Emma Roberts, JoJo and Sara Paxton proved it's always good to have friends with fins when they starred in the mermaid-out-of-water teen comedy Aquamarine.
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Aquamarine, loosely based on Alice Hoffman s 2001 young adult novel of the same name, centered on a pair of BFFs who befriend a blue-haired mermaid, played by
Sara Paxton, and attempt to help her prove true love exists. Basically, think
The Little Mermaid meets the
Bratz movie.
The
Elizabeth Allen-directed fish-out-of-water teen comedy served as Roberts first leading role in a feature film after spending years on Nickelodeon and was the first major acting job for JoJo, a singing sensation who had previously turned down the chance to star in one of the Disney Channel s biggest hits.