Rob Marshall

Date of Birth

1960-10-17

Place of Birth

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Known for

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Barbie, E.T., The Little Mermaid, Pan’s Labyrinth, Star Wars

Posted 3 years ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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The Little Mermaid: The first reactions to the live-action adaptation hit social media following the premiere

Posted 3 years ago

The new Disney reimagined classic has been unveiled to an audience. The reactions have been mixed, with most praising the cast and music.

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The Little Mermaid featurette includes new footage and a behind-the-scenes look at all the live-action magic

Posted 3 years ago

Disney's The Little Mermaid featurette finds the cast and crew of Rob Marshall's live action adventure diving deep into the new film.

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The Little Mermaid: Lin-Manuel Miranda on being devoted to the original

Posted 3 years ago

As a big fan of the original, Lin-Manuel Miranda would ensure not to screw up writing new songs for The Little Mermaid.

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The Little Mermaid teaser trailer takes us under the sea for Disney’s live-action aquatic fantasy adventure

Posted 3 years ago

Rob Marshall's live-action reimagining of Disney's The Little Mermaid swims up to the Super Bowl to invite audiences under the sea.

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Adam Stothard

Posted 4 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Mike Mahle

Posted 4 years ago

The Little Mermaid first look shows Halle Bailey as Ariel as filming wraps

Posted 5 years ago

Disney has no shortage of live-action adaptations of their animated classics in the works, and the latest has just wrapped up production. After being delayed due to COVID-19, shooting on Disney's The Little Mermaid is now complete, and star Halle...

The Little Mermaid: Noma Dumezweni joins the cast in a newly created role

Posted 5 years ago

It's been announced that The Undoing's Noma Dumezweni is going under the sea for Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid will be directed by Rob Marshall from a script penned by David Magee. Halle Bailey will...

Jonah Hauer-King swims aboard The Little Mermaid as Prince Eric

Posted 7 years ago

Over the last several years Disney has mined their vast catalog of animated hits in order to give them the live action treatment. The result has been tremendous success with films like THE JUNGLE BOOK, ALADDIN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,...

Daveed Diggs in talks to play Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

Disney's seemingly unending onslaught of live-action remakes of their animated classics continues, and one of the many projects in the works is THE LITTLE MERMAID. The live-action film is set to be helmed by Rob Marshall (MARY POPPINS RETURNS) and...

Harry Styles has passed on playing Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid

Posted 7 years ago

Update: According to The Wrap, Disney will need to look elsewhere for Prince Eric as Harry Styles has decided to pass on the role. Reports of Styles' casting earlier today were premature and sources have said that while the singer/actor...

The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey eloquently addresses casting backlash

Posted 7 years ago

A lot of people on the internet are savages, and when it was announced that R&B singer Halle Bailey – a woman of color – would star as Ariel for Disney's live-action version of THE LITTLE MERMAID, trolls arrived in droves to...

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