On September 10, Disney's live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" released its first trailer at D23Expo (Disney Expo), and the Little Mermaid Ariel played by Harley Bailey debuted, and her voice was really great!
There will be 4 new songs in the "Little Mermaid" live-action movie, and the "beauty" of the original animation will be retained, and the entire "Part of Your World" segment will be played live.
The live-action version of The Little Mermaid is based on the Classic Disney animated series, directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Waves), with Ron Clemonds and Jane Goodman (Agent Ace) in charge of the script. Lin-Manuel Miranda and legendary Disney composer Alan Manken create new songs.
In the film, Harley Bailey plays Ariel the Little Mermaid, and Jonah Hawll-King (2017 version of "Little Women") plays Prince Eric. Javier Baden plays Ariel's father, King Triton, "Queen of Comedy" Melissa McCarthy plays the villain Ursula, Jacob Trembla ("Miracle Boy") and Okafina ("The Golden Harvest") plays Ariel's friends Flounder and Seagull Scuttle, and David Diggers plays The Red Crab Sebastian.
The film mainly tells the story of the little mermaid Ariel who makes a deal with the sea witch, exchanging her voice for legs to discover the human world.
It is worth mentioning that Disney's operations in recent years have made many people unable to understand, and they are fascinated by the "right route", but it seems to be very unfriendly to the audience! The live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" has been controversial from the moment the project was launched, and the lead actor Harley Bailey was also deeply involved in the "whirlpool of public opinion". Before many netizens said that "the little mermaid is not to exchange the sound for the legs, but to change the skin color", I don't know what kind of evaluation will be made after watching the trailer now?
The live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" will be released in North America on May 26, 2023, are you looking forward to it?