"The Little Mermaid" Disney trailer shows Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel. Find out more

Javier Bardem plays King Triton and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. Other roles include the musical crab "Sebastian" with the voice-over from Daveed Diggs, "Scuttle" the seagull being voiced by Awkwafina, and Jacob Tremblay giving voice for Ariel's best friend "Flounder" the fish. The film also has Melissa McCarthy as the villain and plays the role of Ursula, the witch.

Halle Bailey is well known for her singing and her acting. She has been nominated as a supporting actor for the comedy Grown-ish. She is well known for singing with her sister Chloe. The singer-actor is just 22 years old. Both Chloe and Halle were coached in the art of singing, songwriting and playing instruments at ages 10 and 8 by Doug Bailey, their father. The singing sisters won the Season 5 of Radio Disney's "The Next Big Thing". The sisters signed up with Beyonce Knowles' Parkwood Entertainment and became known as her prodigies.

Rob Marshall is the director of this film and is known for "Mary Poppins Returns" and "Into the Woods", both being creations of Disney. The composers are best known for the Disney animations "Moana" and "Encanto". Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken will write the lyrics of four new songs to feature in this film.





The first "Little Mermaid" was screened in 1989, and that film relaunched Disney with renewed zest as Broadway musicals began to be featured in its animation films. Alan Menken had worked with the world-renowned songwriter Howard Ashman in that film, creating a historical musical extravaganza.

The "Little Mermaid" will be screened in theatres on May 26, 2023.

FAQs

Q. How many times has "Little Mermaid" been made into a film?
A. "Little Mermaid" has been made into a film three times in 1989, 2000, 2008, and now 2023 will be the 4th.