the little mermaid live-action reboot

  • Jun- 2023 -
    3 June
    Newsanimated ariel and live-action ariel both hugging fans

    Disney World Solves ‘Two Mermaids, One Park’ Problem

    One of the biggest questions that have occupied Disney Fanatics’ minds since the premiere of the new live-action Little Mermaid movie — besides, of course, whether or not this new “Scuttlebutt” rap is as bad as everyone says that it is — has been how the Disney Parks are planning to operate with two very different versions of Ariel the little mermaid swanning through

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  • May- 2023 -
    28 May
    NewsTrolls are hurting the Little Mermaid box office

    Online Racist Trolls Are Sinking ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Box Office

    How’s your Memorial Day Weekend going? The Little Mermaid is having a great weekend if you only look at what it’s doing domestically. So far this weekend, Disney’s newest live-action film has earned $95.5 million in just under three full days. That ups the projected opening weekend box office to $117.5 million, well above the projections before the movie opened. Related: ‘T

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  • 9 May
    Movies & Entertainmenthalle bailey jodi benson

    Original Princess Ariel Welcomes Halle Bailey with Open Arms

    Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has been making waves for a while now. While on the one hand, fans have been quite excited about the upcoming feature and have been literally “sobbing” at what they saw, on the other, many fans of the animated movie were distinctly unhappy that Black singer and actress Halle Bailey was cast as Princess Ariel, seeing as how her casting decision devi

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  • 4 May
    Newslittle mermaid opening weekend

    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Anticipates $110M for Its Opening

    The Little Mermaid has been at the center of much entertainment news recently. The movie has been highlighted much for its casting choices—many fans have criticized Disney for its choice, claiming that it’s “pandering to woke audiences.” This is also a critique that has been encountered when it comes to the recent Disney Plus (Disney+) release, Peter Pan and Wendy, wherein actress Yara Shahidi was

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  • Apr- 2023 -
    16 April
    Newsanimated ariel glares at halle bailey ariel

    Disney Makes Another Big Change to the New ‘Little Mermaid’

    One of Disney’s most recent prominent live-action Disney princess movie remakes, Beauty and the Beast (2017), was a “tale as old as time” – and it nearly lasted as long as that, too! Now, Disney is making yet another live-action remake of a famous Disney princess film, and Disney apparently has plans to make this new version of the film even longer than its other live-actio

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  • 16 April
    Movies & EntertainmentLin-Manuel Miranda on producing 'The Little Mermaid

    ‘Little Mermaid’ Producer Lin-Manuel Miranda Knew His Job was to Not ‘F– it up’

    It’s dangerous when you try and remake a beloved classic like The Little Mermaid (1989). Disney has already come under fire for its casting decisions, and the run time has been announced as the longest of all of Disney’s live-action remakes. But Disney brought in an experienced hand to work on this version of The Little Mermaid: Producer Lin-Manuel Miranda. The creator of Hamilton is n

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  • Mar- 2023 -
    17 March
    UncategorizedJosh Gad Defends Mermaid Casting

    When Trolls Strike, Josh Gad to the Rescue

    Internet trolls have been having a field day lately with Disney. It started with the casting of Halle Bailey, who is African American, in the role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid. The backlash continued with the casting of Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell in Peter Pan and Wendy. Fan backlash even struck the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the casting of Nigerian-born British actor Chukwudi Iwuji as the H

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  • Oct- 2021 -
    22 October
    Movies & EntertainmentVIllains

    The Spooktacular Seven: A Selection of Disney’s Most Devious Villains

    There are many Disney Villains to choose from, whether they’re animated or live-action. And now that Disney owns a huge number of IPs, it’s interesting to see what other crooked characters are in the mix. Naturally, Halloween has got us thinking which Disney Villains are the most devious, and not only that, but we’ve also been wondering whether we could come up with our own ̵

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