Noma Dumezweni was requested about becoming a member of the solid and the challenges that got here with it. She mentioned:
“In the loveliest way, no challenges, because what I’m trusting is [director] Rob Marshall and Benny Johnson and all the people involved and Disney to go, ‘We want you to be part of this, and we’re creating this story.’ Because they know the story inside and out […] I was very lucky that I just got to trust. All I do is just trust the work, the people I’m working with. And when you can play with people in that way, it’s easy to just let be, not to hold on tight.”
So, is Queen Selina essential to the plot? I imply, she wasn’t there earlier than, proper? Honestly, I believe she is completely essential. Maybe to not the plot, however I believe she’s extremely vital to each Prince Eric’s character and to the movie normally. As I watched, I wrote down 4 separate instances in my notes, “Love her!” It wasn’t simply because Dumezweni is an excellent actor, although she is actually that. Selina’s caring and concern for her adoptive son, and the way a lot her individuals appear to like her, fills out the world in such a beautiful manner.