Lizzo Details Her ‘Little Mermaid’ Audition: ‘I Was Down to Make Ursula a THOT’

Melissa McCarthy landed the dream of a lifetime when she was cast as Ursula in Disney's live-action .“I’m so excited to see it in its full glory,” the 51-year-old actress told ET’s Lauren Zima of the movie while at the27th Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday.  “Doing the  and working with [director] Rob Marshall and doing one of my favorite villains of all time was an out of body experience,” she added.

Melissa McCarthy is talking about her unexpected vocal talents. 

It’s the night of the 2022 Critics Choice Awards and we’ll be posting photos of EVERY celeb on the red carpet in this post.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe eighth annual Variety Artisans Awards returned to an in-person event at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theater.Despite COVID protocols, an enthusiastic crowd of movie lovers, local Academy members and students from the nearby University of Santa Barbara came by to see Oscar-nominated artisans share their craft, their process and the films that influenced them.The night began with one on one conversations with each artisan discussing insight into their work.The full panel of honorees included “House of Gucci” hair and make up team Frederic Aspiras and Göran Lundstrom, “Nightmare Alley” production designer Tamara Deverell, “Encanto” composer Germaine Franco, “Dune” cinematographer Greig Fraser, “Encanto” songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, re-recording mixer, Paul Massey, nominated for “No Time to Die,” VFX supervisor Kelly Port, “The Power of the Dog” editor Peter Sciberra and “Dune” costume designers Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan.Watch the conversation highlights below.

Former Love Island star Luke Trotman has debuted a very new look while on a lavish trip to Tulum. The reality TV star, who recently split up with fellow islander Siânnise Fudge after two years together, looked as though he was in good spirits as he jetted off to Mexico with a selection of his friends. And sharing a series of snaps and videos to Instagram, 24 year old Luke has given fans a sneak peek of the trip.

Lizzo is “100 percent that bitch,” and she’s truly living with that confidence 24/7!

Lizzo was ready to make Ursula “fine as hell” is she got the role in Disney’s live-action film ‘The Little Mermaid,’ and while the 33-year-old singer ultimately didn’t get the part, she tried to get the attention of casting directors, posting videos on social media, singing the iconic song ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ in full costume, as the sea witch from the 1989 animated version.The rapper also went on to audition for the part when director Rob Marshall started casting the roles for the highly anticipated project, and after getting the support of her fans and followers online, the role was given to 51-year-old actress Melissa McCarthy.Now Lizzo is revealing how she had planned to make her interpretation of Ursula if she had been chosen for the movie. I’M URSULA.

Lizzo isn’t going to let anyone bring her down.

Lizzo is speaking about her audition for the role of Ursula in The Little Mermaid.

Cillian Murphy has been pictured in a first look photo of Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming Oppenheimer biopic.The Peaky Blinders star, who plays the lead role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the movie, is pictured staring intently while smoking a cigarette in a black and white shot shared by Universal Pictures.

Universal has unveiled a first-look photo from Christopher Nolan’s anticipated thriller Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, also announcing that Kenneth Branagh has joined the cast, with production now underway.

Channing Tatum has revealed that he was very hesitant to return to the Magic Mike franchise.

Hot doesn’t mean healthy. Channing Tatum is known for his drool-worthy body in the Magic Mike movies, but he revealed that it’s impossible to maintain those muscles regularly.

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The trailer for the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 2 reunion is here!

season 2 reunion. ET has your exclusive first look at the three-part special, which finds  executive producer Andy Cohen sitting down with  of the cast: Jen Shah, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Jennie Nguyen.

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