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Disney releases a new poster for next year's live-action The Little Mermaid, spotlighting a closer look at Halle Bailey's Ariel and her colorful tail.
The release of Disney's newest The Little Mermaid poster gives the best look at Ariel since the initial trailer. The Little Mermaid trailer, which was released just over a month ago, unveiled Halle Bailey's new Ariel, who is now set to join the growing list of Disney characters that have come to life via live-action. Though it's a quick video set to the beloved song "Part Of Your World," the trailer teased Ariel's eagerly anticipated appearance before ending on a close up of Bailey's face.
Joining Bailey in The Little Mermaid are Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, as well as several others. Chicago director Rob Marshall helms the new live-action film, which will feature new songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. It remains to be seen if there will be any major adjustments to the plot, but the original Little Mermaid revolved around young underwater princess Ariel and her dreams of walking on land among the humans.
Bailey's Ariel absolutely dominates as the focal point of the new poster for The Little Mermaid, shared by Walt Disney Studios. Though the shots of her in the trailer (besides the close up at the end) can best be described as evasive, this poster shows that the full look was well worth the wait. Sitting atop a rock with her hair flowing in the water, Bailey perfectly captures Ariel's essence. Check it out below.
As breathtaking as Bailey is in the Little Mermaid poster, it is hard not to take note of the immense detail put into Ariel's tail. It seems to be billowing in the water in the exact same way as her hair, which is complimented by the way the light from above glimmers off her scales. Those factors would not be nearly as impressive, however, if not for the coloring of her tail. The iridescent gradient of blue to green with flashes of pink leaves a lot to be excited for, if this poster is teasing what fans can expect from the film. The live-action Little Mermaid could have a colorful underwater world, and this poster is giving the first hints of that.
It is no secret that the live-action adaptation of Ariel's adventure has faced unfair levels of controversy and outrage since Bailey's casting in 2019 That being said, it is very nice to see that The Little Mermaid backlash is not deterring the Mouse House from creating posters that any real fan of Ariel would be proud to see. By all accounts, the new live-action film will be a visual feast, with this teaser and the previous trailer suggesting Marshall has created a vivid world. It will be exciting to see what other visual mastery audiences will be treated to before the release of The Little Mermaid next year.