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The Little Mermaid

2023 · Film · 135 min

  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

Plot

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

About The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is a 2023 American musical fantasy film and a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1989 animated film, itself loosely based on the 1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee, the film stars Halle Bailey as the title character, with Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Art Malik, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy in supporting roles. The story follows the mermaid princess Ariel, who is fascinated with the human world; after saving Prince Eric from a shipwreck, she makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula to walk on land. Plans for a Little Mermaid remake were confirmed in May 2016. In December 2017, Disney announced Marshall was being courted to direct the film. Bailey, Hauer-King, McCarthy, Bardem, Diggs, Tremblay, Awkwafina, and the rest of the cast joined between July and November 2019. Principal photography was slated to begin in London in early 2020, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming ultimately took place from January to July 2021, primarily at Pinewood Studios in England and on the island of Sardinia. Composer Alan Menken returned to augment the score and write new songs alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, who serves as a producer with Marc Platt, John DeLuca, and Marshall. The film is dedicated to the late Howard Ashman, who co-produced and co-wrote the…

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Cast

  • Halle BaileyAriel
  • Jonah Hauer-KingEric
  • Melissa McCarthyUrsula
  • Javier BardemKing Triton
  • Noma DumezweniThe Queen
  • Art MalikSir Grimsby
  • Daveed DiggsSebastian (voice)
  • Jacob TremblayFlounder (voice)
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