Mermaid

The Little Mermaid’s iconic sunset poster art inspires what’ll be a must-have for Disney movie collectors: the SteelBook release of the live-action fairy tale’s home media release. Melissa McCarthy’s Performance on the Iconic Disney Villain | io9 InterviewDue out on digital July 25 and DVD/Blu-ray/4k on September 19, Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid gets a gorgeous limited edition physical release courtesy of Best Buy’s SteelBook collection. We’re so relieved the company is still adding titles to this linedespite stores…

Look at Disney Plus, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you say its collection is almost complete? After Disney veterans and no-nonsense critics alike were split down the middle — with some enthralled newcomers satisfied with Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid remake while others were less than impressed — film buffs around the world are itching to know when the vibrant live-action is set to make its debut on Disney Plus. Of course, the streaming service has notably soared to fantastic heights ever since its launch back in…

Image via Lucasfilm The cracks in Disney’s box office armor have been appearing with alarming regularity after a string of high-profile flops, and things may not be about to change with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, either. Despite being the iconic adventurer’s final big screen appearance – and first in 15 years since the divisive Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – James Mangold’s swansong for the whip-cracking archeologist is tracking to score a domestic opening weekend on a par with Black Adam and Solo,…

Screengrab via YouTube Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid might not have landed with some parts of the world and certainly offended others, but that hasn’t stopped Halle Bailey’s Ariel from swimming straight to the top. The remake has become the biggest movie of 2023 in countries all around the world, especially the Philippines, who have stood apart from the rest of Asia to shower Bailey’s performance in well-deserved praise. In the Southeast Asian country, The Little Mermaid has surpassed Hollywood’s two…

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images, Disney Although we wish the weekend had been kinder to Disney, the company, unfortunately, encountered news-breaking antisemitism and racism outside the entrance of Disney World on Saturday; it wasn’t long before one of Walt Disney’s very own descendants (yes, really) made a public statement condemning the situation on behalf of her grandfather — that’s how you know things are bad.  Thankfully, the icky news stops there as the latest Disney/Pixar short film has been announced…

The poor performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at the Chinese box office has reopened questions on Hollywood’s increasing difficulties in the world’s second-largest economy and the role racism has played in the film’s reception.The live action remake has grossed just $3.6m (£2.9m) since its release in Chinese cinemas on 26 May, according to Box Office Mojo.The film, starring Halle Bailey as the mermaid Ariel, arrives as Hollywood tries to edge back into a market increasingly dominated by domestic productions, and as…

Image via Disney Despite considerable backlash for everything from a Black mermaid, to poor visual effects, to the detested practice of review bombing, The Little Mermaid has nevertheless held its own in the United States. But to make a clean profit, it needs to perform well globally — a Herculean task it is finding particularly hard to fulfill in a few countries. Some news outlets have blamed racism as the culprit for Disney’s box office disappointment, but have been called out for citing the wrong cause. So…

Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.Photo: Giles Keyte/DisneyWhile The Little Mermaid was met with mixed critical reactions, one element in the live-action adaptation has earned almost universal praise: Halle Bailey’s lead performance as Ariel. But apparently even an uplifting, star-making turn isn’t enough to convert would-be audience members who just can’t get over the fact that Disney cast Baileyin the role.How Do You Make New Little Mermaid Songs? |…

via Disney The Little Mermaid might not be swimming to the kind of cinematic success that it looked like it was going to at first glance, but there’s still every chance that Disney will franchise the heck out of this sucker. This is, after all, the same studio that’s currently looking to turn The Lion King into its next Star Wars (*sigh*). It’s too early to tell if there really are any concrete plans going on behind the scenes, but one sneaky Easter egg in the new movie offers a tuneful tease that The Little…

Screengrab via Disney Halle Bailey was thrilled to receive heartwarming messages of support from Dwayne Johnson and his adorable daughters for her performance in The Little Mermaid. Bailey took to Twitter to respond to a sweet clip posted by the Black Adam star, showcasing himself at the movies with his children Jasmine and Tiana, along with their friends. The little girls clutched their Little Mermaid dolls, expressing gratitude to Bailey for her remarkable vocal performance and the delightful swag they…