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The Disney princesses always grabs attention, whether the person is a child or an adult. Disney is set to release live-action adaptation of its 1989 film of the same name. “The Little Mermaid” is a musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall and is slated to release on May 26, 2023. It is based on fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. The film stars Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay and Daveed Diggs.
Cast
Halle Bailey is an American singer-songwriter and joined the cast to play the title character, Ariel. Halle has already gained popularity in the entertainment industry, earning five Grammy nominations. She has also worked in the short films like The Kids Are Alright and television series such as Grown-ish and the Most Magical Story on Earth.
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Jonah Hauer-King as playing Eric, the human prince with whom Ariel fell in love after saving him from drowning. Hauer-King is known for his work in the films like The Last Photograph and A Dog’s Way Home. His role of Prince Eric was announced by the makers in November 2019. The actor is expected to win viewers’ heart with his performance with his charming looks and top quality acting.
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The famous American actor and rapper Daveed Diggs is doing a voice role in the film. He is the voice behind the loyal crab, Sebastian who watches over Ariel. Diggs has already won Grammy Award for his work in the musical Hamilton. He also worked in the films like Blindspotting and television series such as Black-ish.
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Popular American actress and rapper Awkwafina is giving voice to Scuttle, a dimwitted northern gannet and a friend of Ariel. Awkwafina is known for her role in the comedy-drama “The Farewell" for which she won a Golden Globe Award. She is rapping since the age of 13 and is expected to gain high audience applaud with her work in the film.
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Jacob Tremblay is giving the voice to Flounder, Ariel’s best friend. Though Jacob is a teenager but has won big movie awards like Canadian Screen Award, Critics’ Choice Award and nominations for three Saturn Awards. Jacob also has experience of voice roles including the voice of title character in Disney Pixar “Luca.”
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Noma Dumezweni is playing Eric’s mother Queen Selina. Noma is a winner of Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role when she played Hermione Granger in the original West End run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She has already worked in the musical fantasy “Mary Poppins Returns.” Her work in the television series like Made for Love and The Watcher gained audience applaud and viewers are expecting same type of performance in this film.
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Javier Bardem is playing King Triton who is King of Atlantica and is Ariel’s overprotective father. Javier is an experienced Spanish actor and has worked in the films like Caren tremula, Boca a boca, Los lunes al sol and Mar adentro. He is recipient of an Academy Award for his work in the film “No Country for Old Men.” He is the first Spanish actor to get an Academy Award.
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Melissa McCarthy is playing a negative role of treacherous sea witch Ursula. Ursula was the one who make a deal with Ariel to give her human legs but secretly planning to take her father’s empire. Melissa is a fabulous actress and comedian. She is a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The viewers are expecting that she will do justice to this role also.
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Jessica played Vanessa in the film. She worked in the short films like Necktie, Venice 70: Future Reloaded and Truck in her early career. Her first television role was in teen drama “Penny on M.A.R.S." playing Lucy Carpenter. Her work in the thriller series “Get Even” was also well received.
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Simone played Indira in the film “The Little Mermaid.” She started giving audition and signed with a modelling agency at the age of 18. She was selected to play small roles in the television series like Wolfblood and Guilt in 2016. Furthermore, she also worked in the films Boogie Man, Kill Ben Lyk and Detective Pikachu. She gained popularity with her character Olivia Hanan in the television series “S*x Education.”
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The filming was slated to start between late March and early April 2020 but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The film director Rob Marshall is feeling proud of the film and has high expectations with the film. While addressing the media he said:
"I’m very proud of the film. It’s the most challenging film I’ve ever done, for sure. No question … Using complicated, cutting-edge techniques to make this work. I don’t think anybody’s ever done an underwater musical before. I have to say every single moment of the film had to be choreographed in advance so that we could have a flow to the whole piece. It’s crazy the apparatuses we worked with from wires to things called tuning forks to teeter-totters. Thank God we had the rehearsal time. You always need it on a musical anyway."
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