Daveed Diggs (DaveedDiggs) in talks to play Sebastian in Disney's live-action LittleMermaid
, is in final negotiations to join the line-up of Disney’s live-action remake ofThe movie is in casting mode with Halle Bailey as Ariel, Javier Bardem as King Triton and Melissa McCarthy as the villain, Ursula. Awkwafina and Jacob Tremblay are also on the call sheet.
Diggs will play Sebastian, the crab who is Triton’s advisor. His main song is the show-stopping number, "Under the Sea." Samuel E. Wright voiced the character in the original movie. For the new film, Menken will update his score and compose a new song with lyrics from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Marc Platt, who worked with Marshall on Disney’s. Marshall and John DeLuca are also producers, as is Miranda.
Diggs originated the parts of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the original production of Hamilton, winning both a Grammy and a Tony.SIGN UP!
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