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Comic Book Preview – Disney Villains: Ursula #1

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Dynamite Entertainment releases Disney Villains: Ursula #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below… INTO THE BOTTOMLESS BLUE! Writer Sherri L. Smith and artist Gabriele Bagnoli take readers back beneath the waves for an all-new tale of tentacled treachery! Years before she would […]

The Best Live-Action Disney Remakes

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Casey Chong delves into the Disney library to look at the Mouse House’s best live-action remakes… Disney’s penchant for unearthing its own library of animated features and turning them into live-action remakes has been a pivotal part of the moviemaking business since Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland became a huge hit. That 2020 movie eventually […]

The Little Mermaid gets a fairy tale horror reimagining with new trailer

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Lionsgate has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Leigh Scott’s dark take on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale The Little Mermaid. The horror follows Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist who falls for a mysterious woman resembling a mermaid while searching for proof of an advanced prehistoric society on a small Caribbean island. The film […]

LEGO showcases the Magic of Disney with new LEGO Ideas set

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LEGO has unveiled its upcoming LEGO Ideas Magic of Disney display set which features a buildable Mickey Mouse in his Sorcerer’s Apprentice  costume surrounded by vignettes from Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch, Beauty and the Beast, Encanto and The Little Mermaid, and including minifigures for Belle, Geppetto, Bruno and Lilo, along with […]

LEGO Disney Summer 2024 sets include The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Snow White

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The LEGO Group has unveiled its LEGO Disney Summer 2024 sets which hit shelves on July 1st and includes sets inspired by Disney movies the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, Frozen, Encanto, and Snow White. Check out the promotional images below and take a look at the Summer […]

The Little Mermaid trailer teases more R-rated fairy tale horror

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With Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey opening the door to a slew of R-rated horrors featuring beloved children’s characters and fairy tales from the public domain, MSR Media International has unleashed its own take on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale with the release of a poster and trailer for The Little Mermaid. Check them out here… […]

Go back under the sea with Disney Junior’s Ariel trailer

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A teaser trailer has arrived online for Disney Junior’s Ariel, the upcoming musical animated preschool series inspired by The Little Mermaid which gives young viewers a look into Ariel’s childhood adventures in the Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica; watch it below… “Disney Junior’s Ariel” is an animated musical series for preschoolers inspired by the beloved […]

Ariel is coming to Disney Junior with The Little Mermaid animated series

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Fresh from last month’s release of the live-action movie, Disney has announced that The Little Mermaid is heading back to animation with the new preschoolers series Disney Junior’s Ariel. Executive produced by Lynne Southerland (Mulan II, Happily Ever After) and slated to premiere in 2024, the official synopsis for the new animated show reads: Set […]

Video Review – Everything That Went Wrong with The Little Mermaid

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EJ Moreno breaks down Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid… What happens when Disney takes another of its beloved animated films and puts it through the live-action filter? Another mediocre mess, but this time, The Little Mermaid is let down by its ability almost to be a great film. Join critic EJ Moreno for a look […]