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The Little Mermaid (2023)
The Little Mermaid is a live-action remake in the same vein as many of Disney's others, like Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. Halle Bailey stars as Ariel, a young mermaid who desperately wants to see the world above the ocean. However, her father, King Triton (Javier Bardem), refuses to let her. A pact with the sea witch, Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), will give her all that she desires, but at a price.
The Little Mermaid (2023)
- Director
- Rob Marshall
- Release Date
- May 26, 2023
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Halle Bailey , Jonah Hauer-King , Melissa McCarthy , Javier Bardem , Daveed Diggs , Jacob Tremblay , Awkwafina
- Writers
- Jane Goldman , David Magee , Rob Marshall
- Runtime
- 135 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Little Mermaid
- Budget
- $200 million
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