Within the new “The Little Mermaid” trailer, Disney brings viewers “beneath the ocean” to see the beloved characters’ world in all its gorgeous live-action and VFX glory.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the live-action musical brings to life the 1989 animated movie with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel. The soundtrack is created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken (who wrote the rating for the 1989 “Little Mermaid” movie) and can characteristic classics from the unique film along with 4 authentic songs.
“The Little Mermaid” options Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina, Jacob Tremblay voicing Flounder, Daveed Diggs voicing Sebastian and Awkwafina voicing Scuttle.
Bailey makes up half of the Grammy-nominated R&B duo Chloe x Halle. Her appearing credit embody “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Grown-ish” and “Final Vacation.”
When it was introduced {that a} Black lady would play Ariel, some Twitter customers erupted with the #NotMyAriel hashtag. The actor told Variety she turned to her grandparents for recommendation who offered their tales of racism amid the storm. “It was an inspiring and exquisite factor to listen to their phrases of encouragement, telling me, ‘You don’t perceive what that is doing for us, for our neighborhood, for all of the little Black and brown ladies who’re going to see themselves in you,’” Bailey mentioned.
The considered inspiring younger ladies with the illustration she didn’t have rising up additionally helped through the backlash, she mentioned. “What that will have achieved for me, how that will have modified my confidence, my perception in myself, every little thing,” Bailey mentioned. “Issues that appear so small to everybody else, it’s so massive to us.”
Miranda, Marshall, Russell Allen, John DeLuca, Marc Platt and Michael Zimmer are producing the live-action remake. Allison Erlikhman is serving as govt producer for the movie with Jane Goldman and David Magee writing it.
“The Little Mermaid” premieres Could 26. Watch the trailer under.
