The DISinsider reports, corroborated by Variety, that Javier Bardem is in talks to take on the role of King Triton in Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid.
He’d be playing the father of Halle Bailey‘s Ariel in the film, a role first voiced by Kenneth Mars in the 1989 original animated film.
For their new version of The Little Mermaid, Disney is pairing Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken to create a blend of old and new songs that will be featured in the upcoming big screen version.
Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall will helm the film which features a script by David Magee (Life of Pi, Mary Poppins Returns).