Last Wednesday, Disney announced that they had cast actress and singer Halle Bailey to play Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jacob Tremblay is set to play Flounder, Akwafina will play Scuttle, and Melissa McCarthy will take on the role of Ursula—a casting direction that prompted ‘Truth Hurts’ singer Lizzo to toss her hat into the casting suggestion ring.
I’M URSULA. PERIOD. @Disney pic.twitter.com/9YPVPPvVpz
— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) November 1, 2018
However, fans have their own ideas about who should star in The Little Mermaid remake—and they’ve made them known by tweeting “hear me out” alongside a photo of their pick for the various roles in the film.
Among the most hilarious (and appropriate) are Guy Fieri as Ursula, Samuel L. Jackson as Poseidon, Jerry Seinfeld as Prince Eric, and Snoop Dogg as Flounder.
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https://twitter.com/domcorona_/status/1147191007727038464
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Now guys hear me out pic.twitter.com/IYa64nJLZs
— ❤️ (@Britsanity) July 4, 2019
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LISTEN pic.twitter.com/RV8wEdoSMB
— Brooklyn White-Grier (@brooklynrwhite) July 3, 2019
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okay, hear me out, Gordon Ramsay as Prince Eric’s angry French chef, Louis pic.twitter.com/wlayHtq4iX
— 𝕲𝖔𝖙𝖍 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖊 𝕭𝖚𝖗𝖐𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖙 (@gothjackieburk) July 6, 2019
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ok hear me out pic.twitter.com/a1oGE9fRYa
— hattie (@hattiesoykan) July 4, 2019
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give us what we want pic.twitter.com/iyiVKij4cB
— Rachel Borat Kaly (@rachel_kaly) July 4, 2019
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Alright y’all, hear me out. pic.twitter.com/vBX4lE2vEC
— Adam (@princeadamm_) July 5, 2019
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https://twitter.com/BrendanNeyman57/status/1146967132917440518
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Okay y’all near me out pic.twitter.com/GBFPIcimID
— A¢AB ROCKY (@fakerobertss) July 5, 2019
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.@Disney
Please hear me out pic.twitter.com/nwgn2UpzQF— Michael Tannenbaum (@iamTannenbaum) July 5, 2019
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okay guys hear me out… pic.twitter.com/URJLwXWrsy
— blella (@bellalgardina) July 5, 2019
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https://twitter.com/mildcbt/status/1146789083143909378
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okay hear me out pic.twitter.com/3j7aF31epg
— chris melberger (@chrismelberger) July 6, 2019
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Sebastian Stan IS Prince Eric! pic.twitter.com/O4AhhEoBe4
— Debbie Salas (@debbie_salas21) July 3, 2019
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Disney pls pic.twitter.com/nZeQ79eS5g
— Edward Stockwell (@EdwardStockwell) July 5, 2019
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Ok, but if this isn’t happening, I’m out. pic.twitter.com/jNfIUeytsn
— Rolf Nelson (@DesignByProxy) July 7, 2019
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Okay hear me out @Disney pic.twitter.com/x3TRb3PPrG
— Peter Kelly (@PeterKelly25) July 4, 2019
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Hear me out, Kathy Bates as Ursula and Liz Gillies as Vanessa… #TheLittleMermaid pic.twitter.com/MGlc5pQeWB
— C H A S E N (@jhoseytoosaucey) July 2, 2019
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https://twitter.com/rudy_mustang/status/1147210771505565696
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okay hear me out but SHAWN MENDES as Prince Eric pic.twitter.com/bnn780upkm
— toni ⁷ (@seesawselena) July 3, 2019