Disney's The Little Mermaid (Live Action 2023) [DVD]

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While the movie certainly has his controversy, the only thing we should really be discussing is the look of Flounder. Not as bad as the first rendition of Sonic, but still a questionable decision for the movie. This movie as a whole is a great addition for everyone, and it has a great addition for Sebastian and Scuttle to sing together. N'Duka, Amanda (July 17, 2019). "Javier Bardem In Talks For Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019 . Retrieved July 17, 2019. Aguila, Ed (February 2, 2023). "Disney Parks Seeking to Replace Classic Ariel Meet and Greets With Live-Action Version". Inside the Magic. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023 . Retrieved February 12, 2023. I mean it's an okay film. But is that what Disney wants to achieve now? Just to make okay movies? What happened to making great and lasting ones? Is that just a thing of the past?

Vanessa Armstrong of /Film called it a live-action remake "done well" that "improves on the original" and had no doubt that "it will become an indelible part of many a young person's childhood, and I can't wait to watch it with my daughter." [160] Molly Edwards of Total Film gave it four stars out of five and called it "A sparkling, enchanting new spin that out-swims the original, with a pitch-perfect performance from Halle Bailey." [161] Zoë Rose Bryant of Next Best Picture praised its sense of nostalgia and called Bailey and Hauer-King the "stars of the show". She did, however, criticize the visual effects, but said that they were "far better than the oft-maligned trailers would lead you to believe." [162] Peter Debruge of Variety lauded the film, saying that "Halle Bailey is all the reason that any audience should need to justify Disney revisiting this classic." [163] Lex Briscuso of TheWrap called it "a fresh take on a beloved classic that isn't afraid to take a fairy tale and make it as real as it can, inviting its audience to dive into uncharted waters alongside its engaging and charming central characters." [164] Brian Lowry of CNN wrote that the film "holds up nicely under the weight of those expectations, preserving the original's essence while updating undernourished aspects of it and riding a warm, hard-to-resist wave of nostalgia." [165] Ross Bonaime of Collider wrote that it "might not match the greatness of the original, but it's the rare remake that feels worthy of being part of our world." [166] The Little Mermaid". Empire. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023 . Retrieved May 24, 2023.

Malkin, Marc (September 28, 2022). "Lin-Manuel Miranda Blasts Racist 'Little Mermaid' Trolls: 'Halle Bailey Is Perfect for the Part' ". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022 . Retrieved October 8, 2022.

Awkwafina as Scuttle, a dimwitted northern gannet and a friend of Ariel's to whom she provides inaccurate descriptions of any human/surface world object Ariel finds. The character is portrayed as a female diving bird instead of a male seagull as in the original to feature the character in underwater scenes. Awkwafina was announced to have been cast on July 1, 2019. [44] The Little Mermaid is Disney propaganda". June 4, 2023. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023 . Retrieved June 6, 2023. Additionally, Martina Laird appears as Lashana, one of the maids in Eric's castle, who is based on Carlotta from the animated film; Emily Coates appears as Rosa, a young girl who works as a maid in Eric's castle; Christopher Fairbank and John Dagleish appear as Hawkins and Mulligan, two of Eric's shipmates; Jude Akuwudike appears as Joshua, a fisherman who discovers Ariel in her human form; and Russell Balogh and Adrian Christopher appear as two of King Triton's guards. [45] Also appearing as the daughters of Triton and Ariel's sisters (renamed for the film) are Lorena Andrea as Perla, Simone Ashley as Indira, Karolina Conchet as Mala, Sienna King as Tamika, Kajsa Mohammar as Karina, and Nathalie Sorrell as Caspia. [46] [47] [48] Eric's Old English Sheepdog, Max, is portrayed by dogs Gary and Edna, with the latter being uncredited. [ citation needed] Next Big Thing award winners in the 2023 Queerties". Queerty. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023 . Retrieved May 16, 2023. The Little Mermaid held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on May 8, 2023, followed by the London premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 15. It was released theatrically on May 26, 2023, in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. [109] [8] [110] A sing-along edition of the film was released in theaters on August 25, 2023. [111] MarketingPrange, Stephanie (July 31, 2023). " 'The Little Mermaid' Swims to Top of Weekly Vudu Chart". Media Play News. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023 . Retrieved September 8, 2023. Michaelsen, Shannen (January 21, 2023). "Walt Disney World Hiring Ariel Character Look-Alikes to Portray Halle Bailey's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid' – WDW News Today". WDW News Today. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023 . Retrieved January 21, 2023. Visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Wētā FX, Moving Picture Company and Framestore. [80] DNEG also provided the stereo conversion. [81] For the " Under the Sea" sequence, Marshall called it a "big, massive musical number" and said that creating the underwater environments involved "a lot of work in advance with John DeLuca and myself creating these musical sequences, to prep it in advance from storyboards to something called pre-visualization, which is almost like a little mini-animated film, so we know how it flowed and how it worked ... You are creating a world, you're creating creatures, but it's very important to me that it feels real – you have to believe, you have to care about them, you have to follow their journey." [82]