Universal and Working Title have already had to replace their director on the planned live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children) taking over from Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), and now they will need to find a new star. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Chloe Grace Moretz has revealed that […]
Funko unveils new Disney Princess Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has revealed its upcoming Disney Princess Pop! Vinyl figures which includes Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Tiana and Rapunzel; take a look below… Disney fans, your collection just got a whole lot dressier! All-new Disney Princess characters are coming to Pop! Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Tiana Pop! figures have been revamped and redesigned to show off their […]
Disney sets Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken for live-action The Little Mermaid
Deadline is reporting that Disney has tapped Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oscar-winning songwriter and composer Alan Menken to write the songs for a live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. The new film will feature a blend of pre-existing songs from the 1989 animated feature (for which Menken won two Oscars for Best […]
Disney in early development on live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid
Fresh from the box office success of The Jungle Book and the first trailer for Beauty and the Beast, it looks like Disney could be adding another live-action adaptation from its animated back catalogue to its upcoming slate, with Deadline reporting that the studio is in early development on The Little Mermaid. According to the […]
Rebecca Thomas to direct Chloe Grace Moretz in The Little Mermaid
According to The Wrap, Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children) is in talks to direct Universal and Working Title’s live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation, which is set to star Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role. Sofia Coppola was previously attached to The Little Mermaid, which is being penned by Richard Curtis, although she pulled out of […]
Chloe Grace Moretz to star in The Little Mermaid live-action movie
Variety is reporting that Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in the title role in The Little Mermaid, Universal Pictures and Working Title’s upcoming live-action retealling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, which will be scripted by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). The project originally had Sofia Coppola attached to direct, although the […]
Sofia Coppola exits the live action The Little Mermaid movie due to “creative differences”
It had been announced that Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) was on sailing to direct Universal and Working Title’s adaptation of the fairy tale The Little Mermaid (not the Disney one), but now Deadline are reporting that the relationship has sunk. According to the website, Coppola has left the project due to “creative differences”. There’s no […]