Prince Eric: Who Should Play Ariel’s Bae
Back in the day, I am not sure I ever spent much time speculating who would play whom in upcoming movies. But, then again, I was pretty impressed by my Commodore 64.
Life was simpler.
These days, the proliferation of social media makes it pretty easy for everyone to have an opinion; from the insipid (OMG you ruined my Ariel) to the inspired (#BabySlothsForAll).
The latest “question” to set the Net ablaze: Who should play Prince Eric in Little Mermaid?
Jordan Fisher for Prince Eric?
disney please give us @Jordan_Fisher as prince eric we already know you love him and he is broadway trained and @Lin_Manuel loves him so therefore everyone should pic.twitter.com/zLKoYxd9tX
— maria karina (@mariakarinaa_) July 4, 2019
Teen Vogue’s De Elizabeth wrote:
Now that the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid has found its Ariel in Halle Bailey, fans have turned their attention to an understandably burning question: Who will portray Prince Eric?! If you ask Twitter, there are plenty of ideas ranging from BTS’s Jimin to Riverdale star Charles Melton, but one name seems to have emerged at the top of fans’ wish lists: Jordan Fisher.
The actor recently made a splash (get it?) when it was announced that he’d be portraying the highly coveted role of John Ambrose McClaren in the upcoming To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel. Previously, he starred in Fox’s Rent: Live as Mark Cohen, and also showed off his musical chops in Grease! Live. He’s certainly got the iconic Prince Eric brooding stare down, and we already know he can sing, so it’s a casting theory that easily checks a lot of boxes.
For his part, about the Little Mermaid, Fisher posted:
Y’all did it RIGHT. Can’t wait to see @chloexhalle do her thing under the sea ?
— Jordan Fisher (@Jordan_Fisher) July 4, 2019
Stay tuned…
Is Jimin Prince Eric?
Meanwhile, there is a whole ‘nother segment of the Earth, which would like to see BTS’ Jimin take the princely title.
@bts_bighit's very own Jimin for Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid – We’re SO here for this. ? https://t.co/6671yGeWAV
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 4, 2019
K-pop fans, or more specifically ARMYs, have been pushing for Jimin (박지민) from BTS (방탄소년단). Their reasoning? The 23-year-old K-pop star has the perfect hair and the jawline to be Ariel’s love interest…
Netizens were also lobbying for 32-year-old Remy Hii who starred in “Crazy Rich Asians” and more recently in “Spider-Man: Far from Home.” We personally think he’s too old for Bailey though.
At this point, I do not believe Jimin has weighed in on the Little Mermaid, but opinions about the film are igniting the fandom.
BooBoo!
Me, I have an opinion. How about Descendants’ BooBoo Stewart (above) for Eric?
Of course, I’m cheating a little, as he’s already sung a Little Mermaid song for Disney.
Who do you think should play Prince Eric? Let us know in the comments.