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Lizzo Wants To Play Ursula In The Live-Action Remake Of 'Little Mermaid'

“I’M URSULA. PERIOD,” she let the world know.
Lizzo Wants To Play Ursula In The Live-Action Remake Of 'Little Mermaid'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: Lizzo during the 2019 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
By Paula Rogo · Updated October 23, 2020

Lizzo is throwing her hat in the ring to play Ursula in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of the Little Mermaid.

On Friday, Variety reported that actress Melissa McCarthy is in “early talks” to join the project as the tentacled villain from the original 1989 movie.

But fans on Twitter immediately put up the “Truth Hurts” singer as the perfect person for the role.

Lizzo agreed. She even shared a 2018 video of herself dressed up as Ursula, and singing a rendition of “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from the movie.

I’M URSULA. PERIOD. @Disney pic.twitter.com/9YPVPPvVpz

— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) November 1, 2018

“I’M URSULA. PERIOD,” she wrote alongside the video.

We are definitely here for it!

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