Rob Marshall announced as top contender to helm Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 8 years ago

News related to Disney's planned live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID has bubbled to the surface, today, with Rob Marshall being named as the studio's top choice to direct the feature-length film. If all goes well, Marshall will be joined by Hamilton's...

Sofia Coppola wanted to turn The Little Mermaid into a dark fairy tale

Posted 9 years ago

Several years ago Sofia Coppola signed on to direct Universal's live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID, but the following year she departed the project due to those pesky "creative differences." At the time she said that she realized she wasn't...

Make this live-action trailer for The Little Mermaid a part of your world

Posted 9 years ago

Well, one thing is for certain, this ain't THE LITTLE MERMAID that I remember. In fact, this live-action trailer resembles very little from what I know of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of my youth, and I'm not quite sure...

Disney lures Lin-Manuel Miranda under the sea for live-action Little Mermaid

Posted 10 years ago

If you were to ask me what my Top Five Movies of this summer were at this very moment, you'd probably end up with a list that included CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, BAD MOMS and then three spots occupied for...

Disney contemplating a live-action version of The Little Mermaid

Posted 10 years ago

If you were to tell me that Disney was just now thinking about putting a live-action version of THE LITTLE MERMAID in motion, I'd be flabbergasted that it wasn't being prepped to get into production in the coming months already....

Sofia Coppola reveals why she dropped out of Universal’s The Little Mermaid

Posted 10 years ago

Last year Sofia Coppola signed on to direct Universal's live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID, however, the following summer she departed the project due to "creative differences." I'd love if we could come up with a new term for that. The...

Chloe Moretz set to star in live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid

Posted 10 years ago

Sofia Coppola was set to direct Universal's live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID, but earlier this year it was announced that she would be leaving the project due to "creative differences." Ah yes, that old chestnut. At the time, we...

Sofia Coppola to direct a live action take on The Little Mermaid

Posted 12 years ago

Director Sofia Coppola is best known for her films that focus on adult themes like adultery, parenthood, romance, and death, but her next film will be a complete genre shift for the Oscar nominated filmmaker. Coppola’s next movie will be...