Tag: Rob Marshall
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Creating an Underwater World for Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
Audiences will once again become part of Ariel’s world when The Little Mermaid, a live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic, swims into theaters today. Directed and produced by visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is an intimate story set against an epic backdrop—including a stunning, photorealistic world under the sea. Ambitious in scale…
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New Featurette Looks at Halle’s Ariel
A new featurette has been released for the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid. Ahead of its arrival in theaters on May 26, 2023, Disney released a look at Halle’s Ariel. The featurette has Halle Bailey (Ariel), Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric) director Rob Marshall, and producer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda talking about Ariel’s character, story,…
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“You Listen to Me,” Says Sebastian in New Clip From Live-Action “The Little Mermaid”
A new clip from the live-action The Little Mermaid has been released by Disney. In it, Sebastian says to Scuttle “you listen to me” as they discuss keeping Ariel’s new legs a secret. The movie, directed by Rob Marshall, brings Halle Bailey to the role of Ariel with Daveed Diggs as Sebastian and Awkwafina as…
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“Kiss the Girl” Song Clip Released for Live-Action “The Little Mermaid
A look at the song Kiss the Girl from the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid was released on Sunday. The preview was shared during the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. This new iteration of the song has been updated to reflect the times and shows Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in the…
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New Poster Arrives for ‘The Little Mermaid’ Ahead of Full Trailer’s Arrival on Sunday
A new poster was released for the live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The poster is reminiscent of the classic poster for the animated film with Ariel sitting on rocks in the ocean. This poster has a very different feel to it with a darker and stormier feel. This is perhaps indicating the storms she…
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Disney’s Live-Action The Little Mermaid Gets a Release Date
Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid now has a release date. Disney has revealed the date and mermaid fans will have some time to wait. The movie will be released on May 26, 2023. Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey. She is joined by Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Jonah Hauer-King, and Melissa McCarthy.…
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Disney Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in Upcoming Live-Action The Little Mermaid Movie
Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film will feature beloved songs from the animated classic by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as new songs by Menken…
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Mary Poppins Returns – Home Entertainment Review by Mr. DAPs
Mary Poppins Returns brings back the magic first experienced by audience 54 years ago when Mary Poppins appeared above the skies of London. Since then, generations of kids have grown up with a spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down. Now, Rob Marshall takes guests back into the world of Mary Poppins in this…
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A Week of Movie Magic – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another weekly edition of the DISNEY Reporter. This week, there is a lot of movie news in the headlines. New trailers were released for Avengers: Endgame and also Aladdin. Also in Aladdin news, Iago has found his voice thanks to Alan Tudyk. Disney has rehired James Gunn as the director for Guardians of…
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Sophia Loren Hosts Star-Studded Screening of Mary Poppins Returns in Hollywood
As the Oscars get closer and closer, Disney is making every effort to make sure Academy members see Mary Poppins Returns in every way possible. One of these ways is through screenings. This week, a screening was hosted by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively for the film in New York. On the west coast, Sophia Loren…
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Host Screening of Mary Poppins Returns in New York for Emily Blunt and Filmmakers
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds hosted a very special screening of Mary Poppins Returns in New York tonight. The event began with a reception at New York at Feinstein’s / 54 Below. This was followed by a screening of the movie. Mary Poppins Returns has been nominated for 4 Golden Globe® Awards including Best Picture, 9…
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Disney’s Top Choice for The Little Mermaid Director: Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall is a popular director around Walt Disney Studios. Recently he direct Mary Poppins Returns but could one of his next projects be the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid? According to Deadline, Marshall is their number one choice to direct this film. It will feature new songs by Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken and a script…
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New Look at Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins Shown at D23 Expo!
NEW CONTENT OF EMILY BLUNT AS THE PRACTICALLY-PERFECT NANNY FROM DISNEY’S UPCOMING “MARY POPPINS RETURNS” NOW AVAILABLE We hope you enjoy this special image-in-motion of Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins from Disney’s original musical “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all-new sequel to the 1964 “Mary Poppins” which features a fresh sensibility while celebrating the spirit of the original.…
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Disney to Develop New ‘Mary Poppins’ Musical Film
Breaking news on Monday, Entertainment Weekly reports that a live action Mary Poppins film is currently in development. This new film will not be a remake, but will follow along with the original books of P.L. Travers. The article goes on to say that Rob Marshall will direct the musical film. Marshall is also known…
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A Look Inside Disney's Into The Woods
Careful what you wish for, you should just look at what you have rather than what you want. Because the repercussions of that can be quite dangerous. Disney is offering A Look Inside Disney’s Into the Woods with the first opportunity to really see how Into the Woods will make the jump from the…
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First Into the Woods Trailer Released
Disney has released a trailer for Into the Woods, the musical story of multiple intertwining fairy tales. This modern telling of classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, MacKenzie Mauzy, Billy Magnussen, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Richard Glover,…
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Captain Jack Sparrow Returns on Blu-Ray in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Captain Jack Sparrow is back for adventure and this time he is on a quest for the Fountain of Youth. As he sails for the fountain he finds himself pitted against mermaids, a former love interest, and the infamous Captain Blackbeard! Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger…
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How Mermaids Came to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Mermaids played a pivotal role in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Special Effects Supervisor Ben Snow took a few minutes to sit down in a virtual round table and talk about some of the different aspects of making the movie, including mermaids. The mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides had…