Re: The Little Mermaid (Live-Action)
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:52 pm
Halle Bailey talks about auditioning for the role of Ariel in a new interview. She has also shared a couple of behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram.
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They probably more likely mean towards the end of the year; after all, dead men tell no tales had its first trailer released towards the end of September 2016 and came out May 26, 2017 [ Tentatively the same date I’ll be at a different year for the Little mermaid], plus of course Wonka is going to be out tentatively in March of next year but it’s only a little over a year away so therefore pretty much all of its trailers will already be released before the end of the actual year. The post doesn’t mean that the trailer will be released in the very near future but just sometime literally during this yearSicoe Vlad wrote:I saw a post on Facebook, that said that trailers for The Little Mermaid and the upcoming Willy Wonka remake will be released sometime this year. It's a bit early, innit? The Little Mermaid comes out next year in May, so a trailer coming out this early is super surprising.
Source: https://stylecaster.com/halle-bailey-th ... e-mermaid/Bailey promises there will be some modern changes when it comes to The Little Mermaid’s themes. “I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised by some updates of the themes of the film,” she says. “More so on Ariel’s side of women empowerment and her taking her power back.”
She also confirmed there will be new songs not seen in the original movie, including a new track sung by King Triton (Javier Bardem). “There are some new songs as well. I really like them,” she says. “I know Javier let the cat out of the bag that he has a whole song. I like that one.”
I remember, but I believe that rumor of a song ("The Sun Only Shines on Land"), despite turning out to be fiction altogether, was actually thought to be a song Ariel would sing after Triton has just destroyed her grotto. I could be mistaken though.Nandor wrote:Does anyone remember the rumour about the time of LM's Platinum Edition?
There was talk of an added song as with BatB and Lion King. It was supposedly called 'Sunshine Only Shines On Land', a song for Triton.
Never knew if there was any substance to it, but the discussion now reminds me of it.
Agreed and agreed.Sotiris wrote:I don't think it's merited. Ariel was already a very progressive and pro-active heroine. I have a hard time coming up with potential changes that don't disrupt the story. I suppose they can have her explore the human world on her own first after she becomes human instead of meeting Eric right away and have her defeat Ursula at the end, but I doubt they'll be satisfied with just that. It's probably going to be something more ham-fisted and exaggerated.
We now know that 4 out of the 5 new songs will be solos. One for Ariel, one for Eric, one for Triton, and one for Scuttle. I wonder who will get the fifth song. It won't be Ursula as Melissa said in an interview she only got to sing one song in the film and I doubt they'll give Sebastian a third one. I hope the fifth one is a love duet between Ariel and Eric.
Source: https://twitter.com/mmdisney200/status/ ... 4995271686How was your experience of making The Little Mermaid?
I mean, obviously it was unbelievable. They gave me free rein of this character. I think I’m going to develop a reputation for being a screamer, because in all my projects I’m just screaming and being monstrous! The songs are amazing. And the costumes are just unreal. I’m very excited for the world to see it.
I'm sure of that, like they did in the Mulan remake, for example. What mostly ruined that film in my opinion were the dumb and illogical decisions the main character makes in a couple of crucial moments, which were just added to make the film more feminist, or the character of the witch, which only serves that purpose too, and doesn’t work at all in the story, in my opinion. If they cared more about the issues themselves and not just about how the public sees them, I think they'd do a better job incorporating those elements.Sotiris wrote:It's probably going to be something more ham-fisted and exaggerated.
Yes, Sebastian won't get any more songs. Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed it in an interview when he was doing press for Encanto:Sotiris wrote:We now know that 4 out of the 5 new songs will be solos. One for Ariel, one for Eric, one for Triton, and one for Scuttle. I wonder who will get the fifth song. It won't be Ursula as Melissa said in an interview she only got to sing one song in the film and I doubt they'll give Sebastian a third one. I hope the fifth one is a love duet between Ariel and Eric.
Source: https://collider.com/lin-manuel-miranda ... interview/I actually didn’t write any new songs for Sebastian the Crab because I love his songs so much. I was like, “I can’t. Nope, not me. I can’t do it.” I did get to write for some of the other characters in that movie. Every song you love in The Little Mermaid is still in The Little Mermaid, we just found some new moments to musicalize.
From her comments about screaming, it seems to me she's either playing Vanessa or Ariel's rival depending on the story changes.D82 wrote:In the latest issue of Total Film Magazine, there's an interview with actress Jessica Alexander who talks a bit about her experience working in the film.
It's obvious they don't really care about these issues. They care about virtue signaling, avoiding bad press, and being praised for their supposed progressiveness. That's why the changes made to address criticisms levied against the original films are usually so superficial and clumsy. They are an afterthought. If they truly cared, they would make nuanced, organic changes that were tightly knit to the narrative, made sense, and complemented the characters. Mulan was the worst offender, in my opinion. They ruined the basic conceit of the character, which was actually more progressive than what they changed it into. Mulan being an average girl who with the appropriate training and education could do anything a man could and used her mind instead of solely relying on her physical strength is much more feminist than having a girl being born with special powers just out of sheer luck or randomness. Of course, there were other moronic changes such as having Mulan go into battle with her hair loose just to telegraph to the audience she's "staying true to herself" when having her hair flow in the wind would have hindered her ability to fight properly.D82 wrote:I'm sure of that, like they did in the Mulan remake, for example. What mostly ruined that film in my opinion were the dumb and illogical decisions the main character makes in a couple of crucial moments, which were just added to make the film more feminist, or the character of the witch, which only serves that purpose too, and doesn’t work at all in the story, in my opinion. If they cared more about the issues themselves and not just about how the public sees them, I think they'd do a better job incorporating those elements.
Exactly. Apart from the reasons you mentioned, they also use it as an excuse for the remakes' existence, so they can say in interviews that there was a need for the stories to be updated for the new generations. I think that's why even the films that were already quite feminist, like Mulan, get that treatment too.Sotiris wrote:It's obvious they don't really care about these issues. They care about virtue signaling, avoiding bad press, and being praised for their supposed progressiveness. That's why the changes made to address criticisms levied against the original films are usually so superficial and clumsy. They are an afterthought. If they truly cared, they would make nuanced, organic changes that were tightly knit to the narrative, made sense, and complemented the characters.
I had forgotten about that. That's another change they made to make the film more feminist that backfired. I agree the original was more progressive in that regard. I didn't mind they changed it into her having a special gift, but the way they executed it was really bad. They turned her into a superhero, and there wasn't much room for her to make progress or much sense of danger for her either, as she was just perfect from the start.Sotiris wrote:Mulan was the worst offender, in my opinion. They ruined the basic conceit of the character, which was actually more progressive than what they changed it into. Mulan being an average girl who with the appropriate training and education could do anything a man could and used her mind instead of solely relying on her physical strength is much more feminist than having a girl being born with special powers just out of sheer luck or randomness.
Yeah, that's one of the dumb decisions I was referring to. The other main one to me is that she herself reveals she's a woman, which is practically like committing suicide. I don't know how nobody realized these things were a bad idea before releasing the film. It's actually strange that no matter how good the director or the writers they hire are; most of these remakes turn out to be quite disappointing.Sotiris wrote:Of course, there were other moronic changes such as having Mulan go into battle with her hair loose just to telegraph to the audience she's "staying true to herself" when having her hair flow in the wind would have hindered her ability to fight properly.