Movies ranked Ursula third, praising her "for being the first female Disney baddie to get her own song. The men up there don't like a lot of blabber They think a girl who gossips is a bore!

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"[112] From 2007 onwards, Disney launched an advertising campaign called Disney Dreams Portraits featuring celebrities dressed up as various Disney characters and photographer Annie Leibovitz; Queen Latifah was photographed as Ursula for this campaign in 2011.

Ursula returned to the sea when her adopted father was killed by the townsfolk for protecting her, befriending Athena, Queen of Atlantica, but was denied her inheritance by Triton and banished to the shadows. The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control. [1] The Pink Flamingos-inspired Mohawk was ultimately discarded because Disney felt that the hairstyle was "too over-the-top" for the film. [43] Identifying Ursula as Ariel's binary due to the character's experience and authority, Collision of Realities: Establishing Research on the Fantastic in Europe author Lars Schmeink described Ursula as a "more complex and mature character" than Ariel, embodying everything that the mermaid can potentially become.

And I fortunately know a little magic Voiced by American actress Pat Carroll, Ursula is a villainous sea witch who offers a mermaid princess named Ariel a temporary opportunity to become human so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric within three days. The musical's plot is similar to the film, with the exceptions that Ursula doesn't transform into Vanessa, and she is ultimately defeated by Ariel rather than Eric, when the mermaid destroys the Nautilus shell that contains Ursula's power. Pete Townshend thought that whoever was in power was destined to become corrupt.
[92] To-date, Carroll's interpretation of Ursula remains so respected that it has ultimately eclipsed her previous body of work as an actress, of which she is "most proud" nonetheless, not minding that she is associated with the role almost exclusively. [68] The novel's setting is modern day, in a beach city named Triton Bay where eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson has just moved to a new school.

Ursula the Sea Witch is an antagonist who appears in the second half of Season 4, where she is portrayed as an adult by Merrin Dungey, and as a teenager by Tiffany Boone. It is also revealed that Ursula and Maleficent had a rivalry over who gets to be the ruler of the island.

[60] Some critics identify the character with body positivity. In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, she appears as a facsimile created from Sora's memories. [38] Animators studied Monstro from Disney's Pinocchio (1940) in order to animate the character's enlarged self emerging from the sea. [21] Carroll's first task was to record "Poor Unfortunate Souls", her approach to which was remarkably different than Stritch's, first asking Howard to demonstrate exactly how he would like her to perform the song before attempting it. It's she who holds her tongue who get's a man And when she finally changes into a giant, towering up through the waves and over puny mortals, the embodiment of fury is quite breathtaking." [50] Sophie Hall of Beamly identified Ursula as a woman struggling to "run the kingdom in a man’s world, having been kicked out for no specific reason. [31], Having animated previous Disney villains, Keane was originally approached to be the supervising animator of Ursula, but declined in favor of animating Ariel because he longed to do something different.

Aquino. Twenty years prior to the film, Ursula had been banished on the Isle of the Lost with other villains.

[32] Thus, Keane was replaced by Ruben A. La voce to me. [28] Documentarian Jeffrey Schwartz joked that the actor would have wanted to play Ursula himself had he known about the character, having once told Waters "When I was young, all I wanted to be was a Disney villain". Ursula has appeared in various Disney Press novels and tie-ins for the franchise. She boasts that her previous life was lavish and included such spoils as \"fantastical feasts.\" Power-hungry and devilish, even in the past, Ursula garnered a disreputable reputation amongst underwater dwellers.

Ursula's appearance was also inspired by American actor and drag queen Divine. What I want from you is - your voice. And go ahead and sign the scroll

[37] Ursula was intentionally designed to instill fear in The Little Mermaid's viewers. [25] On February 18, 2020, McCarthy confirmed her casting as the villainess during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show: “I play Ursula, the sea witch. [24], On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Melissa McCarthy was in talks to play Ursula in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, set to be directed by Rob Marshall. That one wants to get the girl However, Ursula is determined to sabotage Ariel's and Eric's budding romance at any cost; when she realizes that Ariel and Eric are falling in love, Ursula transforms herself into a beautiful young woman named "Vanessa" and hypnotizes Eric, tricking him into agreeing to marry her instead. [58] At times, Ursula tends to demonstrate stereotypically masculine physical traits. The game gives conflicting hints on whether or not this Ursula is the "real one," and serves a very small role, providing the tutorial to the game's battle system and delivering a line that foreshadows the plot of the game's main antagonist, Xehanort. [78] Critics agree that Ursula played an important role in the overall success of The Little Mermaid. [3][1] Clements suggested "The Little Mermaid" to Katzenberg, who finally green-lit it after having first rejected it.

[98] The character's impact as a villainness has ultimately eclipsed those of her predecessors.

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[18], Carroll first learned of The Little Mermaid from her agent, and immediately agreed to audition for Ursula because she had always wanted to voice a Disney character. [62] My Side of the Story: Ursula (2004) retells the plot of the film from Ursula's point of view, and depicts Ursula having romantic feelings for Triton. In the episode's "Poor Unfortunate Soul" present time, a remorseful Hook makes a deal with Ursula to get her singing voice back. ARIEL [1] Clements eventually learned that Walt Disney himself had actually attempted to adapt the fairy tale into a feature-length animated film as early as the 1930s,[2] but the project was ultimately shelved due in part to its sad ending. [28] Clements eventually decided to place Ursula's head on top of the body of an octopus instead, which ultimately resulted in her current design. [18] Despite their strong working relationship, Carroll described working with Ashman and composer Alan Menken as a "brutal" experience because of the songwriters' "military" approach; she would often return home from recording sessions with blown vocal chords. Come winds of the Caspian Sea In the film, her daughter Uma is the main antagonist, portrayed by China Anne McClain. The men up there don't like a lot of blabber Clements and Musker disagreed with lyricist Howard Ashman about who should voice the character. [107] Meanwhile, Rolling Stone included the climactic sequence in which Ursula grows into a giant on the magazine's list of the "12 Scariest Moments in Kids' Films", comparing the sequence to the iconic shower scene in the horror film Psycho (1960),[60] while BuzzFeed ranked the character's death fifth on the website's "Definitive Ranking Of The Most Horrific Disney Villain Deaths". [19] The finalists became Clements and Musker's Rae versus Ashman's Stritch,[20] the latter of whom ultimately won the role over Rae with her preferred rendition of Ursula's song "Poor Unfortunate Souls". Oceans of love, Ursula.' [33] The character was originally drawn with a full set of eight tentacles similar to a real-life octopus, which were eventually reduced to a more manageable six because the original amount would have been too difficult and costly to animate. [5] Ursula's appearance was largely inspired by American actor and drag queen Divine,[27] who was best known for his frequent appearances in several films directed by filmmaker John Waters. [16], Ursula is voiced by American actress and comedian Pat Carroll.

And after all dear, what is idle prattle for? I got more about that character from Howard singing that song than from anything else. [3][34] According to Carroll,[35] this modification actually makes the character more similar to a squid than an octopus;[34] whether or not Ursula is an octopus continues to be debated among both critics and devout fans, some of whom believe that the character's pair of arms actually account for the remaining two tentacles. In fact, when Ursula arrives to make the deal with Ariel, the latter reacts as though she has seen Ursula for the first time. Et max laryngitis "[18] Carroll also borrowed Ursula's habit of saying "innit" instead of "isn't it" from Ashman. Ursula, Cruella and Rumplestiltskin then trick their way into entering the magical town of Storybrooke. However, her minor role was greatly expanded into that of a much more prominent villain for the film. You poor unfortunate soul

Now it's happened once or twice Ursula killed their older siblings one by one until she became a queen, and she forgot about Triton until he became old enough to depose her and become king. [57][95][96][97] Author Corey Sandler described Ursula as a popular "anti-favorite" in his book Econoguide Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood: And Other Major Southern California Attractions Including Disney's California Adventure. Ursula is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film The Little Mermaid (1989). In Kingdom Hearts II, Ursula mysteriously returns through the powers of darkness and appears to Ariel, and recreates her film role. Copyright: Writer(s): HOWARD ASHMAN, ALAN MENKEN, 23 Boy Band Slow Jams That Made You Believe In Love, HOT SONG: Jennifer Lopez & Maluma – "Pa Ti" - LYRICS, 15 Huge Stars Who Were Backup Singers First, HOT SONG: Justin Bieber - "Holy" ft. According to the December 1992 issue of the fanzine Nova Lepidoptera, "Ursula (The Swansea Song)" was written about the same thing as "Someone There You Know" - a failed love affair - and at a particularly traumatic time in Wolstenholme's life. I've mended all my ways She is sexy, she is glamorous and she shows of her curves with no apology. "[57] Meanwhile, SMOSH's Francesco Marciuliano praised the character as "one of the most gleefully evil characters Disney has ever created.

Yes I've had the odd complaint At the behest of Disney executives Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, director and screenwriter Ron Clements was among several filmmakers instructed to research new story ideas that could potentially be adapted into the studio's next major animated film release. [19] Although confident in both her acting and singing auditions,[21] Carroll did not hear back from her agent about the role until a year afterward, by which time she had already forgotten she had ever auditioned.

[47], Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies author Allan Neuwirth observed that Ursula obeys Disney's "long-standing tradition of depicting classic scoundrels ... none so unsettling as their female villains. [103] TVOvermind also ranked Ursula seventh in its article "Ranking the Top 10 Animated Disney Villains". [11] Ursula was originally conceived as Triton's sister,[12] which would have naturally made the character Ariel's aunt,[13] but the idea was ultimately abandoned. To help unfortunate merfolk like yourself.