Ariel

Whatever you might actually think about the film, The Little Mermaid has been the target of a mass of racist online vitriol over the decision to headline Halle Bailey as the human-thirsting mermaid Ariel. Review aggregating sites like IMDb are now trying to dampen the impact of 1-star user reviews by weighting those grades.Little Mermaid Director Rob Marshall on Handling the Music of a Disney Legend | io9 InterviewThe Disney live action remake saw wide release on May 26, and since then it’s received over 32,000 ratings on…

Screengrab via Walt Disney Pictures Despite all the creative and social challenges of reimagining a beloved classic for a new generation, Disney has found a happy medium to ace The Little Mermaid‘s live-action remake so far. Although directors have exercised their creative liberty and have made a lot of changes, Halley Bailey‘s casting as Ariel sparked debates and surprised Disney fans the most. Simultaneously, it was also applauded as a commendable step towards inclusivity and diverse representation in modern…

Jonah Hauer-King was in the middle of rehearsals for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” when he heard a voice ring out from another area of the soundstage. When he realized who the voice belonged to, the English actor pulled what can only be described as a Prince Eric move.“I said, ‘I’m sorry, I know I’ve got to be somewhere right now,’” recalled Hauer-King, who plays Eric in the live-action remake. “‘I’m going in there, and I’m listening.’”With that, the onscreen prince set off in search of his princess, Halle Bailey, who…

Director Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns) brings audiences a live-action retelling of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, the 1989 animated feature that revived the studio. It pays faithful homage to the original film—but doesn’t quite recapture its magic. Its saving grace is a cleverly reimagined second act carried by Halle Bailey’s sheer tour de force breakthrough performance as Ariel. Why is Halle Bailey This Generation's Ariel? | io9 InterviewIn particular, Bailey’s version of composer Alan Menken and late lyricist Howard…

Inside Halle Bailey’s apartment, in West Hollywood, the 23-year-old singer and actor is glowing in the early morning sunlight. This is not interview hyperbole: she really looks as though she is glowing. Rob Marshall, the director of The Little Mermaid, said he cast her as Ariel because she had an “otherworldly sensibility”, and, instantly, you can see what he means. Yesterday, an important package arrived. It contains a collection of Disney merchandise: branded water bottles, shirts, Ariel dolls. This stuff, with her face…

Screenshot: Disney+After an internet uproar, Howard—the 2018 documentary chronicling the indelible legacy of lyricist Howard Ashman, the queer icon who gave The Little Mermaid a voice—will stay on Disney+. Deadline shared the update that that the title was no longer on a list of films being removed from the streamer.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesThe Don Hahn-directed homage to Ashman almost had a twisted fate, as the film was originally slated for removal the same day…

With Disney's The Little Mermaid being rebooted for the big screen at the end of month, Janhvi Kapoor was seen in a promotional video for the film where she turns into a mermaid, much like Princess Ariel, and recites a Hindi poem for two little girls. The upcoming film is a re-imagined telling of the classic fairy tale, and is updated from the studio's own 1989 animated version. (Also read: Janhvi Kapoor says 'running out of pics' as she remembers mom Sridevi, shares old photo; Samantha Ruth Prabhu reacts)…

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Screengrab via YouTube With only a few weeks left before The Little Mermaid officially arrives in theaters, chatter surrounding the film is at an all-time high. Early reactions heap high praise on Halle Bailey’s Ariel, with even the OG Little Mermaid chiming in to applaud Bailey’s talent. Even those criticisms about the designs for Ariel’s fishy friends are starting to fade, now that the first viewers have witnessed the film for themselves. Even with Bailey’s spectacular performance, however, one character is…

Screengrab via Walt Disney Pictures Out of the sea, soon Ariel will be — part of our world. That’s right, it’s time for another Disney news roundup, and we can’t talk about the Mouse House as of late without mentioning The Little Mermaid. The upcoming live-action retelling of one of the most iconic fairytale classics is all fans have been dreaming about. While some of the first looks at the movie have been less than thrilling for fans, there’s redemption in the fact that fans have actually begun rooting for the…