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Rose & Ruby are besties

"And it came from a place nobody would've expected. That gives me faith going down the line forever. If I'm ever in a place where I don't know what's supposed to be or what's supposed to happen. Somewhere, somebody is working on the thing that you need and you may not even be aware of who they are. That was the most serendipitous experience I think I've ever had in my life." Tyler James Williams on Quinta Brunson bringing Abbott Elementary into his life at the right time and how the character, Gregory, was created by Quinta with Tyler in mind.

HALLE BAILEY “I was blown away by her. I was so impressed that she deals with everything with such graciousness and elegance. The more I worked with her, the more I realised how incredible she is and how born she was for this role.” - Jonah Hauer-King “She was the first person [to audition]. We said would you like to sing or read first and she said, "Well, I like to sing.” So she sang ‘Part of Your World’. I remember she shut her eyes and started to sing the song. By the end of the song I was in tears. I thought this is so moving. She’s so deeply connected to what she’s singing about and what she’s feeling. I remember turning to [John DeLuca] and saying “Have we found Ariel? This is the first person [we’ve seen].” We saw hundreds and hundreds of girls after that because we really needed to make sure this was the one. But she set the bar so high. With all of it. She had the incredible passion and stength but she also had vulnerability. A sort of other-worldliness, etheral feel and look. And naive. She was only 18 when she first auditioned for us. It was the full package. She came back [to audition] many times. We did a screen test but ultimately we didn’t have to choose. She claimed the role.“ - Rob Marshall THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Dir. Rob Marshall