The Little Mermaid‘s live-action adaptation obtained largely rave evaluations from audiences, to the purpose the place urge for food for a sequel has been rising. Who would not need to see the most effective youngsters motion pictures for a brand new era come again for one more film? And contemplating there’s already an animated sequel to adapt, absolutely the work would not be too laborious. One would assume, however there’s a hangup about Halle Berry and Jonah Hauer-King growing older as much as play dad and mom, although the previous talked about to CinemaBlend that sporting a beard could assist him out.
I had the chance to talk to Jonah Hauer-King forward of his newest look within the Physician Who episode “Fortunate Day,” which is accessible to stream proper now with a Disney+ subscription. On condition that CinemaBlend’s The Little Mermaid evaluate gave it a positive evaluate, I puzzled if there was something he might say about returning as Prince Eric for a live-action adaptation of the sequel. He answered with this:
I’d be down. Hey, hear, I’m sporting a beard in the intervening time. Perhaps it is throwing a couple of years on me? I do not know. I could be up for it as a result of I had a good time, and I beloved working with Halle. Rob Marshall is an incredible director. So, if it is round, who is aware of, however I’ve not heard something but.
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After all, we needed to discuss the truth that Eric and Ariel are dad and mom within the sequel, which means he’d need to look older. That did not appear to be an issue for Hauer-King, who famous his facial fuzz probably helps him look older.
The truth that he did not say The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea is a whole impossibility sounds good for anybody who desires to see it. As for the remaining, I’ll let the reader determine is sufficient to make Jonah Hauer-King look sufficiently old to have a baby the identical age as Melody, the daughter launched within the direct-to-video sequel for the Disney film. It isn’t out of the realm of chance that an actor approaching his 30s could possibly be the dad or mum of a 12-year-old!
Whereas which may be true, it might be tougher for a basic viewers to think about two actors they only noticed a few years in the past as Ariel and Eric at the moment are dad and mom to a pre-teen little one. I’m positive there are perhaps an individual or two at Disney who assume that too, contemplating that Jonah Hauer-King hasn’t heard something a few follow-up film occurring.
It additionally would not be shocking if anybody at Disney was apprehensive to make a live-action sequel of The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea, as CinemaBlend’s evaluate may illustrate. With so many upcoming live-action Disney remakes on the horizon, I assume it could possibly be some time earlier than Disney places this one on the docket, however that is simply hypothesis on my finish. Hey, perhaps by that point, Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King will look extra convincing as dad and mom.
We are able to solely wait and see what occurs. Within the meantime, be happy to stream The Little Mermaid on Disney+ and skim up on what Hauer-King needed to say to CinemaBlend about his character’s portrayal within the newest episode of Physician Who. For many who have not seen it, I would extremely advocate it to see a very totally different facet of the younger actor!