On the occasion of D23 Expo, Disney released the first teaser trailer of the live-action film de The little mermaidfilm starring singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel, which will debut in theaters worldwide on May 26, 2023.
The film, directed by the visionary director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha), is a live-action retelling of the Oscar-winning animated musical classic. “The Little Mermaid” is the most beloved story of Ariel, a young and beautiful mermaid with a strong thirst for adventure. The youngest of the daughters of King Triton and the most rebellious, Ariel wants to know more about the world outside the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls in love with the beautiful. Prince Eric. Despite the fact that mermaids are strictly forbidden to interact with people, Ariel must follow her heart. Made a deal with the evil sea witch Ursulawhich gives him the opportunity to live on the mainland, but ends up endangering his life and his father’s crown.
In addition to the above Halle Bailey (“Grown-ish”), the film stars a Tony Award winner in its cast Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”, “Snowpiercer”) as the voice actor of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (“Luca”, “Room”) as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (“A journey on all fours”) in the role of Prince Eric; Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as the Queen Selina; the Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“Not a country for old men,” “About the Ricardos”) in the paper of King Triton; and the two-time Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Original copy” “The bride’s friends”) on the paper of Ursula.
Below you can see the first teaser trailer of the film:
The Little Mermaid is directed by Academy Award nominee Rob Marshall and written by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (“Life of Pi”, “Neverland – A Dream for Life”). The film is based on the short story by Hans Christian Andersen and the 1989 Disney animated film by Ron Clements and John Musker.
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