Posted by Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” remake has been previewed at the annual exhibition trade show and it showed Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. It also showed a show-stopping rendition of the character’s classic song “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” which sees McCarthy in her spot-on portrayal of the villainous sea witch while she channels a Tallulah Bankhead-inspired with pitch-perfect flair.
The actress didn’t perform at CinemaCon, but McCarthy was in Las Vegas to introduce the movie, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel.
McCarthy is popularly known for her comedic prowess but she completely nailed the song with her vocal ability, hitting all the high notes of the evil anthem while sporting dramatic makeup and a short, purple-ish hairdo. As she belts out the anthem, Ursula also whipped around her tentacles through the sea alongside her sidekicks, Flotsam and Jetsam.
“She’s dishy. She’s a conniving broad,” McCarthy said of her character while on stage at CinemaCon. “You can’t help but love her at the same time.”
Along with Halle and McCarthy, the voice cast includes Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Daveed Diggs as Sebastian. Rob Marshall directed the film, which releases in theaters on May 26. Before this, Disney has given numerous animated films the live-action treatment, including “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “Mulan” and “Dumbo”.
“As we’ve seen with recent box office results, great stories never go out of fashion,” Disney’s distribution chief Tony Chambers said. “And there is indeed no replacing the experience of a good story in a movie theater.” Nonetheless, amid the CinemaCon presentation, crowds were also treated to new footage from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Pixar’s upcoming “Elemental” and Harrison Ford’s return in “Indiana Jones 5.”
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