'The Little Mermaid' actress Melissa McCarthy has admitted she "begged" for a chance to prove herself and earn the role of Ursula in the film
Melissa McCarthy "begged" for her role in 'The Little Mermaid'. The 52-year-old actress plays Ursula the sea witch in Disney's new live action remake of the beloved 1989 animated classic, but she has admitted she wasn't in consideration for the part until she really put herself out there. She told Collider: "I wasn't up on the list, I wasn't on the list, I wasn't list adjacent, and I was like, 'I'm not gonna get it', but I knew I had to at least make a play for it because I was like, 'I'll be so mad at myself forever if I didn't even try to get, you know, turned down.' "And I couldn't call Rob because I didn't have (director) Rob Marshall’s number, but I knew a guy who knew a guy, and I just said, 'Can I please come and talk to you? Can I… (more)