The Little Mermaid (Disney live-action remake)

The Little Mermaid is an upcoming American live-action film which will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a remake of the 1989 Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film, The Little Mermaid, loosely based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Marc Platt will produce the film. In addition to supervising the story, Miranda will be teaming up with composer Alan Menken to re-work songs from the original and the two will also be composing new songs for the film.

Cast

 * Halle Bailey as Ariel
 * Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric
 * Melissa McCarthy as Ursula
 * Javier Bardem as King Triton
 * Daveed Diggs as Sebastian
 * Jacob Tremblay as Flounder
 * Awkwafina as Scuttle

Development
In May 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Disney was in early development for a live-action adaptation of the film.

Three months later, it was announced that Alan Menken would return as the film's composer and write new songs alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, who will also co-produce the movie with Marc Platt.

In December 2017, Rob Marshall was being courted by the Walt Disney Company to direct the film, while Jane Goldman would serve as screenwriter. One year later, Marshall said that he, along with John DeLuca and Marc Platt were hired to begin developing the project for a film adaptation. In December 2018, Marshall was officially hired as director for the film.

In May 2019, Menken stated that The Little Mermaid would be his next project, following the release of the live-action adaptation of Aladdin.

Casting
Studio veterans Lindsay Lohan and Chris Evans expressed interest in starring in the adaptation.

In June 2019, Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina entered early negotiations to portray Ursula, Flounder, and a gender-swapped Scuttle, respectively.

By July, Halle Bailey was cast in the starring role as Ariel. It was also announced that same month that Harry Styles and Javier Bardem were in talks to play Prince Eric and King Triton, respectively. However, by August, it was revealed that Styles had turned down the role due to focusing on his music career.

Later, in September, it was reported that Cameron Cuffe and Jonah Hauer-King were two of the finalists to play Prince Eric. In November 2019, Hauer-King was officially cast in the role.

In October, Daveed Diggs was also revealed to be in talks to voice Sebastian.

Filming
The Little Mermaid is scheduled to begin production in early 2020. No release date has been confirmed.