She plays iconic Disney villain Ursula in the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid.
And Melissa McCarthy delighted fans when she presented her poster for the movie during her appearance at CinemaCon 2023 on Wednesday.
The glamorous poster showed Melissa, 52, channeling the legendary sea witch, while casting a sinister look.
She wore an elaborate black dress, a glowing scalloped necklace, and her silver hair styled in a voluminous Ursula style.
Her minions of eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, swam on either side of her with their fangs fully displayed.
Glance! Melissa McCarthy delighted fans when she presented her poster for the movie during her appearance at CinemaCon 2023 on Wednesday.
Melissa was far from her character as she appeared on stage in a floral red dress with hot pink heels.
In addition to the poster, Melissa also provided a quick clip of her performance of Poor Unfortunate Souls in the movie.
The clip received “applause” during its appearance, and received “great applause” from the owners of the theaters, according to what was reported. Hollywood Reporter.
The scene also included the voices of Flounder (Jacob Tremblay) and Sebastian (Daveed Diggs).
“It was truly an honor to play one of the delicious and iconic Disney villains,” she said, according to THR. Ursula is a plate of food, she’s a conniving petitioner. Maybe that’s why I’m doing this, I don’t know. But you can’t help but love her at the same time.
talk with the peopleMelissa revealed that she became a fan of the movie while taking care of a family in her early twenties.
Girls can watch a little TV and choose a movie. She told the magazine, “I swear there was a gag for two years where we watched The Little Mermaid every night.”
“Even if they wanted a different one, I was like, ‘Or we can watch The Little Mermaid again.'” “
amazing! The charming poster showed Melissa, 52, channeling the legendary sea witch, throwing a sinister look
Simply stunning: McCarthy was far out of character as she appeared on stage in a floral red dress with hot pink heels.
Melissa also revealed that she “begged” director Rob Marshall for the part.
I threw myself in front of his car and begged him. I really didn’t, but I begged him to talk to me. She said: This part is true.
“I spent more time with The Little Mermaid than probably any other movie, which I didn’t really even think about like Rob, ‘Have you seen this a few times?'” I’m like, ‘Well, (now) you’re asking me, I’ve seen that an odd number of times. Which could have freaked him out. Luckily it didn’t.’
Melissa described landing the role as a “crazy fever dream” during her appearance on Good Morning America on Tuesday.
“I just have an absolute love for the movie and for Ursula.”
Well heeled! She made her way across the stage wearing hot pink and bright red heels
The audience loved it! In addition to the poster, Melissa also provided a sneak peek of her performance of Poor Unfortunate Souls in the movie.
Coming soon: The upcoming movie starring Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer King as Prince Eric. It is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2023
Michael Strahan also notes that she sings in the film, with Melissa saying she tried to “do the musical justice”.
She added, “It’s definitely not my forte, so I trained really hard… and when I finished, I cried because I was sad I didn’t do what I called singing practice.”
The upcoming film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer King as Prince Eric. It is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2023.
Melissa also revealed that she “begged” director Rob Marshall for the part.
I threw myself in front of his car and begged him. I really didn’t, but I begged him to talk to me. She said: This part is true.
“I spent more time with The Little Mermaid than probably any other movie, which I didn’t really even think about like Rob, ‘Have you seen this a few times? I’m like, ‘Well, (now) you’re asking me, I’ve seen that an odd number of times. Which could have freaked him out. Luckily it didn’t.’
