citizenry did n’t have it off who that was supposed to be in the poster , but it was n’t Flounder .
Last month, whenDisneyreleased the posters for the live-actionLittle Mermaid, people were shocked to seewhat they didto Flounder.
Many expected him to have the same vibrant blue and yellow hue and big, googly eyes from the animated movie:
Instead, he turned out all scraggly and discolored, like this:
People were outraged immediately. One person asked, “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS.”
WHAT THE HELL IS THIShttps://t.co/Gw4z5KXAeZpic.twitter.com/BWakE6MHbl
“THEY DEFLATED MY BOY FLOUNDER,” another cried.
THEY puncture MY BOY FLOUNDER 😭 https://t.co/CQVTUYiuVI
why ’d they make flounder skinny he was a plump king what goes on … .https://t.co/8pmKRMySQG
People said he looked “very depressed and dehydrated.”
I ’m not dingy to say that flounder looks very down and dehydrated . A v pitiful example of the plenty of fish your bestie warned you of.https://t.co/9TsqHBR6Vs
hold back THIS IS ACTUALLY FLOUNDER IN THE MOVIE AND NOT A SICK JOKEpic.twitter.com/RWUygrZ5JP
But one person who supports Flounder’s redesign isJacob Tremblay.
The actor — who voices Flounder in the film — addressed the backlash in aninterviewwith People, saying he thinks the look “works out perfectly.”
“I was shown the design when I went in for the audition and I saw the movie last night and, I have to say that I think it really, really worked,” Jacob, 16, shared.
“I think that they were geniuses and they knew exactly what they were doing. And I think it works out perfectly. I think it matches everything. So if it was different, I don’t think it would really work.”
At the time of the unveiling, Disney also shared posters for Sebastian, Scuttle, Prince Eric, and Ursula, which you can seehere. And you can see the film itself (and our poor little Flounder) when it releases on May 26.
