Their relationship is similar to Ariel’s with her father King Triton (Javier Bardem), Marshall says. Unlike the ’89 film, Eric finally gets to musically shine with “Wild Uncharted Waters,” one of three new songs by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and his backstory is revealed: He was a shipwrecked little boy adopted by the island kingdom’s Queen Selina (Noma Dumezweni). “The Little Mermaid” still centers on Ariel’s yearning to explore the surface world, her dastardly deal with sea witch Ursula ( Melissa McCarthy) and the blossoming romance between Ariel and Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). Here’s what else is new and different in the "Little Mermaid" remake, from fresh songs to modernization: Prince Eric finally gets a ‘Little Mermaid’ character arc – and his own ballad! “For me, it was a real antidote to our divided world that we live in.” “That was very helpful because I saw immediately a very modern story about a young girl who feels displaced and is working to change her life and also break down barriers and walls between herself and the human world,” says Marshall, who leans into that conflict between mankind and merpeople in the new live-action revamp, starring Halle Bailey as mermaid Ariel. No, not the 1989 animated classic – he revisited Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale. Tackling a new take on Disney’s “ The Little Mermaid,” director Rob Marshall went all the way back to the original. Spoiler alert: The following post lightly discusses specific scenes and plot points in the new "Little Mermaid" movie, so beware if you'd rather dive in completely cold.
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