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The Little Mermaid (upcoming film)

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The Little Mermaid
Directed byRob Marshall
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based onDisney's The Little Mermaid
by Ron Clements and John Musker
The Little Mermaid
by Hans Christian Andersen
Starring
Music by
  • Songs:
  • Alan Menken
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • Score:
  • Alan Menken
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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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. It is a remake of the 1989 animated film of the same name, which is itself based on Hans Christian Andersen's eponymous tale. The film will be produced by John DeLuca, Marc Platt, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the latter whom will co-write new songs for the remake with the original film's composer/co-songwriter, Alan Menken, with Menken also returning to compose the score. The film will star Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, with Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy.

Plans for a The Little Mermaid remake were first reported in May 2016, with Miranda and Platt joining the project on July. Marshall was hired to direct the project in December 2018, while Bailey was cast in the role of Ariel in July 2019, with the rest of the cast joning the film during the following months.

Cast[edit]

  • Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel:
    A mermaid and King Triton's youngest daughter who is fascinated with the human world.[1] Director Rob Marshall said that "Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role",[2] and that the film is about "[Ariel] finding her voice [...] And that immediately just felt like an interesting, timely piece that resonated with [the prodution crew]".[3] Bailey said that she wanted to bring "[f]reshness" to the character, and that she wanted to "[j]ust [be] authentically [herself]".[4] She also said that "[i]t's amazing that the directors have been so forward in asking [her] to show [her] true self... that's been a really fun growing experience".[4] Co-star Daveed Diggs said that the remake will give "some more power" to Ariel than the original film.[5]
  • Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, a prince whom Ariel falls in love with after saving him from drowing, while he becomes determined to find Ariel.[6]
  • Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, a sea witch whom Ariel makes a deal with to become a human, which is secretly part of Ursula's plan to take over Atlantica.[3]
  • Javier Bardem as King Triton, Ariel's overprotective father and the king of Atlantica, who is xenophobic towards humans.[7]

Voices[edit]

  • Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, a loyal crab and King Triton's trusted servant who watches over Ariel.[6]
  • Awkwafina as Scuttle, a dim-witted diving bird and a friend of Ariel's, to whom she provides inaccurate descriptions of any object Ariel finds.[3] The character will be portrayed as a female diving bird instead of a male seagull as in the original in order to both fit her actress' gender and feature her in underwater scenes.[8][9]
  • Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, an easily scared tropical fish who is Ariel's best friend.[10]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On May 25, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Disney is in early development for a live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.[11] On August 16, 2016, it was announced that Lin-Manuel Miranda, a fan of the original film, will co-produce the film with Marc Platt.[12] Studio veterans Lindsay Lohan and Chris Evans expressed interest in starring in the adaptation.[13][14][15]

On December 6, 2017, it was reported that Rob Marshall was being courted by the Walt Disney Company to direct the film, while Jane Goldman will serve as screenwriter.[16] On December 5, 2018, Marshall revealed that he, along with John DeLuca and Marc Platt were hired to begin developing the project for film adaptation,[17] and said that "John and [Marshall] have begun our work trying to explore it and figure it out", as he felt that "it's a very complicated movie to take from animation to live-action. Live-action's a whole other world so you have to be very careful about how that's done, but so we're starting the exploration phase".[17] Later in December, Marshall was officially hired as director for the film.[18] During an interview on December 21, 2018, Marshall revealed that the film is in very early stages of development, stating that the studio is trying to explore ways to translate the original film's story into live-action.[19] On July 3, 2019, David Magee, who previously wrote the screenplay for Marshall's Mary Poppins Returns, was revealed to have written the script with Goldman.[3] On February 10, 2020, Miranda revealed that reharsals for the film had already began.[20]

Casting[edit]

On June 28, 2019, Melissa McCarthy entered talks to portray Ursula.[21] On July 1, 2019, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina entered talks to portray Flounder and a gender-swapped Scuttle, respectively.[9] On July 3, 2019, Halle Bailey was cast in the starring role as Ariel.[1] It was also announced that same month that Harry Styles and Javier Bardem, who previously played Captain Armando Salazar in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, have entered talks to play Prince Eric and King Triton, respectively.[22][23] It was also reported that Ariel's mother, who didn't appeared in the original film, will be featured in the remake.[24] On August 13, 2019, Styles was revealed to have turned down the role of Eric.[25] By September 2019, McCarthy, Awkwafina, and Tremblay joined the cast.[10] In October, Bardem officially signed on while Daveed Diggs, who previously worked on Miranda's play Hamilton, entered talks to voice Sebastian in the film.[7] In November 2019, it was reported that Jonah Hauer-King had been cast as Eric, and Diggs had officially joined the cast.[6] Cameron Cuffe was also in the running for the role, before King was cast.[26]

Casting controversy[edit]

Bailey's casting as Ariel was met with a polarized response in social media. While some praised the casting of Bailey, a black woman, as the lead role, many fans from the original film accused the decision to have "[removed] the essence of Ariel" due to the actress' lack of resemblance to the original version of the character.[27] Defenders of Bailey's casting accused its protestors of racism.[27] By July 5, 2019, the hasthag #NotMyAriel was reported to have become the number one topic after Bailey's casting, though it was noted that only half of its use was to criticize her casting, while the other half was to criticize her protestors.[28] On July 6, 2019, Disney released an statement defending Bailey's casting.[29] On July 15, 2019, a poll revealed that Bailey's casting was met with a mostly positive response.[30] Jodi Benson, Ariel's original voice actor, also defended Bailey's casting, by arguing that "[t]he most important thing is to tell the story" and that "the spirit of a character is what really matters".[31] During an interview on August 12, 2019, Bailey said that "[she dosen't] pay attention to the negativity", while Auliʻi Cravalho, who played Ariel in a musical presentation as a part of The Wonderful World of Disney, expressed excitement at watching Bailey's portrayal of the character.[32]

Filming and voice recording[edit]

Production was originally scheduled to begin in April 2020, in London. However, it was delayed due the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34][35] Filming was expected to begin as early as July 2020, but will now instead start in August 2020.[36][37][38]

On July 29, 2020, Tremblay revealed that he began recording his lines for the film.[39]

Music[edit]

On March 17, 2017, it was announced that Alan Menken, who previously scored and co-wrote songs for the original film, would return as the film's composer and to write new songs alongside producer Lin-Manuel Miranda.[12] On May 20, 2019, Menken stated that The Little Mermaid would be his next project, following the release of the live-action adaptation of Aladdin,[40] and on July 9, he and Miranda started working on new songs for the film.[41] Replacing the original film's lyricist, the late Howard Ashman, Miranda felt that "[he] will definitely fall short" to Ashman's work, arguing that "no one can write like" him.[42] On September 17, 2019, it was reported that Menken and Miranda wrote a new song for Prince Eric,[43] which Menken confirmed on October 11, 2019, and revealed that he and Miranda wrote "like four or five new songs" for the film, including a new song for Ariel, as well as a song for Scuttle.[44] On January 16, 2020, Halle Bailey confirmed that the song "Part of Your World", from the original film, will appear in the remake.[4] On February 10, 2020, Miranda revealed that he and Menken wrote four new songs for the film.[20] On March 22, 2020, Menken revealed that the songs for the film have already been recorded.[36]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroll, Justin (July 3, 2019). "Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel". Variety. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Halle Bailey Cast As Ariel In Disney's Live-Action 'The Little Mermaid' -". 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Geisinger, Gabriella (July 2, 2019). "The Little Mermaid cast: These stars in talks for the Disney remake – who will be in it?". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Halle Bailey Reveals the 1 Thing She Hopes to Bring to Her 'Little Mermaid' Character". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ "Ariel to Have "More Power" in Live-Action Little Mermaid, Whatever That Means". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Remake Finds Its Prince Eric in Jonah Hauer-King". Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  8. ↑ Shuler, Skyler (April 15, 2019). "Brand New Production Details For Disney's Live-Action 'The Little Mermaid' Revealed". The DisInsider. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kit, Borys (July 1, 2019). "Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina in Talks for Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hipes, Patrick; D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 24, 2019). "'The Little Mermaid': 'Krypton's Cameron Cuffe, Jonah Hauer-King Testing For Prince Eric Role". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  13. ↑ Respers France, Lisa (February 20, 2017). "Lindsay Lohan really wants a 'Little Mermaid' gig". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (February 19, 2017). "Lindsay Lohan wants Bill Condon to direct her in The Little Mermaid musical". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ Davis, Brandon (June 6, 2016). "Chris Evans Teases Interest In Prince Eric, West Side Story Remake". Comicbook.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (December 6, 2017). "Rob Marshall Top Choice To Helm Disney's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Jaafer, Ali (December 5, 2018). "FOR DIRECTOR ROB MARSHALL, MARY POPPINS RETURNS IS A VERY PERSONAL PROJECT". SyFy Wire. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ "'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Director Rob Marshall Shares Production Update (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. January 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  19. ↑ Weintraub, Steve (December 21, 2018). "Rob Marshall on Why He Signed an Overall Deal at Walt Disney Studios". Collider. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Lin Manuel Miranda spills details on 'The Little Mermaid' remake on Oscar's red carpet". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  22. ↑ Kit, Borys (July 16, 2019). "Harry Styles in Talks to Play Prince Eric in Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (July 17, 2019). "Javier Bardem In Talks For Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Remake". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-09-29. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Cain, Dane. "SEA CHANGE The Little Mermaid fans are at war after Disney's casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel sparks bitter online race row". The Sun. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Miss2Bees (2019-07-05). "#NotMyAriel Trends After Disney Announces Halle Bailey Was Casted as Lead for Live-Action 'The Little Mermaid'". The Source. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-09-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  30. ↑ "Disney's Choice to Cast Halle Bailey in 'Little Mermaid' Is Mostly Well-Received, Poll Finds". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  31. ↑ "Jodi Benson (original Ariel) defends Halle Bailey's casting in The Little Mermaid". Inside the Magic. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  32. ↑ "Halle Bailey, Auli'i Cravalho respond to #NotMyAriel backlash from "The Little Mermaid" casting". Inside the Magic. 2019-08-12. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-09-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  33. ↑ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron. "Disney Suspends Film Production Amid Coronavirus Concerns". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Alan Menken Confirms All The Music For The Live-Action Adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' Have Been Recorded". Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  37. ↑ Jirak, Jamie (May 31, 2020). "Fantastic Beasts Sequel and The Little Mermaid Can Restart Production Thanks to New UK Bill". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  38. ↑ Skyler Shuler [@SkylerShuler] (July 25, 2020). "THE LITTLE MERMAID cast will arrive in London on Monday, my guess is once they land, they will quarantine for two weeks for safety and begin production August 10th" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  39. ↑ Jacob Tremblay's Instagram
  40. ↑ April May, Rebecca (May 20, 2019). "Disney legend Alan Menken talks about updating Aladdin and the movie he thinks won't get remade". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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