Clapping back. The Little Mermaid makeup artist Peter Smith King is responding to backlash over Melissa McCarthy’s transformation into Ursula. Before and after the film’s May 26 premiere, fans ...

Peter Smith King was criticized for shaping the look of Ursula, who was inspired in part by drag icons, despite his lack of experience in the art Valerie Macon/Getty ; Walt Disney Studios/YouTube Back ...

Peter King, whose skills on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won him an Oscar in 2003, responded to blowback over Ursula's look for director Rob Marshall's live-action re-telling of ...

“Although [having been] inspired by drag queens, I didn't want her to look like a drag queen,” said Peter Smith King of transforming Melissa McCarthy into Ursula Valerie Macon/Getty ; Walt Disney ...

Disney has long understood that its villains need to be incredibly compelling, and that's certainly the case in 1989's The ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Before and after the film’s May 26 premiere, fans expressed concern over the sea witch’s glam ...

The makeup artist for Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” has responded to criticism surrounding the movie’s depiction of Ursula. The nefarious sea witch — played by Melissa McCarthy ...