“‘We are not after the Incredible Hulk, we want a strong sailor boy.'”
For his role as the young seafaring prince, to actor had to get in shape.
Shirvani had put Hauer-King on a traditional bodybuilding program designed to give him lean muscle without gaining fat.
Prince Eric in Disney’s animated ‘The Little Mermaid’; Jonah Hauer-King from the live-action remake.Disney; Andrew Toth/Getty Images
A little, however, became a lot.
“He was so, so dedicated,” Shirvani said.
“His professionalism was so good that he just said yes to everything I threw his way.”
Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric and Halle Bailey as Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’.Photo courtesy of Disney
It can’t be about the teeter-totters and the tuning forks and the wires.
The Little Mermaidis in theaters now.
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