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      The Little Mermaid: Release date, cast, and plot for Disney's live action remake

      Disney's latest live action remake will see Halle Bailey playing Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

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      The Little Mermaid trailer: Melissa McCarthy revealed as Ursula

      After many teases, the full-length trailer showed the evil sea witch in all her glowing tentacled glory, and fans were absolutely loving it.

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      Halle Bailey Ignores Racist ‘The Little Mermaid’ Trolls: ‘As a Black Person You Expect It’ and ‘It’s Not a Shock Anymore’

      Another trailer for Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” dropped on Feb. 15, which meant star Halle Bailey had to deal with another round of racist trolls using social media to complain about a Black actor taking on the role of princess Ariel. It’s hardly the first time Bailey has had to tune out racist backlash. […]

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      The 50 most exciting movies coming in 2023

      There is an incredible array of new movies to look forward to over the coming twelve months.

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      'Aladdin' at 30: Director John Musker says Robin Williams ‘sweetness’ is key to film’s longevity

      Thirty years ago this month, Disney’s animated output was in the early stages of second Golden Age.

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      22 Disney and Pixar in-jokes that will blow your mind

      For more than 60 years little cameos referencing their other works have been appearing in Disney movies.

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      Halle Bailey Shares First Look At Herself As Ariel In 'The Little Mermaid' Remake

      And we're fully in love

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      Melissa McCarthy has 'fallen in love' with Ursula ahead of 'Little Mermaid' role (exclusive)

      McCarthy is set to take on the iconic villain for Rob Marshall's live-action take on the Disney animated classic.

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      'Little Mermaid' and 'Lion King' animator Ann Sullivan dies of coronavirus aged 91

      Sullivan worked on a host of the studio's biggest movies and was the third resident of her care home to die after contracting the virus.

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      Disney musicals legend Alan Menken has finished new songs for 'Little Mermaid' remake

      The composer and song-writer behind Disney classics like Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, has finished recording all the new songs for the studio's Little Mermaid remake, he has revealed.

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      British actors Cameron Cuffe and Jonah Hauer-King testing for Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid

      Cuffe is the lead in Krypton and Hauer-King played Laurie in the BBC's 2017 adaptation of Little Women.

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      Harry Styles turns down role of Prince Eric in Little Mermaid remake

      Singer Halle Bailey has already been announced as Ariel.

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      ‘Little Mermaid’ Live Musical: Auli’i Cravalho, Shaggy & Hamish Hamilton Go Under The Sea To Describe ABC’s “Interesting Hybrid” – TCA

      Director Hamish Hamilton and stars Auli’i Cravalho and Shaggy have gone under the sea to explain how ABC’s upcoming The Little Mermaid live special will translate to screens. Hamilton, who also is an exec producer, revealed that it will be half-live musical and half-original animated feature – an “interesting hybrid.” He said that people will […]

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      Melissa McCarthy responds to Disney's Little Mermaid Ursula rumours

      She watched the original every night for 0ver a year.

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      Javier Bardem is in talks to play King Triton in Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid'

      Javier Bardem could be lining up to play King Triton in Disney's live-action remake of animation classic The Little Mermaid.

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      Harry Styles in talks to play Prince Eric in Disney's 'Little Mermaid' remake

      Following news that Harry Styles was up for playing Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's forthcoming biopic, the One Direction singer now has another possible role in the offing.

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      The original 'Little Mermaid' defends casting of Halle Bailey in Disney remake

      Jodi Benson, the actress who voiced Ariel in Disney's original animated version of The Little Mermaid, has defended the casting of Halle Bailey in its new live-action remake.

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      Will Terry Crews be Ariel's dad in The Little Mermaid live-action remake?

      C'mon, you see it too.

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      Who is Disney's new live-action 'Little Mermaid' star Halle Bailey?

      R&B singer Halle Bailey, of duo Chloe x Halle, has been unveiled as Disney's new Ariel in their latest live-action remake.

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      Yahoo Movies UK

      Disney praised as it casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in its 'Little Mermaid' remake

      US popstar Halle Bailey will play Ariel in the live action remake of Disney's The Little Mermaid, it's been confirmed.

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      Variety

      Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay Join ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live-Action Adaptation

      Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina have signed on to play Flounder and Scuttle, respectively, in Disney's live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid." Variety first reported that Melissa McCarthy would be taking on the role of Ursula the Sea Witch. Over the weekend, journalist Kris Tapley announced on Twitter that Tremblay and Awkwafina would be joining the […]

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      The most-streamed Disney songs revealed

      New research has analysed the number of times some of the most popular Disney songs have been played on Spotify

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      Why’s the internet so upset at Melissa McCarthy playing Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid'?

      Melissa McCarthy is set to star as the villainous Ursula in The Little Mermaid, but why is the internet furious at the casting?

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      Princeton a capella group will stop singing 'misogynist' Kiss The Girl from 'The Little Mermaid'

      A famous a cappella group from Princeton University in the US is to cut the song Kiss The Girl from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid from its repertoire after complaints of misogyny. The song from the 1989 animation, penned by the legendary Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, finds Sebastian, the talking crab, suggest that smitten Prince Eric just go ahead and kiss the mermaid Ariel, despite not having asked for her consent. In an editorial by sophomore student Noa Wollstein in the Daily Princetonian magazine, published on November 26 and entitled ‘Dear Tigertones, please stop singing Kiss The Girl’, the song stood accused of being ‘misogynistic and dismissive of consent’.

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      Which Disney villain crimes would get the longest prison sentence?

      Lock 'em up.

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