woods.ObsidianJones said:
She definitely has the singing/acting chops. And, frankly, I'd be very interested to hear her sing Poor Unfortunate Souls.
I totally would not have noticed ObsidianJones' weird Thatcher thing if you hadn't pointed that out, thanks a lot.Baffle2 said:
Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) would be an incredibly appropriate choice.Fieldy409 said:
In theory, I like the idea of casting a male-bodied drag queen as a reference to how Ursula is clearly based on the persona of Divine, but at the same time we have to remember why that happened. Ursula is the villain, she's queer-coded because she's evil. Cassandra Peterson is a drag queen who most people don't realise is a drag queen (because we have this concept that cis women can't be drag queens), so she works both as a nod to the queer history of the character, but also someone whose presence isn't going to be interpreted as mockery.
And 101 Dalmatians (remember Disney's first attempt at live-action movies?) also showed she can do the camp necessary to fill the role of a Disney villain. She kind of would be a perfect fit for the role.Asita said:
That said, my instinct remains a drag queen as a homage to the original, preferably one of the heavier-set ones to give her that real "octopus" shape to the costuming without coming off as "fat suit" or CGI. Hell, Drag Race could practically be used to extend audition roles...
There's that, but I'd also judge them over picking a skinnier actress just for not being able to resist wanting to "pretty up" a roleTireseas said:
maybe Kathy Burke, don't know, am no good at casting, not sure why speak when no good, just heard Thatcher fetish and had a sudden dose of flight-or-fight adrenaline
It's a pity Divine can't take up the role. That's who Ursula's appearance was based on, so everything could have come full circle!
Sadly, I'm not really much of a person to pay attention to actors, so I'm not well suited to choosing a cast for anything.. instead I'll venture a guess for who Disney will go with... based on their recent trends, I'll guess Whoopi Goldberg.
Sadly, I'm not really much of a person to pay attention to actors, so I'm not well suited to choosing a cast for anything.. instead I'll venture a guess for who Disney will go with... based on their recent trends, I'll guess Whoopi Goldberg.
