The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall wants to work with Ram Charan and Jr NTR: ‘They are really incredible’

RRR song “Naatu Naatu” recently won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category. Prior to the historic win, Ram Charan, Jr NTR, and filmmaker SS Rajamouli promoted their film in US. The Telugu movie became the talk of town with legends like Steven Spielberg calling the film ‘outstanding’.

 

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Coming back to The Little Mermaid, Rob Marshall added that Indian-origin actor Simone Ashley also has an interesting part in the film. “We are so proud to work with her. We cast her and then her career just took off with Bridgeton. We are so proud of that,” he added.

The director further shared that there are “so many wonderful actors across the world” and he’ll never get the chance to work with everybody. “Of course, there are some extraordinary Indian actors. I mean we also have Art Malik in our film too, who actually has added his ethnicity to the role.” British actor Art Malik, who hails from Pakistan, plays the loyal butler of Prince Eric and helps him unite with Ariel.

“This is such a global film, and I am so proud that we have embraced so many kinds of actors. Also, listen, let’s all remind each other that we are one and not separate. We are all part of the same entity,” Rob Marshall concluded.

The Little Mermaid will hit cinema halls on May 26.