‘The Little Mermaid’: We tell you everything you need to know about the return of Ariel

All the fashion we thought we’d never wear again always comes back, and movies seem to do the same thing. Disney He has seen a gold mine in re-making his most legendary films in real action and he does not plan to stop. After ‘Cinderella’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’,‘Dumbo’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Mulan’ and ‘Snow White’, now these have company, because ‘The little Mermaid’ It’s also going back to theaters. The story of the mermaid who wants to be human and falls in love with a prince will have a new version and this is all we know about her.

What is the release date of ‘The Little Mermaid’? And your synopsis? And the distribution? When will we have a trailer or images of the film?

The Little Mermaid, Cast

Although the first news about this remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ pointed to Zendaya as the possible candidate to give life to Ariel, it ended up confirming that she will be the singer Halle Bailey the one that will finally get into the skin of the marine princess. A totally unexpected (and great) choice, this being the first time that Disney chose a black actress to bring to life a character that was originally white.

Along with her, although it was rumored that Disney wanted to have Lady Gaga as the witch Ursula, the role has finally fallen into the hands of Melissa McCarthy, who confirmed it on The Ellen Show.

“I play Ursula, the sea witch, and it’s so much fun. enter the world of Rob Marshall it’s a dream I’ve been in London for a week and I’ve noticed that I’m not normally at a dance camp during that time. He is all the time saying: “Do you want to jump through this forty-foot shell?” and I reply: “Of course! Of course I want. He is being very creative.”

Regarding the boy in the movie, it was said that Prince Eric could be Noah Centineo or Harry Stylesbut in the end it was Jonah Hauer King who landed the role of Eric.

As for the voices of Ariel’s henchmen, possible voices for the characters of Flounder, the trusty fish, and Scuttle, the wacky seagull, have been reported. The first will feature the voice of JJacob Tremblay and for Scuttle there will be Awkwafina. Daveed Diggs the one in charge of folding the crab Sebastian.

King Triton will have the factions of our Javier Bardem. Apparently in the live-action, he and Úrsula are characterized from the beginning as brothers.

also join the cast Jude Akuwudike as Grimsby, Eric’s loyal butler and confidant, Noma Dumezweni (The Undoing) as Carlotta, Eric’s housekeeper, and lorraine andrea Y Kajsa Mohammarwho play Perla and Karina, new characters in the film.

In March 2022, it was also revealed that the new star of ‘The Bridgertons’ and ‘Sex Education’, Simone-Ashleywould play a role in the film but it is not yet clear who he will play. Jessica Alexander there is also the cast, and it is rumored that it will be Vanessa, the Ursula turned young when she goes ashore.

The Little Mermaid, Creative Team

Rob Marshall has been tapped to direct the film. He already has experience working previously with Disney, since he has directed ‘Chicago’, ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Mary Poppins Returns’.

In addition, Variety reported that the script for ‘The Little Mermaid’ has been written by Jane Goldman, responsible for other scripts such as ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’. And a very important part of Disney movies is the music. For this task they will have Alan Menken, legendary composer who has given us many of the best Disney movie soundtracks, including ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘Pocahontas’ and ‘Hercules’. But this remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ will not only include the original songs, it will also feature some new ones, a challenge for which Disney has hired the perfect person: Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the successful ‘In a neighborhood of New York’. After writing songs in ‘Moana’ or starring in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, Miranda returns to Disney to go under the sea.’

The Little Mermaid release date

‘The Little Mermaid’ has already been shot, mainly on the Italian island of Sardinia. However, it has taken longer than previously believed due to the pandemic. As Halle Bailey herself assured on Twitter after finishing filming, it has been a process of almost four years.

However, the release date has already been confirmed: the May 26, 2023. You will have to be patient.

The Little Mermaid Synopsis

At the moment nothing has been said about it, but we suppose that this new version of ‘The Little Mermaid’ will tell us the story already known (and loved) by all of us. In the film we will meet Ariel, daughter of King Triton, a mermaid princess with many concerns. When she is about to celebrate her birthday party, the young woman’s greatest dream is to get to know the world of human beings. With the help of the witch Úrsula, Ariel manages to get to the surface, where she saves a beautiful prince from drowning, whose ship has just shipwrecked, with whom she falls madly in love and with whom she will not want to be separated.

The Little Mermaid, Trailer – Images

Some media, like JustJaredJr.have already published the first images of the shooting, in which we can see Halle Bailey in the skin of Ariel, recreating the sequence in which the protagonist makes a suit with a rope and candles and then hides in a wagon.

The protagonist herself shared a beautiful image announcing the end of the shoot, sharing her emotion with the fans for what she experienced in this experience. At the moment it is the most “official” we have of the film.