Over the last few years, Disney has made a habit out of adapting beloved animated blockbusters into live-action. We’ve seen this to various levels of success including projects like The Lion King and Beauty and The Beast. The latest of these heading to theaters is The Little Mermaid, helmed by the great Rob Marshall. Anticipation for the upcoming Disney movie has been steadily building, but there was some criticism online about the way the appearance of the animal characters like Scuttle and Sebastian. And Jacob Tremblay recently reacted to Flounder’s meme-worthy design.
Despite only being 16 year-old, Jacob Tremblay has had a wildly successful career thanks to projects like Room. He voiced Ariel’s best friend Flounder, but as more footage and Little Mermaid trailer were released, fans have been poking fun at the character’s realistic appearance. Tremblay was asked by People about all the memes floating around (pun intended), and he responded saying:
