The US comedienne will star opposite Channing Tatum in a new version of Ron Howard’s 1984 movie, which featured Tom Hanks alongside Daryl Hannah as a woman who is secretly a mermaid.
In a twist on the original film, Bell will play Hanks’s character in the remake and Tatum will take on the role of the mermaid.
It follows the decision to cast an all-female line-up in last year’s Ghostbusters reboot, which starred Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, and was slammed by critics and filmgoers alike.
Asked if she was worried about a repeat of the criticism for swapping the roles, Bell said: “I worry about it just because there are a lot of remakes. I think people fall in love with these movies when they’re younger and they worry about people remaking it.
“We’re sort of re-imagining it so I think it will be different.”
Bell said the script was still being written for the remake, which has yet to be given a release date.
“I’m so psyched it’s happening,” she added.
“I thought Channing would be so funny. I think he’s great at playing roles like that. He wanted to play a role where he’s discovering the world for the first time.
“I thought that would be a fun role for him.”
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