Cameron Cuffe and Jonah Hauer-King are the latest actors to test for the role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid. With Disney Animation Renaissance hits Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King having all gotten a makeover in live-action (or photorealistic CGI, in The Lion King‘s case), it was only a matter of time before Disney’s animated adaptation of The Little Mermaid – which kicked off said Renaissance – followed suit. And in recent months, the film’s live-action retelling has been filling out its cast like there’s no tomorrow.
So far, The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Mary Poppins Returns) has assembled a crew that includes post star-actor Halle Bailey playing mermaid princess Ariel opposite Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch Ursula and, potentially, Javier Bardem as Ariel’s father, King Triton. Disney also approached Harry Styles about playing Ariel’s love interest, the human Prince Eric, earlier this year, but he eventually decided to pass on the role. Now, it appears the studio may’ve already (possibly) found his replacement.
According to Deadline, Cuffe (who’s best known for playing Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, on the TV series Krypton) and Hauer-King both tested for Marshall to play Eric in The Little Mermaid this week. Disney refrained from commenting on the news today, which could mean the casting process for Eric is far from over at this stage.
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Source: Deadline
