Simone was recently interviewed by The Nerds of Color about her latest project ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’! She looked as gorgeous as ever, and the interview is definitely worth a watch. You can check it out at the bottom of this post!

The nerds of colour | Simone Ashley brings the character of Alice to life in The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. The new animated film is now streaming on Hulu and Prime Video!

St Nick (voiced by Gerard Butler) receives a delayed letter on Christmas Eve from the Princess of Hearts. He and his dedicated team of reindeer set off to Wonderland where they’re greeted by the mean and miserable Queen of Hearts (voiced by Emilia Clarke) who hates all things Christmas… especially presents! Can St Nick, aided by Alice (voiced by Simone Ashley), the Mad Hatter and March Hare, show the Queen the true meaning of Christmas and save the day before it’s too late?

“The cadences that you see in the writing of Alice in Wonderland and The Night Before Christmas are very similar in the way that you read them and the sounds,” the actress explained. “I think they’re both such classics and The Night Before Christmas could kind of be anywhere, but to put it in Wonderland, it just really stretches the imagination of what all those characters go through the night before Christmas.”

We discussed her approach to voicing Alice, her favorite part of how Wonderland is portrayed, which other fairytale she would choose to combine with Christmas, her fans, and much more.

Watch my interview below:

The Halle Bailey-led live-action remake of The Little Mermaid is splashing into theaters next month. And ahead of its premiere, the film’s director, Rob Marshall, teased potential sequels, saying “there’s always opportunity” for more.

Anticipation is at an all-time high for the next big-budget Disney live-action reboot, 2023’s The Little Mermaid. Featuring an all-star cast from the likes of Melissa McCarthy, Simone Ashley, Javier Bardem, and Awkwafina, the movie will be a reimagined adaptation of the beloved story audiences were first introduced to in the 1989 classic of the same name.

Similarly to its animated counterpart, this new take on The Little Mermaid will feature updated musical numbers with slightly-tweaked lyrics, sung by the five-time Grammy Award-nominated Bailey, Lin Manuel-Miranda, and the rest of its wickedly talented cast. Though it’s unclear how much of the story will be altered for the sake of appealing to modern audiences, it’s sure to feature the same charm and nostalgia as the original.

2023’s The Little Mermaid has the potential to score big for Disney at the box office, and based on its success and (hopefully) positive reception, it might have the potential to develop into a franchise. Because of this, the film’s director is seemingly already considering the possibility of live-action prequels sequels set in the same Little Mermaid universe.

Although the movie has yet to be released, Marshall already seems optimistic about the movie’s success, hinting that audiences won’t be able to get enough of Bailey’s Ariel. Speaking with Total Film (via GamesRadar), Marshall discussed the possibility of exploring more Little Mermaid stories down the line, saying:

“I know there have been the prequels and sequels to the animated film – like, the straight-to-video kind of things, you know? It’s a classic story that has a lot of characters and a lot of interesting stories. I do think it’s right for certain things. But you have to see how a movie plays, and how it does… I think there’s always opportunity to find stories within stories. That’s always a wonderful thing.”

Marshall certainly seems open to the idea of exploring sequels and prequels in the future—but only if his first Little Mermaid movie proves to be successful.

Of course, if the studio decides to go in that direction—whether it be a Disney+ exclusive or a proper theatrical release—there are endless possibilities for what an expanded Little Mermaid universe could explore. Perhaps, we could get an Ursula origin story similar to the Emma Stone-led Cruella (2021) or, more likely, a Little Mermaid 2.

Plus, there’s already some, albeit less-than-well-received, source material to go off of. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) was an animated direct-to-video sequel to the original film, which follows Ariel and Prince Eric’s married life. The film may have an abysmal audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, but nonetheless, there are undoubtedly some ideas there for filmmakers to explore in potential live-action sequels.

Fans can look forward to seeing The Little Mermaid exclusively in theaters on May 26, 2023.

Ever since the makers shared the first glimpse of the Halle Bailey-led live-action adaptation of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at D23, fans had been waiting for more updates on the film with bated breath.

The makers finally raised the curtain on its first official trailer a month ago. And now that the film is gearing up for its UK premiere next month, Simone has finally been confirmed to be playing Indira, one of Ariel’s mer-sisters.

In addition to Bailey and Simone, the film is set to star Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as the sinister sea witch Ursula, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian the Crab, Jacob Tremblay as Ariel’s guppy friend Flounder, and Awkwafina as Scuttle, Art Malik as Prince Eric’s butler Grimsby.

Simone is set to attend the much-awaited premiere of the film alongside Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, and Javier Bardem.

Directed by Rob Marshall, the forthcoming film will include music from the original movie, plus new tracks developed by EGOT winner Alan Menken and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The Little Mermaid is slated to hit theatres on May 26.

Last night (April 20th), Simone attended the TAG Heuer Carrera 60th Anniversary Party at the Outernet London. She looked gorgeous! I have added several photos of Simone at the event, including arrivals and departures, as well as some stunning shots shared by her glam squad from ahead of the event. Check out the new photos in the gallery!

FYI: Simone’s styling was courtesy of Rebecca Corbin (as usual), her hair was by Halley Brisker, and her make-up by Alex Babsky.

Hello and welcome to the grand opening of Sincerely Simone Ashley, your newest fansite dedicated to all things Simone Ashley! Today marks Simone’s 28th birthday, so we thought it would be perfect to celebrate her big day by finally launching our tribute to her.

We have spent a really long time working on this site (almost a year in fact!), and we are so happy to have it finally opened! Our network contains in-depth pages with information on Simone and her career, including original biography, trivia and quotes pages, and a very comprehensive Bridgerton section with pages for all the season 2 episodes. You can also find a large press archive with Simone’s interviews and articles, a video archive, multimedia, style pages and much more! We also have a photo gallery which currently holds 27,000 images so far, varying from red carpet events, photo sessions, film projects, television projects, screen captures, and with plenty more to come. Our network will continue to grow massively over the next coming weeks, and we can’t wait to share all our future site plans with you.

Big thanks to our friend Nicole for the beautiful themes – we hope you’ll all love the look of our site as much as we do. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @simoneashleynet and on Instagram at @simoneashleynet to stay updated on everything related to Simone and our website! We hope you all enjoy the site, and please come back again soon.