The Little Mermaid is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and David Magee. It is a live actionCGI adaptation of the 1989 animated film of the same name, which is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s eponymous tale. The film will star Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy with Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina in voice roles.
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The Little Mermaid is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and David Magee. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it is a live actionCGI adaptation of the 1989 animated film of the same name, which is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s eponymous tale. The film will star Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy with Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina in voice roles. Lin-Manuel Miranda will co-write new songs for the remake with the original film’s composerco-songwriter, Alan Menken, with Menken also returning to compose the score. Lindsay Lohan and Chris Evans expressed interest in starring in the adaptation, while Harry Styles was considering the role of Prince Eric, but later revealed to have turned down the part.
Kacey Musgraves was considered for the part of Vanessa, but sheturned down the role. Emily Coates joined the film in an undisclosed role in October 2020, while Auli’i Cravalho, who played Ariel in a musical presentation of The Wonderful World of The Little Mermaid, expressed excitement about playing the role in a live-action version of the film. In December 2020, Disney officially announced seven principal actors while also debuting the film’s official logo. The hashtag #NotAriel was reported to have become the number one topic after Bailey’s casting was met with a polarized response in social media.
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