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15th September 2022
12:22pm BST

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey and director Rob Marshall at the D23 Expo 2022 in California on September 9 (Image: Getty)[/caption]
Speaking to BuzzFeed, the fish skin, scale and surface expert explained how, as you get deeper into the ocean, you see "lots of ultra-black fish" which have a "really good camouflage" - something which works as an advantage for both predators and prey.
So, as prey, "if you absorb all the light that hits you and the background behind you is black, then you blend in really well," she said.
In terms of being a predator, Osborn detailed how if you're trying to attract something, you don't want to be obvious.
"So if the light disappears into their skin? No problem," she said.
It turns out that if mermaids were real, Osborn thinks they would be transparent anyway, because that would make mermaids the most suited to habitats in shallower water.
"Because if they're transparent, they can blend in pretty well," Osborn said.
"But that makes for difficult movie shooting. I don't think they'll find any transparent actresses," she added.
While the trailer was well received at the expo, it hasn't gone down so well online, where YouTube has had to disable the dislike counter after it racked up over 1.5m thumbs' down.
However, it has also gone viral for a far more positive reason, with parents sharing their children's reaction to seeing a Black woman as Ariel.
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The Little Mermaid will be arriving in cinemas in May, 2023.
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