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Disney’s Little Mermaid flops in China amid racist backlash over casting

Poor box office performance reflects broader challenge for Hollywood as it vies with domestic productions

The Guardian - UK

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Bangkok Post

The global backlash against The Little Mermaid proves why we needed a Black Ariel

Reaction to the film is crucial to understanding both why it’s gotten so much hate, and why it’s so important that it was made

The Guardian - US

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China’s backlash against Little Mermaid exposes Hollywood bind

Disney’s latest live-action feature is facing racially charged blowback from Chinese state media and social media users.

Al Jazeera

Why The Live-Action Moana Doesn't Interest Me, Even Though The Original Is One Of My Favorite Disney Movies

Here are my thoughts on the upcoming Moana remake starring Dwayne Johnson.

Cinemablend

The Little Mermaid’s Jonah Hauer-King Got Too Ripped While Filming Prince Eric

While filming The Little Mermaid, Jonah Hauer-King actually got too ripped while filming as Prince Eric.

Cinemablend

Halle Berry Shared Not One But Two Posts Supporting Halle Bailey After The Little Mermaid's Opening

Halle Berry still gets confused with Halle Bailey, but the Oscar winner is still a huge fan of The Little Mermaid actress.

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How The Little Mermaid Live-Action Recreated Ariel’s Iconic Animated Hair Flip: ‘I Almost Broke My Neck’

Finally, the secret to recreating The Little Mermaid iconic hair flip in the live-action film has been revealed, and it almost led to an injury.

Cinemablend

Fairytales have always reflected the morals of the age. It’s not a sin to rewrite them

Nothing is being destroyed in adding diversity and sexual equality to old stories

The Guardian - UK

The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey And Jonah Hauer-King Went Viral On TikTok For Dancing, But It's The BTS Video That Has Me Cracking Up

Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King took part in a viral TikTok dance that has an even better behind-the-scenes video.

Cinemablend

These 6 'Mermaidcore'-inspired perfumes will make you think you're under the sea

Channel your inner Ariel with these aquatic-themed 'Mermaidcore' perfumes

My Imperfect Life

Melissa McCarthy Tells A Sweet Story About Halle Bailey On The Set Of The Little Mermaid, And I Love It So Much

Melissa McCarthy recalls a sweet story about working with Halle Bailey on The Little Mermaid, and I love it.

Cinemablend

3 Things That Worked About The Little Mermaid And 3 Things The Live-Action Movie Could've Done Better

The Little Mermaid has finally dived into theaters, and there are some things it does well -- and some things it doesn't. Let's talk about it.

Cinemablend

Despite Getting Review Bombed In Some Places, The Little Mermaid Just Hit A Rotten Tomatoes Milestone

The Little Mermaid may not have gotten the best reviews in some places, but it just hit a Rotten Tomatoes milestone.

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Evening Standard

Little Mermaid: IMDb changes ratings after racist ‘review bombing’

There are accusations of a smear campaign against the film after the casting of black singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel

The Guardian - UK

The Little Mermaid subjected to ‘review bombing’ with mass negative reactions posted by bots

IMDb has changed its rating system to mitigate trolling of the film, which has been a target of racism since the Black actor Halle Bailey was announced as Ariel

The Guardian - UK

Swimming now has a wave of diversity to drown out Little Mermaid protests

As a gay man and a person of colour, I faced horrible stereotyping but new film is helping pave a different way

Cinemablend

Halle Bailey's Ariel Hair Looks Amazing. It Better, Because Those Little Mermaid Locs Cost Six Figures

The Little Mermaid hair department head Camille Friend shared the process of styling Halle Bailey's Ariel.

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Salon

Why no Black prince in "Little Mermaid"?

Are whitewashed diversity efforts like the live-action "Little Mermaid" still considered diversity efforts?

Bristol Post

This Morning's Josie Gibson loses 'bra' as she suffers mermaid wardrobe malfunction

The Bristolian presenter swapped her toes for a tail as she dived into a mermaid cove to celebrate Disney's remake of the classic animated film The Little Mermaid

Daily Mirror

'Wild' Little Mermaid theory uncovers Ariel's mum tragedy in another Disney film

Disney fans are bamboozled after a self-proclaimed 'movie detective' has unveiled a jaw-dropping theory of what happened to Ariel's mum in original The Little Mermaid film

Total Film

The Little Mermaid fans are seriously divided over the remake's new songs

Have you not heard The Scuttlebutt?

Cinemablend

Wow, My Favorite The Little Mermaid Scene Between Ariel And Eric Happened On The First Day Of Filming

Halle Bailey spoke to CinemaBlend about filming one particularly charismatic sequence with Jonah Hauer-King's Eric in The Little Mermaid.

Fortune

IMDb changes review system after bots review bomb The Little Mermaid remake

Site has been hit with a slew of poor reviews.

The Conversation

Disney's The Little Mermaid review: Ariel finally finds her feminist voice

Warning: the following article contains spoilers.

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