Melissa McCarthy in negotiations to play Ursula in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid

Actor-comedienne Melissa McCarthy is in talks to play sea witch Ursula in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of The Little Mermaid. [caption id=“attachment_6906431” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Actor-comedienne Melissa McCarthy is in talks to play sea witch Ursula in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of The Little Mermaid. Images from Twitter[/caption] According to Variety , the actor’s casting is not confirmed yet. Chicago, Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall will be helming the movie from a script penned by David Magee. The film will incorporate the original songs from the 1989 animated classic as well as new tracks from Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda is also producing the project along with Marshall, Marc Platt and John DeLuca. Jessica Virtue and Allison Erlikhman are overseeing for Disney.