Denis, Kyle (August 18, 2023). "WINNERS ANNOUNCED: 2023 Bulletin Awards". The Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023 . Retrieved August 31, 2023. Following its premiere at the 95th Academy Awards on March 12, 2023, the official trailer reportedly generated over 108 million global views within its first 24 hours. [138] It is now among the most watched trailers for any reimagined title in Disney's growing stable of live-action adaptations, and the biggest for a Disney live-action title since the 2019 remake of The Lion King. [139] Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, a loyal fiddler crab and King Triton's majordomo who watches over Ariel. Diggs was announced to have been cast on October 8, 2019. [38] [39] Season Three: " Scuttle" • " King Crab" • " Island of Fear" • " Land of the Dinosaurs" • " Heroes" • " The Beast Within" • " Ariel's Treasures" • " A Little Evil" Delgado, Sara (September 19, 2019). "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Star Gavin Leatherwood Hinted He Also Auditioned for The Little Mermaid". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023 . Retrieved May 27, 2023.

Bottom row: Noma Dumezweni plays Queen Selina, while Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina voice Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttle Kroll, Justin (July 3, 2019). "Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel". Variety. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019 . Retrieved July 3, 2019. During the instrumental part, various sea creatures (such as sea lilies, flying gurnards, limpets, Spanish dancers, mimic octopuses, ribbon eels, and more species of jellyfish) take part in dancing with Ariel and later during the final verse, unlike in the original film where Ariel escapes with help from Flounder.In the original animated film, Max the Dog bites Vanessa's bottom. However, Max doesn't bite Vanessa at all in the remake. He only placed his paws and barked at her. In June 2023, a CGI-animated series entitled Ariel inspired by the film was announced for Disney Junior. The series is set to be released in 2024. [223] Future Instead of their names all starting and ending with A, all of their names just end with A, except for Ariel.

Halle Bailey as Ariel, a curious, adventurous, and headstrong mermaid princess and King Triton's youngest daughter who is fascinated with the human world. Bailey was announced to have been cast on July 3, 2019. [6] In the early stages of the film's development, Lindsay Lohan expressed interest in playing the role. [7] Zendaya was reported to have been offered the part in August 2018, [8] but she herself eventually stated that this was "just a rumor". [9] Bailey was the first to audition for the role [10] after Rob Marshall saw her perform Donny Hathaway's 1972 single " Where Is the Love" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. [11] According to Marshall, hundreds of other girls also tried out for the part, [12] but she "set the bar so high that nobody surpassed it." [13]The part where Ariel encounters for the first time Scuttle (originally a male seagull) has been modified, due to Scuttle being a female gannet in this remake. In the remake, Ariel and Flounder encounter Scuttle who dives underwater talking with Ariel about the objects she collected at the sunken ship area, consisting of a " Dinglehopper" and another object Ariel tried to show her just before Sebastian tells Ariel to return to her home, replacing the Snarfblatt mention. The original film had Ariel encountering Scuttle on the surface showing the seagull a Dinglehopper and a "Snarfblatt" respectively just before Scuttle thinks the "Snarfblatt" is the one that makes music, reminding Ariel to return to her home. Ursula has 8 tentacles (same as her sister from 2000 sequel), similar to common cephalopods, rather than six. After having learned that Ariel was missing the Coral Moon meeting, which she was supposed to attend with her sisters, Triton scolds Ariel. Later that night, Ariel sees fireworks on the surface and decides to investigate. The fireworks come from a ship belonging to Eric, the prince of an island kingdom in the Caribbean. Ariel eavesdrops on a conversation between Eric and Prime Minister Grimsby about the former's desire to travel the world and help the people of his kingdom. A storm strikes and the crew head for the lifeboats. Eric is tossed overboard and almost drowns underwater. Ariel saves Eric from drowning, bringing him to shore, waking him with her singing voice. As Eric regains consciousness, Ariel flees. After Eric comes to, his adoptive mother Selina forbids him from sailing again. LISTEN: Alan Menken Talks THE LITTLE MERMAID, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Musical, New Upcoming Animated Film, and More!". Broadway World. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021 . Retrieved February 24, 2021. Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, an anxious yet noble sergeant major who is Ariel's best friend. Tremblay was announced to have been cast on July 1, 2019. [40]

Major, Michael (January 10, 2023). "Photos: THE LITTLE MERMAID Books Give New Look at Upcoming Live Action Remake". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023 . Retrieved April 17, 2023. Noticing Ariel's absent-minded behavior, Triton questions his advisor Sebastian the crab, who reveals that she saved a human. Outraged, Triton travels to Ariel's grotto to confront her; when she refuses to swear to never return to the surface, he destroys her collection of human objects. Ariel is later approached by two moray eels sent by the sea witch Ursula, Triton's estranged sister and Ariel's aunt, who was banished from Atlantica 15 years prior. Wang, Jen (April 24, 2023). "Making Waves: Halle Bailey On Reinventing The Disney Princess In The Little Mermaid". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023 . Retrieved May 27, 2023. Domestic 2023 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023 . Retrieved June 4, 2023. The film debuted atop the chart of the ten most popular films on Fandango’s transactional digital service Vudu during the week of July 30, 2023. [122] [123] It topped the VOD charts on iTunes and Google Play the same week. [124] [125] Disney announced that The Little Mermaid had 16 million views in the five days following its release on Disney+, becoming the most watched film on the platform during the week of its premiere since Hocus Pocus 2 (2022); Disney defined views as total stream time divided by runtime. [126] The film topped Official Charts Company's Official Film Chart in the United Kingdom during the week of August 2, 2023, [127] [128] and during the week of August 9, 2023. [129] [130] According to Whip Media's TV Time, The Little Mermaid was the most streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of September 8 to September 10, 2023. [131] [132] Reception Pre-releaseCalvario, Liz (July 18, 2019). "Asher Angel Says He Auditioned for Role of Prince Eric In 'The Little Mermaid' Live-Action Film (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022 . Retrieved May 27, 2023. Review: Everything is bigger in the new 'Little Mermaid' — but is it worth watching?". The Seattle Times. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023 . Retrieved May 24, 2023. Ariel is a teenage mermaid with an insatiable curiosity for human culture and the surface world, despite the fact she has never seen it, as her father Triton, ruler of the ocean kingdom of Atlantica, has forbidden merpeople from visiting the surface world after Ariel's mother Athena was killed by a human. Ariel finds solace in human objects she finds, with support from her friends, Flounder, a sergeant major and Scuttle, the gannet.