‘The Little Mermaid’ Release Date, Cast, Trailer and Everything We Know So Far

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“The Little Mermaid,” and fans are eager to see how this iconic 1989 movie comes to life in this new feature. The animated original is largely responsible for jump-starting a creative resurgence for Disney after a fallow period in the 1980s, as the film’s Broadway-level original songs and emotional story struck a chord with kids and adults alike.

The resurgence continued and solidified with “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin” and “The Lion King,” and while those three films have already gotten live-action remakes from Disney over the past decade (to whopping box office success), it’s finally “The Little Mermaid”’s turn.Below we’ve rounded up a guide to everything we know about the “Little Mermaid” live-action remake so far.Yes!

The first teaser trailer was released in October 2022, offering a glimpse of how the underwater action comes to life and even a snippet of the film’s rendition of the iconic songs.The film will kick off the summer movie season on May 26, 2023.Yes!

And it’s a fair question – there were barely songs in the live-action versions of “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King,” but just like “Beauty and the Beast,” this new “Little Mermaid” is a full-on musical and retains the beloved songs from the original movie.The film’s music was written by Alan Menken, who co-wrote all the original songs.