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While appearing on \"Good Morning America\" last month, McCarthy spoke about singing in the upcoming film.

\"To walk in anything Pat Carroll has done, you're already just like, let me just try to do it some justice,\" she said.

\"It was so fun though,\" she continued. \"Because it is not my forte for sure, so I really nerdishly practiced really hard, and getting to sing with that orchestra was -- I mean, I think it's a once in a lifetime thing. It was ridiculously fun.\"

.@melissamccarthy says \"it was a crazy fever dream\" to play Ursula in #TheLittleMermaid. 🧜‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/nWU9TgzTDX

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\"The Little Mermaid\" arrives in theaters on May 26.

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