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Variety put together Halle Bailey and Rachel Zegler for their Actors On Actors video series. Zegler is Snow White in the upcoming remake of that, so they have the live-action Disney princess job in common. Even though I really didn't like The Little Mermaid remake, I thought Bailey was great...

The film has now dropped on Disney+. The deleted musical number for Triton, "Impossible Child," is on there as an exclusive extra. I don't have any interest in revisiting the film itself but checked that out. It does not do anything to advance the story and might be the most forgettable thing...

Fair. But the film has so many bigger and more significant problems that I barely noticed or cared about the sisters. Even if this issue you're talking about had been nonexistent, the movie would still suck because of its fundamental conceptual mistakes in other areas. The sisters being of...

It definitely was for Ariel. Rob Marshall has said there was no agenda to cast a black Ariel. Halle Bailey was just the best person for the job. I think she proves why she is that every minute she is on screen. The sisters are in the film for such a brief amount of time, I'm not sure why any...

Yes. It doesn't matter. You're putting more thought into a bad movie than is necessary. ;) You might even be putting more thought into it than the movie did. Or it could just be colorblind casting, which would be fine too.

I haven't seen the movie since it first opened. I wouldn't swear to this. Obviously, I have no interest in going back to check. But I think there was a throwaway line thrown in there about Triton having daughters from each of the seven seas or something. Rob Marshall said he read the...

Vanessa is the backup plan. She didn't need both. If you think the little mermaid is a fairly dull character, why would you even want to go see The Little Mermaid? No shade meant here; this is a serious question. Obviously, it is Ariel's movie. I agree with this point. I don't agree...

You're right. It isn't. But this is a far less effective narrative choice than the original film where Ariel was aware of the stakes. Weirdly, it also undermines Ursula's character. She decides to become Vanessa when Ariel gets closer than expected. But when she makes the deal, she clearly...

Yes, but the movie isn't named for Flounder, Scuttle or Sebastian. Ariel is The Little Mermaid. She should be allowed to be proactive in her own story.

For me, it's not just about words being adjusted or left out. It what happens to the story as a result of changes being made. Ariel not being able to remember her deal with Ursula takes away her own personal agency in her own story because she doesn't understand the situation she is in and...

I'm glad it worked better for you. I'm certainly happy for other people to enjoy it. I wish I had liked it more. I would agree with it being "fine," but I don't particularly feel a need to revisit it. As I said before, Halle Bailey is the best thing about it. I think it has been out long...

I don't think I would go as far as to say this shouldn't have been made. I'm on record in this thread as not being a big fan of this film. I think there are some strange creative choices with regard to the adaptation that undermine the movie's potential. Scaling back on the fantasy elements...

Just to be clear, the "fan" screenings were previews. I'm really not sure what distinction Deadline is drawing there. The only difference is that on Wednesday night, it was a single screening in premium auditoriums, and on Thursday it could be run as many times as a theater wanted after 3pm.

I love In the Heights, but funnily enough, what you like about it is why "Scuttlebutt" doesn't work for me. It doesn't sound like it is from The Little Mermaid because it is such a shift from the style of the rest of the score. I think it is easily the worst thing that Alan Menken and...

Of course. But this is the same discussion we've had whenever there is a remake. The presence of the recent West Side Story remake doesn't remove the cultural impact of the 1961 version at all, and both of them will continue to exist. There is no way that the remake of The Little Mermaid, or...

You've hit the nail on the head here. As long as there are kids watching movies, kids will watch the animated version of The Little Mermaid. It has become a touchstone not only for the kids who grew up with it when it was new, but also the generations that have come afterwards. Its staying...

Well, this is a surprise. I am happy to say I was wrong in thinking there wouldn't be one. That being said, the majority of Disney's instrumental scores do not receive physical releases these days. So it wouldn't surprise me if this was a digital exclusive. Even Frozen II only had the...

I'm not mad. I just have nothing further to say on this particular issue. So I'm out.

I'm out.

I never said someone else couldn't think differently.

That isn't what I was saying. People can compare them or not. But even if some people don't, it is still fair to do so. But I think even younger people will notice the extreme similarities here if they've seen both films.

Are you serious? I'm glad you liked the movie, much more than I did, and we can agree to disagree on many of its merits. But of course it is fair to compare the two. They carbon copied so much of this from the original that they're practically begging for it. Here are my thoughts so far...

I would buy such a thing but I seriously doubt that will happen. The Beauty and the Beast album had a deluxe version with the score released at the same time as the single-disc release with just the songs. Since then, Disney has made almost all of their score releases digital only and don't...

Let's be honest here. We all know exactly what this movie is and that is exactly the way Disney wants it. This is The Little Mermaid refashioned with a new coat of paint on it. Sure, they've added to the running time. The new additions could be worthwhile or they could not be, depending on...

I really hate the narrative that has sprung up, particularly with the advent of Rotten Tomatoes and a binary rating system, that it has to be "critics" versus "audiences." Critics are audiences too. I don't know why somebody would go into film criticism if they don't love film. On another...

For Rotten Tomatoes, the baseline for "fresh" is 60% or above. But these remakes tend to be critic proof if it is derived from a property that the audience likes. The remakes of Aladdin (57%) and The Lion King (52%) both had rotten critics scores and still made a billion dollars each. I'm...

New character posters from Disney social media. I actually like these better than the main poster with everyone on it which is too busy and boring .

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-black-mermaid-would-have-changed-her-whole-life-1235374037/

I'm quoting myself here because, ironically, my reasonable expectation was not met. My local Target was listed as having the CD in stock on Friday, so I bought it online for store pickup. I was charged for the order immediately and the website said it would be ready for pickup in two hours. I...