This new version of 'The Little Mermaid' combines live-action with animation to update the 1989 original.
"When I first saw the original 'Little Mermaid,' my whole world changed," said Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel. Sandy Kenyon reports.A new version of Disney's Oscar-winning classic "The Little Mermaid" opens Friday in theaters everywhere.. Director Rob Marshall, most famous for big musicals like "Chicago," guides an all-star cast, and the title role features a young star familiar to TV viewers of the series "Grown-ish.
Miranda provides lyrics to new music from the original composer Harold Ashman, and among those interpreting the songs is Daveed Diggs from the original cast of Miranda's "Hamilton."She's part of a distinguished cast that also includes Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, the sea witch who makes a crooked deal with Ariel."Just to feel Halle be that Little Mermaid, I think we're going to feel that for a long time," McCarthy said.
Little girls have already seen and reacted to the trailer and now they're in for a treat as a star is born. "In my heart, my 5-year-old little self, if she could've seen me now, I think she'd be just blown away," Bailey said.Copyright © 2023 OnTheRedCarpet.com. All Rights Reserved.
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