- Melissa McCarthy advised The Hollywood Reporter that she was “actually nervous” to satisfy Javier Bardem.
- However, she mentioned her nerves went away instantly as soon as she did, as a result of he is like a “heat hug.”
- McCarthy and Bardem play siblings Ursula and King Triton in Disney’s remake of “The Little Mermaid.”
Melissa McCarthy says she was “actually nervous” to satisfy Javier Bardem, her co-star in Disney’s new live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” — however as soon as she did, he was like a “strolling heat hug.”
In a brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, McCarthy — who performs the ocean witch Ursula within the movie — mentioned, “I used to be actually nervous to satisfy him, however the nerves went away inside two seconds. The second you meet Javier, he is like a strolling heat hug.”
McCarthy’s position alongside Bardem — who performs Ariel’s overprotective father King Triton — was her first time working with the long-lasting actor, although she advised THR she had “dreamed of” crossing paths with him.
“I’ve at all times wished to [work with Bardem], so that is fairly a thrill for me,” McCarthy advised THR.
Bardem echoed McCarthy’s sentiment, telling THR, “Working with Melissa is a pleasure and a present.”
“I had a second the place [Melissa] was delivering some fairly heavy traces they usually made my backbone [shiver],” Bardem added, in line with THR. “I felt the vitality.”
Bardem and McCarthy additionally joked to THR about desirous to do a by-product film collectively about Ursula and Triton, who’re siblings within the movie.
However for now, you possibly can see them in “The Little Mermaid,” which hit theatres nationwide on Friday.