After news spread that Disney’s Hercules would soon be getting the live-action treatment,
fans have been petitioning for Ariana Grande to star as Herc’s damsel in distress love
interest, Megara, so could we actually be seeing Ari on the big screen soon?
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and for the role of Meg, we’ll
need some talented acting skills, impressive vocals, OH, and one long, thick ponytail…
sound like anyone we know?
In all seriousness, there isn’t one box that Ariana Grande doesn’t check when it
comes to playing the role of Meg, and the Internet seems to be in full agreement that
the role for the upcoming Hercules live-action film should go to her.
It was just announced last week that the bevolved Disney classic will be the next in line to
bring its Disney magic to life and fans went straight to work creating their own cast lists
for each of the main characters.
Among the contenders for Hercules, we’ve seen Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, Chris Evans,
Armie Hammer to name a few, or really any of the Avengers cast will do.
But starring alongside big Herc, it seems the unanimous Internet-wide vote for Meg was
to cast none other than Ariana.
It could be because she’s pretty much a spitting image of Meg, long ponytail and all,
but fans might’ve gotten a glimpse into what Ariana in Megara form actually sounded
like last month during ABC’s Disney Family Singalong, and spoiler alert: It was pure
magic.
I mean, this whole performance was basically just one big Hercules audition, right?
Naturally, fans began flooding Twitter hoping that she’d sign on to play Meg and even
threatening to never watch Disney again if she wasn’t… which obviously could never
happen.
One fan tweeted that Disney, “better not fumble the bag on this one,” adding, “Everyone
knows who should be cast as megara, so if it's not Mrs. Ariana Grande, ooooo I definitely
will not be watching.”
And another user gave one simple response that pretty much sums up how fans are feeling,
writing: “ariana grande as meg in hercules or disney can keep it.”
So it’s clear who fans hope will play the role of Meg, but what about Ari herself?
Although she has yet to publicly confirm or deny her part in the new live-action film,
sources reveal that it’s simply just too early to make any decisions.
One insider revealed QUOTE, “Ariana is a huge Hercules fan and she was so happy that
the fans loved her rendition of ‘I Won’t Say I’m In Love’ as much as she loved
performing it.”
But as far as making any decisions, the source went on to add that, “Ariana got her start
in musicals so starring in a live-action remake of the movie isn’t out of the realm of possibility
as far as her capabilities.
She’s totally flattered that fans think she should play Megara but it’s way too
soon and nothing has been decided yet.”
So at least she hasn’t fully ruled out the possibility, right?
But not only do fans think that Ari would be the perfect addition to the film, even
fellow Disney Family Singalong Stars, like Frozen’s Josh Gad, gushed over the thought
of her playing the iconic damsel in distress.
He revealed to Variety last week that, “She would be amazing as Meg, she would be perfect.
I would love to see that happen!”
At this time, however, it seems Ari is mostly focused on making new music, as she just shared
a photo of herself in what looked to be a studio to her Instagram Tuesday.
Regarding any future Disney projects, the source also added that if anything, “Ariana
would be interested in doing a theme song over anything else — sort of like what she
did with Beauty and the Beast with John Legend a few years ago.”
But although Ari has previously stated that Hercules has always been her “No. 1 Disney
movie,” the source explained that, “As much as she would love to do it, she also
wouldn’t want to ruin it and ruin her memories of the original film.
She goes back and forth on chasing those dreams and would for sure highly consider it if offered,
but it really is based on her schedule and what she is doing in music at the time.”
Pretty sure anything Ariana Grande touches turns to pure gold, and that’s just stating
the facts, but in the event she doesn’t sign on to play the role, many fans have also
suggested someone who would be just as perfect, and who also just so happens to be one of
her best friends.
One user tweeted, “Since the live-action Hercules is officially confirmed I’m here
to once again push the Liz Gillies as Meg agenda.”
Fans were all in once they realized that Liz would play the perfect Meg, but when singer
Katherine McPhee chimed in hoping that people would “hear her out” about possibly playing
the role, it wasn’t quite welcomed with as many positive praises.
Critics instantly shut down any thought of Katherine reprising Meg’s role, with comments
like, “We want Ariana Grande as Megara, try again,” and, “Ariana’s spot sorry
sweetie.”
One user even popped back with the same exact side-by-side that Katherine posted, buuuut
with Ariana’s photo.
Alright, so it seems fans are getting a little territorial, so maybe it’s best we all sit
on this for a little and let the casting gods lead the way.
In the meantime, be sure to share all your thoughts on who you’d love to see star as
Meg down here in the comments!
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I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!