A return to classic Hollywood could be just what the doctor ordered. Known for bringing Broadway to the screen with Chicago, Rob Marshall is set to direct a new take on Guys and Dolls. In a report from The InSneider, this long-gestating remake of the Tony award-winning iconic musical will come from Sony’s TriStar Pictures. Guys […]
Movie Review – The Little Mermaid (2023)
The Little Mermaid, 2023. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Art Malik, Jessica Alexander, Emily Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jude Akuwudike, Russell Balogh, Adrian Christopher, Simone Ashley, Martina Laird, John Dagleish, Sienna King, Karolina Conchet, David Stokes, and Craig Stein. SYNOPSIS: A […]
The Little Mermaid director on reinventing Prince Eric for the live-action movie
As we near The Little Mermaid, many fans are awaiting what director Rob Marshall does with Halle Bailey’s Ariel. But a large group of people are hoping for a complete revamp of Prince Eric – the love interest from the 1989 animated original. For decades, Eric has been mocked for his bland personality and has […]
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 […]
Why it’s time for the #NotMyAriel movement to grow up
Tom Jolliffe looks at the recent furore surrounding the casting of Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid… As comes with many casting decisions, the recent announcement that Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in the Disney reboot of The Little Mermaid has been met with a mixed reaction. For the most part people seem quite […]
Melissa McCarthy in talks to play Ursula in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid
As Disney preps for more live-action remakes of their classic animated films, The Little Mermaid has just got a little bit of movement as Variety reports that Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) has entered talks to play the film’s iconic villain, Ursula. McCarthy’s potential casting is the first in what will be “contemporary and compelling […]
The Little Mermaid director expertly dodges question about Lindsay Lohan’s Ariel casting campaign
With Mary Poppins Returns now out of the way, director Rob Marshall is turning his attention to his next project for Disney – a live-action remake of the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid. While the likes of Spider-Man and The Greatest Showman star Zendaya has been linked to the title role, one person who […]
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury. SYNOPSIS: During a tumultuous time everyone’s favourite Nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s young children. It is […]
Second Opinion – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. […]
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Jeremy Swift, Jim Norton. Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathanael Saleh, Ian Conningham, and Dick Van Dyke. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns […]
