The Little Mermaid‘s live-action adaptation acquired largely rave evaluations from audiences, to the purpose the place urge for food for a sequel has been rising. Who would not wish to see top-of-the-line youngsters films for a brand new era come again for an additional film? And contemplating there’s already an animated sequel to adapt, certainly the work would not be too arduous. One would assume, however there’s a hangup about Halle Berry and Jonah Hauer-King growing older as much as play mother and father, 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 obtainable to stream proper now with a Disney+ subscription. Provided that CinemaBlend’s The Little Mermaid evaluation gave it a good evaluation, I questioned 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 might be down. Hey, hear, I am sporting a beard for the time being. Perhaps it is throwing just a few years on me? I do not know. I might be up for it as a result of I had a good time, and I cherished 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.
In fact, we needed to speak about the truth that Eric and Ariel are mother and father 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 an entire impossibility sounds good for anybody who desires to see it. As for the remaining, I will let the reader resolve 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 is not out of the realm of risk that an actor approaching his 30s could possibly be the mother or father of a 12-year-old!
Whereas that could be true, it could be more durable for a common viewers to think about two actors they only noticed a few years in the past as Ariel and Eric are actually mother and father to a pre-teen little one. I am positive there are perhaps an individual or two at Disney who assume that too, contemplating that Jonah Hauer-King hasn’t heard something a couple of follow-up film taking place.
It additionally would not be stunning if anybody at Disney was apprehensive to make a live-action sequel of The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea, as CinemaBlend’s evaluation would possibly illustrate. With so many upcoming live-action Disney remakes on the horizon, I believe 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 mother and father.
We are able to solely wait and see what occurs. Within the meantime, be happy to stream The Little Mermaid on Disney+ and browse 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 might extremely suggest it to see a very completely different facet of the younger actor!