[nessa007]

THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Dir. Rob Marshall

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[tending-the-hearth]

i am so unwell over this scene you have no idea

the fact that we can tell EXACTLY what eric is thinking, how he goes from realizing ariel is a mermaid to recognizing that there's a bigger thing to focus on and he'll process the reveal later, when the woman he loves isn't in danger.

how he immediately looks down at ariel and sees her expression, he sees how terrified she is, because for the past three days he's done nothing BUT learn how to read her expressions, so he knows her fears without her having to say anything, and his only thought goes to "keep her safe, keep her here, keep her close"

and can we please talk about the physical affection between these two???? how ariel's hand goes from laying on eric's chest to holding onto his shoulder, how eric goes from just kind of holding ariel up to pulling her as close as he possibly can, curling himself around her and surrounding her in his arms, fully prepared to take the brunt of ursula's power if it comes down to it. because she's his world, and he refuses to lose her again.

and eric's GLARE??? HELLO???? the man just realized that the silent girl he's fallen in love with and the girl who saved his life is the same person and he just wanted to kiss her and celebrate that but now he is PISSED and he just wants to live happily ever after so he can and will do everything he can to get that ending for him and ariel.

[nessa007]

HALLE BAILEY “I was blown away by her. I was so impressed that she deals with everything with such graciousness and elegance. The more I worked with her, the more I realised how incredible she is and how born she was for this role.” - Jonah Hauer-King “She was the first person [to audition]. We said would you like to sing or read first and she said, "Well, I like to sing.” So she sang ‘Part of Your World’. I remember she shut her eyes and started to sing the song. By the end of the song I was in tears. I thought this is so moving. She’s so deeply connected to what she’s singing about and what she’s feeling. I remember turning to [John DeLuca] and saying “Have we found Ariel? This is the first person [we’ve seen].” We saw hundreds and hundreds of girls after that because we really needed to make sure this was the one. But she set the bar so high. With all of it. She had the incredible passion and stength but she also had vulnerability. A sort of other-worldliness, ethereal feel and look. And naive. She was only 18 when she first auditioned for us. It was the full package. She came back [to audition] many times. We did a screen test but ultimately we didn’t have to choose. She claimed the role.“ - Rob Marshall THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Dir. Rob Marshall

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i can’t even blame ariel bc if i saw prince eric with his little dimple, and curly hair, and pretty eyes, and soaked white shirt, risking his life to save a dog like that, i would’ve given up my voice too.

[westidia]

The way Ariel looks at Eric 🥹😭

[barbiekens]

The Little Mermaid (2023) dir. Rob Marshall

[ericxariel]

JONAH HAUER-KING & HALLE BAILEY “From the first day of rehearsals it was easy. We became friends very quickly and I think what’s nice about [the live-action version of Ariel and Eric] is that you really feel that friendship on-screen. I think it’s something really deep. Of course the romance is there but I think they find each other funny and they teach each other things. I think we brought a lot of stuff that [Halle and I] share off-screen into the film.” - Jonah “It was so much fun to have kind of a partner in crime to do this with because this was so new for me. I had never done anything like this and the fact that me and Jonah were both taking on such bigger roles than we have ever done was really like a bonding experience on its own.” - Halle

[nessa007]

Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King guess each other’s impressions [x}

[nessa007]

I repeat, Halle Bailey was born to be a Disney princess!

[filmiphile-deactivated20240318]

I love The Little Mermaid 2 however I think if they make a sequel to the live action they should postpone Ariel and Eric having Melody and make the second one about their adventures on land. Let Ariel and Eric build an even more intense bond. Give them a land villain who wants revenge against mermaids. There’s so much that can be explored in their dynamic before giving them a kid. Then in TLM 3 introduce Melody.

Also, neither Halle or Jonah look old enough to have a kid over 10 and no one wants to wait years for their faces to mature. And de aging Melody, even just a few years, would be a disservice to her as character.

🤷🏽‍♀️

[tanbarbie-deactivated20240501]

no because ariel is so much better than me he’d have hit me with “my little mermaid” and i would would have fucked him right there in his little nerd man cave are you joking

[filmiphile-deactivated20240318]

Again, I need ALL the HalleAriel x EricJonah fanfics like right now. I need the fluff, I need the smut, I need the deep character studies, I need ALLLLLLLL the fanfics. I need the category/tag on AO3 to blow up over the next few weeks. Pls 😭😭😭😭

[nessa007]

Jonah and Halle being the cutest, most hilarious besties! Jonah Hauer-King and Halle Bailey for Seventeen

[nessa007]

grimsby: *kicking away/hiding the ring when it dropped on the floor to prevent eric getting engaged to vanessa and being the ultimate eric/ariel shipper*

me:

[nessa007]

JONAH HAUER-KING & HALLE BAILEY “The first time I met [Halle] was at my final audition at the screen test. Which, as you can imagine, is kind of a frightening experience and particularly when Disney do it because it’s on such a crazy scale. It could’ve been terrifying but as soon as I met her I felt so calm and then I left [after the screen test] and went back to my trailer and a few minutes later there was this knock on the door and it was [Halle]. I said, “Hi.” She said, “Hello.” And just said, “You did such a good job. It was such a pleasure to meet you. Hope to see you around.” It meant so much to me. Obviously I had no idea if she was doing that to all the guys who were auditioning or if it was just me. Turned out it was just me. It was really special and that’s where the frienship started.“

[makesitprecious]

Eric's mom: you almost died!! you have to stay in the castle. no more going out on the ocean for you.

Eric, the immediate scene after that: