Pixar’s Pete Docter says they have no plans to make any live-action remake movies at this time. Speaking with Time, Docter, the chief creative officer (CCO) for Pixar, was asked if he was at all interested in adapting any previous movies from the company into live-action format. What did Pixar’s CCO say about live-action remakes? “No, and this might bite me in the butt for … Continue reading Pixar Has No Plans to Make Live-Action Remakes!!
Nobody is dancing with Darwin at the domestic box office this weekend, as the summer’s woes continue with both Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Garfield Movie underperforming in their respective debuts. Furiosa failed to crack the $30 million mark in its first three days of release. The big-budget prequel to 2015’s landmark Mad Max: Fury Road grossed $25 million in its opening weekend, … Continue reading ‘Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ Fall Short of Expectations With Muted Debuts at the BO!!
Synopsis – Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island-proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Directed – Leigh Scott Starring – Lydia Helen, Mike Markoff, Jeff Denton Check out the trailer: The official trailer for Grindstone Entertainment's R-rated 'THE LITTLE MERMAID' … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Trailer Reveals the Bloody Makeover!! Check It Out!!
Little Mermaid fans’ heads up, the franchise is expanding with a new animated musical series Disney Junior’s Ariel, the studio has announced. The series is aimed at preschoolers and takes its inspiration from the world of The Little Mermaid. The studio also unveiled an adorable trailer showcasing this bright beautiful world under the sea, to mark the announcement. The trailer shows us a very young … Continue reading ‘Disney Junior’s Ariel’ Teaser Teases New Little Mermaid Adventures!! Check It Out!!
Visual effects artists at the House of Mouse’s flagship studio are about to get a strong labor force behind them. VFX employees at Walt Disney Pictures have unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), becoming the second in-house visual effects group to join a union. The vote puts Disney‘s VFX artists in a prime position to push for … Continue reading Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Unionize After Unanimous Vote!!
Disney is heading back under the sea to provide a final boost to the box office performance of its live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. They’ve unveiled plans for a unique sing-along edition of the movie, slated for release in handpicked theaters throughout the United States starting on August 25th. While international release details haven’t been disclosed as of now, it’s highly probable, given the … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Return to Theaters with a Singalong Version!!
Facts are facts, and Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One set a 5-day opening domestic record for the franchise with $80M. Paramount is calling the global opening here at $235M, read Nancy’s report here. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny only opened to $130M. Asserted Paramount Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson this morning, “Mission is a global story, has always been a … Continue reading ‘‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Sets Franchise Record with $80M Opening at the BO!!
Post Covid, there are a lot of studios that have been able to make horror work at the box office, including Paramount with Smile, Warner Bros with Evil Dead Rise, and Universal with M3GAN and The Black Phone. But not Sony. Until now. Red Door is opening to $32.65M this weekend, the second-best start in the Insidious franchise after Chapter 2′s $40.2M, entombing Indiana Jones … Continue reading ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Dethrones ‘Indiana Jones 5’ From Top Spot at the BO!!
Even though Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is looking to hit the bottom rung of its tracking projection of $60M Sunday morning, there’s no question this is a disastrous result for the finale to a historically beloved franchise film. C’mon, Indiana Jones is one of the reasons why Disney shelled out $4 billion for Lucasfilm. Global start here at $130M, is $10M … Continue reading ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Takes an Underwhelming Start at the BO!!
There are a lot of lessons to be learned this weekend. But chief among them is what it’s like for a major motion picture studio to open a movie with largely a number of its cast, primarily its main star, not available to do press. That was the big looming question which was on everyone’s minds in the wake of Ezra Miller’s tabloid laden 2020-2022 … Continue reading ‘The Flash’ Off to a Dismissal Start at the BO!!
Disney has new plans for The Little Mermaid, after releasing the Halle Bailey-led live-action remake of its classic title recently, the house of the Mouse now has greenlit a new animated series for preschoolers, Disney Junior’s Ariel, Variety has reported. This is easily among the biggest announcements coming out of this year’s ongoing Annecy Animation Festival. The new series will follow a young Ariel and … Continue reading ‘Disney Junior’s Ariel’: A New ‘The Little Mermaid’ Animated Series is in the Works!!
After a Saturday of $19.3M, -25% from Friday, Paramount/Skydance/Hasbro’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has taken the weekend with $60.5M. This despite Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse winning Saturday with $21.2M, +26% over Friday, for a second weekend of $55.4M. With a running cume of $225.5M, the sequel has already beaten the domestic take of the original 2018 Oscar-winning animated pic, Spider-Man: Into the … Continue reading ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Takes Over ‘Spider-Verse’ with $60M+ Opening at the BO!!
When Paramount lost Marvel to Disney, any even distribution of franchises among the major studios was disrupted. However, Sony’s reported $7M acquisition of Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise back in 1998 has continued to immensely pay off, no more evident than this weekend, as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posted an exceptional and $120.5M opening — one which tracking didn’t see coming, but exhibition did in advance ticket … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Scores the Second-Biggest Debut of the Year at the BO!!
According to industry estimates, The Little Mermaid pulled in a $30m Saturday, which was the same amount of money Disney’s Aladdin pulled in on its Saturday over Memorial Day weekend; with revised outlook for the Rob Marshall directed musical at $95.5M over three days and $117.5M over four per Disney this AM. Despite the easing of grosses, that’s not a bad thing; this just happens … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Topples ‘Fast X’ from Top Spot at the BO!!
Synopsis – A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. My Take – Considering how much I hated Mulan (2020), Pinocchio (2022) and Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), I had no specific expectations from Disney‘s latest attempt to re-imagine its stable of beloved classics … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (2023) Review!!
With the release of Disney‘s live-action re-imagining of The Little Mermaid a little under a week away, the excitement continues to propel to an all-time high. In celebration of the arrival of the upcoming remake, Walt Disney Studios has unveiled a brand-new featurette, which showcases a behind-the-scenes look at the movie’s music, including a new original song. The featurette kicks off with new footage from … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Featurette Dives Into the Music of the Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
We’re just one week away from heading under the sea to be a part of Ariel’s world once more, as the release date for Disney‘s live-action reimagining of its classic animated film, The Little Mermaid, gets set to hit our screens on May 26. In anticipation of the movie’s release, Disney and D23 – the official Disney fan club – have released a new mini-documentary … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Featurette Takes a Deep Dive Under the Sea!! Check It Out!!
As the release of the forthcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid swims closer, a plethora of teasers and clips were released to amplify every fan’s excitement. Ariel, the protagonist in the movie based on the 1989 animated film of the same name, has always been eager to know what lies above the surface of the ocean, even if it means making a risky deal … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Clip Sees Melissa McCarthy Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula Offering a Deal!! Check It Out!!
In just two weeks, Ariel swims her way back to the big screen with the release of Disney‘s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, the musical feature revisits the animated classic while bringing its own set of unique qualities to viewers. As anticipation continues to build, Disney released a new clip from the movie, giving viewers a taste of one … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Clip Teases “Under the Sea”!! Check It Out!!
Disney‘s latest live-action remake is just around the corner, with The Little Mermaid set to splash into theaters this Memorial Day weekend. As fans eagerly await the release of the film later this month, Walt Disney Studios has revealed a brand-new featurette highlighting the talented cast behind the production. “There was a lot of training to play the characters. There was stunt training, boat training, … Continue reading ‘Little Mermaid’: New Featurette Takes Us Under the Sea with All-Star Cast!! Check It Out!!
Romance can be felt in the air, in a new preview for The Little Mermaid that was shared by Disney during last night’s MTV Music and Video Awards. The clip features a portion of the musical number “Kiss the Girl”, where Sebastian (Daveed Diggs) tries to convince Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) to kiss Ariel (Halle Bailey) so that the curse that has been placed upon … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Clip Teases the Musical Number “Kiss the Girl”!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action remake of the animated Disney classic. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Trailer Is All About Choices!! Check It Out!!
Walt Disney Studios has established a much-appreciated trend of putting out live-action remakes of their most beloved tales in recent times. Now, fans are exactly a month away from the release of the live-action remake of the famous Disney tale, The Little Mermaid. As the days and weeks consistently count down to what many hopes will be a wonderful and colorful adventure under the sea, … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Gets a 4DX Poster!! Check It Out!!
Halle Bailey is about to break through to the other side in a newly released Dolby poster for The Little Mermaid. Letting her curiosity get the best of her, the image sees Bailey’s Ariel swimming just below the surface of the water. With her hand extended upward, it’s clear that she can’t wait to be part of another world. As we’ve seen from other images … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Gets a Dolby Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action remake of the animated Disney classic. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy Check out the trailer: Experience the wonder of Disney's #TheLittleMermaid, coming to theaters on May 26. 🐚🌊 pic.twitter.com/LchLKYCRqn — Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) April 17, 2023 Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Teaser Teases the Return of the Beloved Songs!! Check It Out!!
Next month, audiences will get to be part of Ariel’s world once again with the release of Disney‘s live-action The Little Mermaid remake. The movie revisits the familiar tale of Ariel, a young mermaid and princess who longs to see the surface world. Unfortunately for her, her father, King Triton, forbids it. That doesn’t stop Ariel after she saves a human, Prince Eric, and makes … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Featurette Teases the Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
The Little Mermaid has enchanted fans worldwide with its initial looks. The classic story is being retold with some contemporary touches under director Rob Marshall’s vision and by the looks of it feels fresh and modern. The feature casts Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King as Ariel and Prince Eric, respectively for a new generation of the audience and will tell the age-old story with a … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: New Image Sees Ariel and Prince Eric Sharing a Moment!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action remake of the animated Disney classic. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Trailer Takes Us Into Ariel’s World!! Check It Out!!
Ariel (Halle Bailey) longs to be part of another world in a new poster released for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney‘s The Little Mermaid, which pays homage to a teaser poster for the animated 1989 classic. The image is a clear homage to the poster of the original 1989 film, where a young princess who lives underwater dreams of visiting the surface world. After … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Poster Sees Halle Bailey Striking the Classic Pose!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action remake of the animated Disney classic. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Teaser Teases First Look at Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula!! Check It Out!!
Disney‘s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey has been on the minds of many ever since it was first revealed. Now, only a few months away from its premiere date of May 26, 2023, fans are clamoring for new information about the upcoming film. Collider‘s own Taylor Gates had the chance to sit down with the director of the film, Rob Marshall, … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Live-Action Adaptation to Complete Production in March!!
Last month, Disney treated fans to a first look at the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey as the titular character. Now, Disney has released the first poster for the film, bringing some underwater magic as we eagerly await the theatrical release. Bailey expressed her excitement on Twitter, saying, “Words can’t describe how immensely honored I feel to play the mermaid of my dreams.” The poster … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: First Poster Teases Halle Bailey as the Live Action Ariel!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action remake of the animated Disney classic. Directed – Rob Marshall Starring – Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: First Teaser Reveals Halle Bailey as the Live Action Ariel!! Check It Out!!
Disney has once again staked their claim to the Memorial Day weekend, as The Little Mermaid will release on May 26, 2023. The live-action remake, which will star Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid Ariel, completed production back in July. Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods) is directing the musical film based on the hit 1989 animated classic. Cruellawas Disney‘s release of this year’s past … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Disney’s Live Action Set for May 26 2023 Release!!
On the heels of a successful opening weekend for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Walt Disney Company committed its remaining 2021 film releases to exclusive theatrical releases. In addition to this news, Disney also revealed an ambitious slate of mostly untitled films which fans can expect from their favorite Disney IPs all the way into 2024. Marvel fans will be excited … Continue reading ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Movie Set for May 27th 2022 Release; ‘Nightmare Alley’ Pushed to Dec 17th!!
Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has wrapped production, according to an Instagram post from its star Halle Bailey. Playing the much-coveted role of lovesick mermaid Ariel, Bailey took to Instagram to express her gratitude for her cast, crew, and experience during the shoot, emphasizing how much the experience “has made [her] so much stronger” than she ever thought she could be, and how … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: First Image Teases Disney’s Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
Emma Stone is currently starring in Disney’s Cruella, but if it was up to her, another popular and iconic Disney villain would be getting their own movie. In a recent interview with Variety, Emma Stone said that she would love to see Ursula, the main villain of the Disney film The Little Mermaid, get her own feature film. “She’s an octopus and the world you … Continue reading ‘Ursula’: Emma Stone Wants an Origin Movie of ‘The Little Mermaid’ Villain!!
Despite the fact that there already is a live-action Hercules remake, and it’s called “the dinner table scene in The Nutty Professor,” Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame; ever heard of it?!), are producing a live-action remake of the 1997 Disney animated film, following in the footsteps of other live-action Disney remakes like Beauty and the Beast and the forthcoming The Little Mermaid. It’s going to be written by David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984; ever heard … Continue reading ‘Hercules’: Joe Russo Believes Disney’s Live-Action Remake Will Be a Franchise!!
Kelly Asbury, the respected animator who directed such films as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Gnomeo & Juliet, has died. He was 60. Asbury died Friday at his home in Encino after a long battle with cancer, rep Nancy Newhouse Porter confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “This was one of the most admired and beloved people in the industry,” she said. Most recently, Asbury helmed the STX … Continue reading ‘Shrek 2’ and ‘Uglydolls’ Director Kelly Asbury Passes Away!!
According to Deadline, Peacock is in the process of developing a series adaptation of The Little Mermaid titled Washed Up, which will follow the events years after the titular lead had married the prince. The project hails from writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer and Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Synder Urman. However, fans should note that the upcoming sequel series won’t be based on the Disney version that … Continue reading ‘Washed Up’: A ‘Little Mermaid’ Sequel Series is in the Works at Peacock!!
Disney released a surprise new series on its Disney Plus streaming service today: Zenimation, an ASMR-style series of short videos that take clips from classic animated Disney movies and replace the usual dialogue, songs, and score with the realistic ambient noise that they would have in real life. The first season of Zenimation features 10 episodes, centered on themes like “Water,” “Nature,” “Discovery,” and “Flight.” … Continue reading ‘Zenimation’: Disney+ Launches New Animated Short Series!! Check It Out!!
Yes, Disney is working on a live-action Hercules remake. But the big news here is who’s producing it: Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo. You know, the guys behind the Captain America sequels and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. The news comes courtesy of THR, which reports that Disney is in the early stage of developing a Hercules live-action remake with the Russo Brothers producing through … Continue reading ‘Hercules’: Russo Brothers Set to Produce Disney’s Live-Action Remake!!
Universal Pictures has suspended production on Jurassic World: Dominion as a result of the coronavirus pandemic — a costly decision, no doubt, but surely a responsible one as well. The studio is also pressing pause on Rachel Morrison‘s boxing movie Flint Strong starring Ice Cube, and halting pre-production on a new Billy Eichner comedy from producer Judd Apatow and director Nicholas Stoller. “Universal Pictures’ live-action … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Suspends Filming!!
We suppose this was inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any less unfortunate. It appears that Hollywood is beginning to shut down over concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus. Disney announced today that it is halting production on a number of films, including those under its 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures banners. The live-action The Little Mermaid remake was due to begin filming in London … Continue reading Disney Halts Production on ‘Little Mermaid’, and Other Films!!
We’ve seen The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Aladdin in theaters. We’ve seen The Lady and the Tramp on Disney+. And we’ve got Mulan, The Little Mermaid, and as of today, Pinocchio forthcoming. Yep, when it comes to the Disney creative slate, the modus operandi seems to be: Remake all the stuff that worked before in live-action/photorealistic CGI! Adding to this trend? Bambi, which according to The … Continue reading ‘Bambi’: A Live-Action Remake Is in the Works!!
The cast of Disney’s live-action take on The Little Mermaid is shaping up. The film, directed by Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns), already stars Halle Bailey (Grown-ish) as mermaid princess Ariel under the sea with Melissa McCarthy as evil aunt Ursula. Also among the oceangoing characters are Javier Bardem‘s kindly but powerful King Triton and Daveed Diggs as singing (we hope) crab, Sebastian. But as … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Jonah Hauer-King Cast as Prince Eric!!
Hamilton star Daveed Diggs is in talks to play Sebastian the crab in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Collider has confirmed. Halle Bailey will star as Ariel, the mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human, while Melissa McCarthy is set to play her evil aunt, Ursula. Elsewhere, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina have closed deals to play Flounder and Scuttle, respectively, while Oscar winner … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Disney’s Live-Action Casts Daveed Diggs as Sebastian!!
Disney is developing a live-action adventure movie titled Knights that will be set in the Middle Ages, and the studio has tapped Operation Finale scribe Matt Orton to write the script, Collider has confirmed. The story is said to follow a headstrong young woman who joins a knight in his quest to destroy a world-threatening artifact before it falls into the wrong hands. According to Deadline, Knights … Continue reading ‘Knights’: Disney Developing Live-Action Adventure Movie Set in Middle Ages!!
Hot off her acclaimed turn in The Farewell, rising star Awkwafina has signed on to play the title role in Legendary Pictures’ fantasy film The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, based on the book of the same name by A. Lee Martinez. Jon Shestack (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past) is producing, and he has tapped John Raffo (The Relic) to write the script. Legendary’s Jon Silk … Continue reading ‘The Last Adventure of Constance Verity’: Awkwafina to Lead Fantasy Film!!!
Well, it turns out that Harry Styles won’t be going “under the sea” after all, as he has turned down the role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Collider has confirmed. Last month, Collider and the Hollywood Reporter simultaneously broke the news that Styles was “in early talks” to tackle the role after missing out on the plum part of … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Harry Styles Turns Down Prince Eric Role in Disney’s Remake!!!
