Followers of Disney’s The Little Mermaid have been ready a very long time for the live-action model to reach… and even reveal greater than the teeny teaser we acquired in September. A lengthy time: Halle Bailey’s casting as Ariel was introduced in July 2019. Lastly, although, we’ve acquired a magical new have a look at Rob Marshall’s movie.
Disney’s monitor report with live-action (or “live-action,” contemplating the extraordinary ranges of VFX concerned) diversifications of its beloved animated classics has been hit and miss (Aladdin, Magnificence and the Beast, and Lion King, yay; Pinocchio, yikes!), however The Little Mermaid seems to be like one other potential win within the making. It boasts new songs by unique composer Alan Menken and a few man named Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a forged that features not simply Bailey, however Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCartney as Ursula—plus the voices of Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Awkwafina as Scuttle.
The Little Mermaid arrives in theaters Could 26.
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