Javier Bardem agreed to star in 'The Little Mermaid' for his daughter

If Javier Bardem was thrilled at the idea of ​​putting his head under water for the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, he knows someone who was even more enthusiastic than him!

"When I was offered the role, I was having breakfast with my two kids and I said, 'Fine, I'm being talked about being in

,' and my daughter was so moved," s' remembered the actor during a passage in the podcast of Jess Cagle.

"I said, 'But I'm not playing Ariel! I'm not playing Ariel!'

And she said, "Of course not dad. You're going to play Triton, right?"

And I said "Yes".

And that's one of the reasons why I did

 , ”added the one who will therefore play the king in the Disney film.

A dream

But beyond making Luna very happy, his 8-year-old daughter from his union with Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem accepted the role to have the opportunity to work with director Rob Marshall, to whom we owe some of the greatest musical films of recent years such as

or the remake of

.

“He's a great artist, but more importantly, he's a good human being.

I was so looking forward to working with him.

And when we finally met on

, he was the first to really give me a chance and believe in me to sing a song,” the comedian continued.

You will have to be a little patient to have the opportunity to hear Javier Bardem push the song with a trident in hand: the release of

is scheduled for 2023.

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