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'I grew up with nothing but white Disney princesses - now I'm excited for Little Mermaid'

Young black girls have spent decades watching and embodying white princesses, so why does there have to be so much uproar that Halle Bailey is The Little Mermaid's Ariel?

Daily Mirror

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The Little Mermaid’s director took inspiration from Attenborough, not Avatar 2

Rob Marshall tells us about 3 movies that had an impact on his new version of a classic, and 2 that didn't.

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Bears, burlesque and Phil Collins: the Disney songs that ruled our youths

As Disney celebrates its centenary – and a decade of Frozen shows no sign of dimming Let It Go’s hold on tots – we remember the cursed cats, R&B hounds and self-actualisation anthems that defined our childhoods

The Guardian - UK

The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey Shares How She Got Through Doing So Many Scenes Without Being Able To Talk

Halle Bailey talks with CinemaBlend about bringing human Ariel to life.

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Little Mermaid returns as a live action heroine - and young viewers says it's a smash

The live action remake of Disney’s 1989 animated feature, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy story, is causing huge ripples of excitement

Daily Mirror

Movie review: Live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ largely sticks to what worked in the 1989 animated version, benefits from filmmaker, lead performers

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Hearing Halle Bailey sing left 'The Little Mermaid' cast 'completely overcome'

Jonah Hauer-King was in the middle of rehearsals for Disney's "The Little Mermaid" when he heard a voice ring out from another area of the soundstage. When he realized who the voice belonged to, the English actor pulled what can only be described as a Prince Eric move.

Los Angeles Times

Halle Bailey speaks about the importance of keeping her locs while playing Ariel in The Little Mermaid

The singer praised the producers for ‘incorporating’ her hair into the character’s look

The Independent UK

Halle Bailey reflects on bringing 'the essence of who I am' to Ariel in The Little Mermaid remake

When The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall first heard actor and singer Halle Bailey performing the 1989 film's song Part of Your World, he was moved to tears.

ABC News

Melissa McCarthy recalls ‘volatile’ set experience that made her ‘physically ill’

Actor stars opposite Halle Bailey in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid review: A luminous Halle Bailey aside, this live-action remake stinks

Nice casting can’t cover up the ugly visuals and lack of creative risk

The Independent UK

Don’t Believe The Overly Harsh Reviews On The Little Mermaid Remake

It isn't the original, but it shines in so many unique ways that it doesn't even matter.

Pedestrian.tv

The Little Mermaid: Every Song From The 1989 Film, Ranked

The Little Mermaid soundtrack is one of the best that Disney has to offer, so let's rank the songs from worst to best.

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Halle Bailey has viewers hooked in 'modernised' The Little Mermaid but Sebastian isn't the same

The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in a reimagined, 'gently modernised' version of Disney's 1989 film, which 'felt a bit old fashioned' – but Sebastian's makeover is 'creepy'

Tribune News Service

Movie review: Disney's 'Little Mermaid' remake justifies being part of our world

Whether audiences want them or not, the Disney live-action remake machine continues to churn out new versions of beloved animated classics without showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: Halle Bailey makes a lovely 'Little Mermaid,' but this remake is less than shipshape

"But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more." The line springs from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," and it also graces the opening moments of Disney's latest feature-length spin on that immortal fairy tale. Arriving amid mighty cascading walls of water and a few…

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid: Critics torn between ‘ugly visuals’ and ‘luminous’ Halle Bailey

Many critics are divided over the hugely anticipated Disney film

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The Single Best Thing About Every Major Little Mermaid Character

The Little Mermaid live-action remake is coming to theaters. Let's talk about the best trait of every main character of the original movie.

The Independent UK

Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

Disney's takes on “The Little Mermaid” for its latest live-action adaptation, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as her human love Prince Eric and Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch Ursula

Inverse

Disney's Big New Movie Borrows a Brilliant Trick from 'Black Panther'

The Disney remake takes a page from the revisionist worldbuilding of 'Black Panther' and 'Bridgerton,' but something’s missing.

Evening Standard

The Little Mermaid movie review: Halle Bailey makes a real splash in bringing Ariel to life

While not quite as satisfying as the cartoon, it’s easily the best of the recent live-action Disney adaptations.

Total Film

The Little Mermaid review: "A fun, fresh reimagining"

Disney's live-action remakes range from inspired reinterpretations (Cruella) to almost shot-for-shot adaptations of beloved classics (The Lion King). Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Mary Poppins Returns), The Little Mermaid sits squarely in the middle. At times it lovingly recreates moments from the '89 animation; at others there are new twists…

TechRadar

Don't worry: The Little Mermaid nails the songs, and that's what matters

The Little Mermaid is big wet fun, but hits the same rock as too many Disney remakes: it's too damn long.

Cinemablend

The Little Mermaid Review: Rob Marshall’s Take On The Disney Classic Is A Visual And Musical Spectacle

The Little Mermaid delivers for fans new and old, and Halle Bailey is a bonafide superstar.

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