'The Little Mermaid' director Rob Marshall has heaped praise on Ursula actress Melissa McCarthy for bringing "depth" to the character
'The Little Mermaid' director Rob Marshall has praised Melissa McCarthy for bringing "depth" to Ursula. The filmmaker has opened up on the decision to cast the 'Bridesmaids' actress as the iconic sea witch who steals the voice from Ariel (Halle Bailey) in the live action reboot, and how "daunting" it was to get the right person in the role, who was originally inspired by drag queen Divine. He told SFX magazine: "I love that she was originally inspired by Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead], the wonderful drag actor, who was so original and so funny. "I thought, 'Well, who’s going to be able to bring the humor and the depth?' Because this is now a live-action piece, it can’t just be a funny character, it has to have a great deal of depth. "Who… (more)