A female version of Scuttle is set to appear in the upcoming live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid". This version will be portrayed as a diving bird, in order for the character to be featured in underwater scenes. Awkwafina is in talks to voice the character in the film. Ursula appears in the 1989 film. She is voiced by Pat Carroll, who also provides her vocals for all the canonical animated media. Queen Latifah plays her in "The Little Mermaid Live!". Melissa McCarthy will play Ursula in the live-action film adaption. Ursula is based on the "sea witch/sorceress" character in Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid". Triton is the king of Atlantica and the father of Ariel and her sisters. The sea king is unnamed in the Hans Christian Andersen version. In the first two films, the TV series and the "Kingdom Hearts" games, he was voiced by Kenneth Mars; in the prequel film, he is voiced by Jim Cummings. Triton wields a powerful trident; the source of his apparently unlimited power. The character is inspired by the son of the Greek sea god Poseidon, although the actual Triton is from Greek mythology and has two finned feet. In "The Little Mermaid", Triton shows severe distaste for humans, and Ariel's fascination with them strains their relationship. Because of this, Triton orders his servant, Sebastian, to look after Ariel. When Triton discovers that Ariel has fallen in love with a human prince named Eric, he destroys her grotto and collection of human artifacts. After Ariel disappears, Triton subsequently orders a search for her to apologize, not knowing that she has accepted Ursula's deal and become a human. When Sebastian arrives with news of Ursula's scheme, he offers to take his daughter's place. Triton is transformed into a polyp by Ursula, but is restored to his original form when Eric kills her. Seeing that Ariel is happy with Eric, Triton uses his trident to transform Ariel into a human. Triton is a regular character in the prequel television series, in which he is called by the son of Poseidon. A number of episodes show conflict between him and Ariel. Triton appears in the sequel, "The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea", where he meets his newborn granddaughter Melody and gifts her a necklace to show her mermaid heritage. However, after Melody's life is threatened by Ursula's sister Morgana, Ariel decides that for Melody's safety, she must not know about the sea or her mermaid heritage, meaning that she cannot have contact with Triton and the other merfolk.