The Little Mermaid is an upcoming American fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay written by David Magee & J. Goldman, and a story by Magee, and John DeLuca. The film is a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated film of the same name and is a production of Arad Productions and The Walt Disney Company. It stars Emma Watson as the title character with supporting roles performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alan Menken, Audra McDonald, Derek Klena, and Eric Jacobson. It was announced that Rob Marshall would direct a live-action version of the film for Disney, with Peter Hedges writing the script. Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed that he and Alan Menken are working on a new original song for the film.
Do you know about the release date of Little Mermaid:
This film will be released on 26 May 2023. The Director of the film is Rob Marshall. The movie will be produced by Arad Productions, Luscavo Entertaiment, and The Walt Disney Company. It has a wonderful star cast that includes Emma Watson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald and many others. Zachary Levi who would play the character of ‘Flounder’ has also been relieved from the movie due to some reasons.
Here is the plot of Little Mermaid discussed:
The youngest of Triton’s daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventures. Longing to find more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for dashing Prince Eric.
The Name of Cast & Characters of Little Mermaid:
- Halle Bailey · Ariel
- Jonah Hauer-King · Prince Eric
- Melissa McCarthy · Ursula
- Javier Bardem · King Triton
- Jude Akuwudike · Joshua
What can we expect from the Little Mermaid?
We can expect a lot of new stuff from the Little Mermaid for its audience. The live action version of the Little Mermaid is going to be released on 26 May 2023. It is directed by Rob Marshall. The movie will be produced by Arad Productions, Luscavo Entertaiment, and The Walt Disney Company. It has a wonderful star cast that includes Emma Watson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald and many others.
Who are the directors favorite characters and why?
The favorite characters of the directors are both Jon Heder and Robin Williams. He feels that they are great actors. This is because they have done excellent work in their previous movies. The director likes to make use of their skills as actors. He feels that they should be given equal roles. The director would want to see some characters like Heder and Williams in the movie.
What themes does the Little Mermaid explore?
The themes of the Little Mermaid are love, friendship, adventure, fantasy, and justice. The main theme of this movie is to tell us about a mermaid who looks for someone to love and protect her. Since Ariel is an undersea princess, she has every right to live her life freely in the ocean. Making you look good is what she wants for her life now. She feels that the surface people can be a complete threat to her happening anything bad on land. To make sure no one harms her she has really good friends like Prince Eric who keep their distance from the world of man as much as he can so that Ariel does not get hurt in any way especially after falling for him too.
What do the reviewers think of Little Mermaid?
The reviewers of the Little Mermaid are generally in favor of the movie. Majority of the Critic Reviewers have given a rating of 8 out of 10. The movie did not have any major problems during its making. The reviewers liked it well with its themes, songs, and acting performance. Most appreciated was the role played by Emma Watson and Lin-Manuel Miranda too. They also like to highlight Audra McDonald as Ursula and Derek Klena as Ariel’s father King Triton too. They are very pleased with their work in this movie though they feel that there should be more roles for them in this film.
