Melissa McCarthy is seen for the FIRST TIME as Ursula in The Little Mermaid new trailer – as Halle Bailey belts out the traditional A part of Your World

Melissa McCarthy was seen for the primary time in character as Ursula in a brand new trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid on Tuesday.

As Halle Bailey, who stars as Ariel within the highly-anticipated movie, swam by the ocean singing A part of Your World, followers acquired a primary glimpse of the villainous sea witch, who convinces the youngest of King Triton’s seven daughters to surrender her voice in trade for human legs.

Within the remaining seconds of the preview, McCarthy may be heard cackling within the darkness as she gazes into the digicam whereas masking most of her face with a slimy tentacle. 

Whereas solely her eyes and brow have been seen within the footage, the 52-year-old actress rocked skinny, super-arched eyebrows, purple face make-up, a darkish eyeshadow and black liner.

Moreover, Bailey may be seen leaning in for a kiss with Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King), after tickling a pufferfish.

Stunning vocals: As Halle Bailey, who stars as Ariel within the highly-anticipated movie, swam by the ocean whereas singing A part of Your World, followers acquired a primary glimpse of the villainous sea witch that swindles the titular protagonist for her voice

Beforehand, the singer, who has been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards alongside her sister Chole, gushed about feeling ‘immensely honored’ to painting the Disney Princess. 

In September, she admitted to feeling the ‘stress’ to do the absolute best job after taking over the enduring position. 

The performer, who has been a lifelong fan of the 1989 Disney unique – primarily based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Danish fairytale, defined she did not need to disappoint followers together with her portrayal of the redheaded mermaid. 

However her casting sparked an inevitable outcry from a minority of followers, with some claiming she was unsuitable for the position due to her ethnicity.

She instructed E! News: ‘I positively assume that as a result of I really like this film a lot, and I’ve treasured it since I used to be just a little woman, I did put a little bit of stress on myself.

‘Simply because I need to ship the entire feels that I noticed once I was just a little woman.’ 

The actress additionally insisted that she gave her ‘110% %’ to the movie and is happy with herself and her efficiency within the forthcoming adaptation.

The movie, which additionally stars Jonah Hauer-King, Artwork Malik, Noma Dumezweni and Javier Bardem, goes on basic launch in Might.

First look: Within the remaining seconds of the preview, McCarthy may be heard cackling within the darkness as she gazes into the digicam whereas masking most of her face with a tentacle

Real love: Moreover, Bailey may be seen leaning in for a kiss with Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King), after tickling a pufferfish

Underneath the ocean: Moreover, Bailey may be seen leaning in for a kiss with Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King), after tickling a pufferfish

Position of a lifetime: Beforehand, the singer, who has been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards alongside her sister Chole, gushed about feeling ‘immensely honored’ to painting the Disney Princess

Simply days after the primary trailer for film introduced waves of racist trolls out of the woodwork, Halle discovered help from one other big-screen mermaid in Daryl Hannah.

The blonde magnificence, 61, performed the mermaid Madison within the 1983 smash hit film Splash, alongside Tom Hanks, and she or he confirmed her help for the younger actress on Twitter.

‘The little mermaid is black/I met her/there!’ Hannah tweeted together with the hashtag #dontbearacistdork.

The actress’s reward comes simply after Jodi Benson – the voice actress who portrayed the unique Ariel within the animated traditional – confirmed her help as nicely.

Arduous work: In September, she admitted to feeling the ‘stress’ to do the absolute best job after taking over the enduring position 

The tweet acquired over 4.5K retweets and over 42K likes in slightly below a day after it was posted on Wednesday night.

Bailey herself hasn’t responded to Hannah, or the unique voice of The Little Mermaid, Jodi Benson, 60, who confirmed her help on her Instagram story.

‘Halle, you have been completely wonderful! ‘I am SO happy with you & your stunning efficiency as Ariel,’ Benson started.