Javier Bardem on ‘Little Mermaid’ role: It’s about adults learning from their kids

We’ve been following Javier Bardem’s celebrated acting career long before he began dazzling Hollywood with his versatility and uncompromising thespic chops, particularly for his Oscar-cited portrayals in 2000’s “Before Night Falls,” 2010’s “Biutiful,” 2021’s “Being the Ricardos” and 2008’s “No Country for Old Men,” for which he won the coveted golden statuette for best supporting actor.

In fact, we were already in awe of the 54-year-old actor’s ability to create and inhabit complex characters ever since we saw him in Pedro Almodovar’s “High Heels” (1991) and Bigas Luna’s “Jamn, Jamn (1992).”

So, while Disney’s triumphant live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” which ope…

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