Javier Bardem fell 15 ft whereas suspended 40 ft within the air whereas filming swimming scenes for 'The Little Mermaid'

• Javier Bardem fell 15 ft whereas filming scenes for “The Little Mermaid.” 
• Underwater scenes for the film have been filmed with actors being suspended within the air.
• Director Rob Marshall revealed that “We nearly misplaced Javier.”

“The Little Mermaid” director Rob Marshall revealed that whereas hanging 40 ft within the air, Javier Bardem fell 15 ft earlier than stopping, scaring manufacturing within the course of. 

“We nearly misplaced Javier … it was in his throne room and he was up there possibly a minimum of 40 ft within the air, and he dropped in a single second like 15 ft,” Marshall informed Leisure Weekly in an interview printed Thursday.

Marshall stated that Bardem performed off the terrifying second.

“Javier, who’s the good man on the planet earth and the nicest man ever stated ‘OK. I am okay. I am good, I am good, I am good.’ However it was like that was dangerous. However then you definately understand what we’re doing was actually difficult. We have been by no means on the bottom till midway by the movie,” Marshall informed EW. 

Actors used a method generally known as dry-for-wet to movie underwater scenes for the mermaid film. Actors could be hooked as much as a harness whereas a weight bobbed them up and down with a view to simulate underwater motion. 

“The Little Mermaid” launched to theaters on Friday, options singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel, alongside aspect solid members like Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, in addition to Bardem who performs King Triton within the movie.

Representatives for Bardem and Marshall didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.