Halle Bailey as Ariel in Little Mermaid Live-Action Movie

Singer Halle Bailey Will Star as Ariel in the Live-Action Little Mermaid Film!

4 July 2019 by Chanel Vargas First Published: 3 July 2019

INDIO, CA - APRIL 14: Singer Halle Bailey of the duo Chloe x Halle performs on the Mojave stage during week 1, day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella )

We have our Little Mermaid! It's officially been confirmed that 19-year-old singer and actress Halle Bailey, of pop-R&B duo Chloe x Halle, will star as Ariel in the upcoming live-action film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be a major breakthrough film role for Bailey, who stars alongside her sister Chloe on Freeform's Grown-ish — we can't wait to have her become a part of our Disney world!

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