Emma Stone Wants Origin Story on ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Ursula

Disney has enjoyed taking beloved villains and enhancing their backstories via new remakes.

Case in point, the release this week of “Cruella,” an origin story on the infamous puppy-stealing baddie from Disney’s “101 Dalmatians.” But the question audiences have been asking is which villain will get an origin story next?Well, if “Cruella” leading lady Emma Stone has any say she’s hoping it’ll be the Sea Witch, Ursula, from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” The response came via a recent interview with Stone at Variety.

“She’s an octopus and the world you would get to live in, like Ursula’s parents and what happened there,” Stone said.

“You’ve never really seen a non-human Disney villain be explored in that way.”Ursula will be seeing the remake treatment in some form.

Actress Melissa McCarthy is set to play the character in a live-action remake of “The

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