

Director: Rob Marshall
Writer: David Magee
Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Art Malik, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Noma Dumezweni
Here we have another live-action adaptation of a classic Disney animation. Perhaps this one would have been done long ago, had the technology allowed, but now is its time. The Little Mermaid (1989) is stipulated as the jumping-off point for the Disney Renaissance, a decade-or-so-long time of Disney producing incredibly popular animations non-stop, so it holds a special place in the history of Disney. To make a newish version with a few changes and updates was always going to be a risky venture, but that hasn’t stopped them doing the same to many classic animations over the past few years. The Little Mermaid (1989) has always been in the hearts of many, so does this adaptation sink or swim into Disney history?
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