>>108545871Triton is a Greek god. In Greek mythology, many of the gods and descendants of the gods are said to have red hair and blue eyes like Ariel does. This is probably why Hercules was also depicted as having red hair and blue eyes.
Since they're using this actress for the live action version, they could change her father into an African ocean god and bring in elements of African mythology. There's an African god named Olokun who could work.
Instead of just doing a shot for shot remake of the animated movie, they could add something new and interesting that a lot of people might not have seen before.