Disney has released a batch of new images from director Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which offer a new look at Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as Ariel’s father King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch Ursula, Noma Dumezweni as Eric’s […]
Watch and you’ll see the trailer for Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid
Disney has released the official trailer for their live-action reimagining of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which gives us our first real look at Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula, Javier Bardem’s King Triton, and the under-the-sea menagerie featuring Jacob Tremblay’s Flounder and Daveed Diggs’ Sebastian. Directed by Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns) from a script written by David […]
Disney drops The Little Mermaid poster ahead of latest trailer
Before the new trailer becomes part of our world this weekend, Disney has released a moody looking poster for their live-action reimagining of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which sees Halle Bailey’s Ariel sat in that iconic pose against an ominous sky. What’s the betting that Melissa McCarthy’s take on the villainous sea witch […]
Disney’s The Little Mermaid teaser trailer features first look at Prince Eric and Ursula
Walt Disney Studios has released a new teaser for the live-action reimagining of the animated classic The Little Mermaid, which gives us another look at Halle Bailey’s Ariel performing ‘Part of Your World’ and a first peek at Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric and Melissa McCarthy as the villainous sea witch Ursula; watch it below… […]
Rob Marshall on The Little Mermaid casting backlash, says Halle Bailey was hired with “no agenda”
It’s fair to say the backlash for The Little Mermaid has been a bit absurd. But the director of the live-action Disney remake Rob Marshall wasn’t fully prepared to see his casting cause such a stir. Looking at the drama with Entertainment Weekly, Marshall gets candid about his naivety. “I wasn’t anticipating that because, in […]
Halle Bailey looks up where they walk in the poster for The Little Mermaid
Look at this poster, isn’t it neat? 1989’s The Little Mermaid featured plenty of iconic shots of Ariel sat atop a rock longingly staring up where they stay all day in the sun, and it appears that 2023’s remake is attempting the recapture that same imagery with the first poster for the Halle Bailey led […]
Halle Bailey stuns in teaser trailer for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Halle Bailey is about to sing her fin off. In the first teaser for The Little Mermaid, we witness the young singer turned actress nailing a signature tune while debuting a brand new look for Ariel. Although one of the most famous songs from the original film is featured in the trailer, we know Alan […]
Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid wraps filming, first look at Halle Bailey’s Ariel released
According to an Instagram post by Halle Bailey, who is set to play the titular character, Ariel, Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has wrapped production. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Halle (@hallebailey) The Little Mermaid remake originally began production in 2020, however, as a result of the […]
Disney’s Ongoing Fight To Be Feminist
Kate Harrold on Disney’s ongoing fight to be feminist… The Disney Princess is an iconic film archetype and one that has been around since Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premiered in 1938 and it doesn’t seem to be a figure fading from our cultural canon anytime soon. With reinvention being a continuous process, the […]
Halle Bailey brushes aside criticism of Ariel casting in The Little Mermaid
Back at the start of last month it was announced that Grammy-nominated R&B artist Halle Bailey has been cast in the title role in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. As is often the case when it comes to beloved characters, reaction to the casting was mixed, and sadly included a vocal minority who […]