Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel is featured on the first official poster for the live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The gorgeous poster for the 2023 film shows Bailey as Ariel gazing toward the sky, tail flowing over a rock and onto the seabed.
The Oscar-winning, critically-acclaimed animated film premiered on November 17, 1989. The live-action version will be released in theaters on May 26, 2023.
In addition to Bailey in the title role, the reimagining stars Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (Room) as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina (Raya and the Last Dragon) as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (A Dog’s Way Home) as Prince Eric; Art Malik (Homeland) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (Mary Poppins Returns) as Queen Selina; with Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) as Ursula.
Oscar nominee Rob Marshall (Chicago) directed from a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (Life of Pi, Finding Neverland), with a story adaptation by Magee, Marshall, and two-time Emmy winner John DeLuca (Tony Bennett: An American Classic). Both the animated and live-action films are based on the short story by Hans Christian Andersen.
Marc Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, and John DeLuca produced, with Jeffrey Silver executive producing. Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) wrote the score, with music supervised and produced by Mike Higham. The music is by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote new lyrics for the live-action film.
The Plot:
The beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
 as Ariel is featured on the first official The Little Mermaid live-action reimagining of the popular animated film.){kind=link}