Peter King, whose skills on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won him an Oscar in 2003, responded to blowback over Ursula's look for director Rob Marshall's live-action re-telling of ...

“The Little Mermaid” makeup designer Peter Smith King has responded to criticisms of the revamped Ursula look that Melissa McCarthy brings to life in the new live-action remake, specifically ...

“Although [having been] inspired by drag queens, I didn't want her to look like a drag queen,” said Peter Smith King of transforming Melissa McCarthy into Ursula Valerie Macon/Getty ; Walt Disney ...

The Little Mermaid Makeup Artist Defends Melissa McCarthy's Ursula Look He said he found it "offensive" to suggest that he can't do as good of a job as a queer makeup artist when it comes to the ...

Certain fans have lamented that the film didn't hire an artist with more connections to the drag world. Peter Smith King thinks the concerns are misguided. “There’s a drag queen that lives in me,” ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “I find that very offensive. Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist?” King wondered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A makeup artist for “The Little Mermaid” called out “very offensive,” “ridiculous” backlash over his work on Melissa McCarthy’s ...