New Delhi: Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ has set a brand new report for the studio, with over 108 million international views of its first full trailer within the first 24 hours of launch. The trailer premiered in the course of the Academy Awards ceremony on March 12, with stars Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy introducing the spot. Bailey performs Ariel, whereas McCarthy stars because the villainous Ursula.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the movie options Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay and Jonah Hauer-King in co-starring roles. The film tells the story of a mermaid longing to affix the human world, and consists of up to date variations of the unique music in addition to 4 new songs.
The Little Mermaid is about to open in theaters over Memorial Day, with Alan Menken returning to replace his rating and pen a brand new tune that includes lyrics from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Bailey, identified for her work within the R&B duo Chloe x Halle, was solid in 2019, and this marks her greatest function to this point.
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Disney has seen nice success with live-action remakes of its animated classics over the previous decade, together with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, which have all grossed over $1 billion globally. Other remakes within the works embrace Snow White and Lilo & Stitch, in addition to a Lion King prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King, from director Barry Jenkins.
Following its debut on the Oscars, The Little Mermaid grew to become Twitter’s No. 2 pattern for the night time, and the trailer additionally climbed to YouTube’s No. 1 Globally Trending video.
