D23 EXPO 2022: ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ 1st LOOK

DISNEY/D23:  After a long wait, we finally get to see Disney’s The Little Mermaid.  And I like it.  My one beef is that they could have used more colorful fish in this 1st look so brighten things up a bit.  But the images of her swimming is fantastic…

But it is not just the FX, “The Little Mermaid” is also coming with a lot of clout. Rob Marshall, director of “Chicago,” “Into the Woods” and “Mary Poppins Returns” is continuing his musical streak at the helm of this film, which is also produced by Lin Manuel Miranda, John DeLucas, and Marc Platt. The screenplay comes from Jane Goldman (“Rebecca,” “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”) and David Magee (“Mary Poppins Returns”). And as for music? Alan Menken, who scored and co-wrote songs for the original Disney film is returning as composer of the remake, which includes both the originals and new songs penned by Miranda.

And the Cast… Halle Bailey as Ariel · Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric · Jacob Tremblay as Flounder · Daveed Diggs as Sebastian · Awkwafina as Scuttle · Melissa McCarthy · Ursula ; Javier Bardem · King Triton ; Jude Akuwudike · Grimsby.