Has one other live-action The Little Mermaid character been revealed? Followers first obtained a fast glimpse at Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula within the movie’s newest teaser, and now eagle-eyed followers have found a picture of Sebastian on an unreleased puzzle.
New Little Mermaid puzzle popping out quickly nearer have a look at Sebastian! pic.twitter.com/wGKaE5Npp6
— Mario (@mmdisney200) February 26, 2023
Just like the depictions of animals in different live-action diversifications akin to The Lion King, Aladdin, and Girl and the Tramp, Sebastian the crab seems to be modeled after his actual life counterpart, departing from the cartoony type of the animated movie. Whereas the design is lovely (have a look at these eyes!), it might result in a difficulty with character expressiveness, which was a huge fan criticism with The Lion King.
Helmed by Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid reimagines the studio’s 1989 Oscar-winning animated musical. The movie stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel; Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Snowpiercer) as Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (Luca, Room) as Flounder; Awkwafina (Raya and the Final Dragon) as Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (A Canine’s Approach Dwelling) as Prince Eric; Artwork Malik (Homeland) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (Mary Poppins Returns) as Queen Selina; with Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Nation for Outdated Males, Being the Ricardos) as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award nominee McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Bridesmaids) as Ursula.
Rob Marshall (Chicago, Mary Poppins Returns) directs the script from two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (Lifetime of Pi, Discovering Neverland). The live-action story adaptation is by Magee, Marshall, and two-time Emmy winner John DeLuca (Tony Bennett: An American Traditional).
Marc Platt (Jesus Christ Famous person Reside in Live performance, Grease Reside!) produces alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Within the Heights), Marshall, and DeLuca, with Jeffrey Silver (The Lion King) serving as government producer. Alan Menken (Magnificence and the Beast, Aladdin) returns from the unique animated movie to attain.
Visible Results are created by Framestore and MPC, with Tim Burke serving as Manufacturing VFX Supervisor.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid swims into theaters Could 26, 2023.