In the past few years, Disney has invested heavily in live-action remakes of their classic animated features. Beginning in 2010 with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, to most recently Pinocchio, the live-action reimaginings have received mixed reviews, but they have earned relatively big box office paydays for the House of Mouse and show no signs of slowing down. There are two such upcoming Disney movies getting on the docket, Peter Pan & Wendy (which sees Jude Law play Captain Hook) and The Little Mermaid. Perhaps no animated children’s classic has as beloved a songbook as the latter property, and no one knows that better than producer and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Hamilton star, who is working as a producer and songwriter on the film, says he knows how much fans love the song "Under the Sea" in particular, and you can consider him “Chairman of the Don’t F-k it Up” committee.
The Tony winner. who agreed to compose three new songs for the upcoming Rob Marshall film, humorously told Empire in that besides being a producer, he also took on another role. According to the self-proclaimed fan of the classic animated version of The Little Mermaid, he is like every other die-hard Disney fan and just wanted to make sure the remake wasn’t ruined. He said:
