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Jacob Tremblay responds to criticism of the most controversial change in ‘The Little Mermaid’

At 16, the American actor Jacob Trembley He has become one of the young promises of cinema with stellar works in films such as The room, Luca either Wonder. Now, the work of him like the new Flounder in Disney’s live-action The little Mermaid It has also caught the attention of the public, and more after the first images that came to us of a character very different from the one we remembered.

Flounder, Sebastian and Scuttle starred in numerous jokes on the internet after His image renewed by CGI will cause a huge division in the public. However, the first reactions suggest that these characters work perfectly within the film and become some of its most relevant aspects. Some words that have also been supported by Tremblay himself.

“They showed me the design when I went to audition and I saw the movie last night, I have to say I think it really worked,” Tremblay told People during the premiere. “I think they were geniuses and they knew exactly what they were doing”.

An image change that Tremblay supports within the framework of a film that has tried to reimagine and renew the image of some iconic characters. “It works perfectly and goes with everything. If I were different, I don’t think I would really do it,” defends the actor against criticism.

This has been the most relevant change in Disney’s live-action, which it also presented novelties such as three original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. The melodies have been titled as For the First Time, Wild Uncharted Waters and scuttlebutt. Menken presented them at the premiere as “artistic accidents.”

The controversial transformation of these characters was added to that of the controversial choice of Halley Bailey as the new Ariel, due to the image of snowy skin and reddish hair that the Disney animated classic shaped in the public imagination. Once her first reluctance was overcome, the appearance of the American actress has become the great asset of a film in which she dares to demonstrate her best vocal skills, making all those who have already been able to enjoy the premiere fall in love. her.

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