The whole story is a fascinating read about queerness, performance, and pop culture - read it here. None worked, until an animator named Rob Minkoff drew a vampy overweight matron who everyone agreed looked a lot like Divine. Another was a “beautiful but deadly” scorpion fish, recalled director John Musker. One was a manta ray inspired by Joan Collins. Whether the House of Mouse likes it or not, the DNA of The Little Mermaid has always been pretty damn queer.
The comedian plays the legendary villain in the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid. And when it came time to create a villain for the studio’s next animated film, Ashman’s input was invaluable:Įarly on, The Little Mermaid’s directors and animators created several iterations of Ursula. Pat Carroll wasn’t the first or second choice for Ursula It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Carroll voicing the charismatic villain, but Disney bosses initially approached several. Melissa McCarthy Says Her Ursula Portrayal Was Inspired By Drag Queens. Sadly, Divine, real name Glenn Milstead, didnt actually get to. “Like so many creative people who’d grown up in Baltimore during the 1950s and 1960s, the intersection of raunchy drag queens and fairy tales was Howard Ashman’s sweet spot,” Hazlitt notes. Ursula is inspired, in both appearance and demeanor, by drag legend and John Waters muse Divine. The original animated Ursula was inspired by American drag icon Divine, purveyor of filth and star of John.
The Divine-Ursula connection can be traced back to Howard Ashman, a playwright from Baltimore who was hired by Disney to serve as an executive producer. the role should be portrayed by a drag queen.
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