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Melissa McCarthy’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ make-up artist has hit back at critics who say a queer cosmetics expert should have been hired for the job. Oscar-winning Peter King, 68, has faced a backlash from ‘RuPaul’s Drag race’ contestants who think he shouldn’t have landed the contract as in the original Disney movie, which came out in 1989, Melissa’s sea witch character Ursula was modelled after drag icon Divine. Peter told Insider about their objections to him doing the job being “ridiculous” and “very offensive”: “Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist? “That’s trying to claim ...
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Daveed Diggs had to overcome his vocal limitations to play Sebastian in 'The Little Mermaid'. The 41-year-old actor voices the crab in the live-action take of the classic Disney movie and explained how he tried to perform at his best despite a lack of traditional vocal training. Speaking to Variety, Daveed said: "Vocally, what we ended up on is a nod to the Sebastian that everybody knows and loves but also is what my voice is capable of doing, both singing and speaking. "It was this process of trying things out with the various coaches to get a thing that feels consistent with who the crab is....
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Lin-Manuel Miranda has promised the live-action 'Little Mermaid' will still feature the classic songs from the original animated movie. The 42-year-old star is working with composer Alan Menken on some new tracks for the upcoming film but he has reassured fans they won't take the place of the likes of 'Under the Sea' and 'Part of Your World'. He told Variety's 'Awards Circuit' podcast: "We wrote three or four original tunes, replacing none of the ones you like. All of those are in. "There's no bigger Little Mermaid fan than me. "But we found a couple of opportunities for some other music that ...
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A prequel series to the 2017 live-action remake of the musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast is in development. The upcoming series is titled Little Town (named after the iconic opening song of the film) and centers on the main villain of the original movie Gaston (Luke Evans) and dives into his past during his time as a soldier and becoming the most beloved and arrogant member of the French village that he lived in. Evans will once again portray the egotistical character alongside Josh Gad who will reprise his role as LeFou, Gaston’s bumbling sycophantic sidekick. The series was ...
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Disney prevented Michael Jackson from recording songs for 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. Composer Alan Menken has recalled how the late King of Pop wanted to record some songs for the 1996 animated film but the studio vetoed the move because of the problems in Jackson's personal life. Alan told SlashFilm: "I get a call out of nowhere from Michael's assistant, when Michael was at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York. "He had to (deal with) allegations about inappropriate behaviour with underage kids, and the break-up with Lisa Marie Presley. "He's looking to change the subject. And he obviously l...
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