Apple TV+ has revealed the first teaser-trailer for “Presumed Innocent” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, from Emmy-winning creator David E. Kelley.
Gyllenhaal narrates the trailer as Rusty Sabich, a man seemingly consumed by his love for a woman named Carolyn (Renate Reinsve). “She woke something up inside me,” he says as the footage cuts between his time with her and images of cars and courtrooms and arguments — clearly invoking a darker twist in this alleged romance. Carolyn, it turns out, has been murdered and, given their history, Rusty is the prime suspect.
What the trailer leaves out is extra juicy: Rusty and Carolyn were coworkers and prosecutors, and the suspected crime sends waves through the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office as they mourn a colleague, reel from an affair, and pursue a murder investigation — to say nothing of how it affects Rusty’s marriage and home life.
The rest of the cast includes Ruth Negga,...
Gyllenhaal narrates the trailer as Rusty Sabich, a man seemingly consumed by his love for a woman named Carolyn (Renate Reinsve). “She woke something up inside me,” he says as the footage cuts between his time with her and images of cars and courtrooms and arguments — clearly invoking a darker twist in this alleged romance. Carolyn, it turns out, has been murdered and, given their history, Rusty is the prime suspect.
What the trailer leaves out is extra juicy: Rusty and Carolyn were coworkers and prosecutors, and the suspected crime sends waves through the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office as they mourn a colleague, reel from an affair, and pursue a murder investigation — to say nothing of how it affects Rusty’s marriage and home life.
The rest of the cast includes Ruth Negga,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Naomi Watts is hard at work on her new movie!
The 55-year-old Oscar-nominated actress walked around Washington Square Park with a black and white Great Dane dog while filming scenes for her new movie The Friend on Friday afternoon (March 15) in New York City.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Naomi Watts
Naomi bundled up in a gray coat, silk scarf, and a blue beanie as she was also joined on set by her co-star Ann Dowd.
Later that day, Naomi changed up her scarf and beanie as she filmed another round of scenes.
Keep reading to find out more…Written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, The Friend is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Sigrid Nunez and follows “a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy,...
The 55-year-old Oscar-nominated actress walked around Washington Square Park with a black and white Great Dane dog while filming scenes for her new movie The Friend on Friday afternoon (March 15) in New York City.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Naomi Watts
Naomi bundled up in a gray coat, silk scarf, and a blue beanie as she was also joined on set by her co-star Ann Dowd.
Later that day, Naomi changed up her scarf and beanie as she filmed another round of scenes.
Keep reading to find out more…Written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, The Friend is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Sigrid Nunez and follows “a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Disney's live-action reimaginings of beloved classics have made it their mission to update the story's more outdated ideals and expand the canvas of who is being represented on screen and how. Dating back to their first feature in 1937, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the characters in Disney's animated films are mostly white, always straight, and follow the same damsel in distress narratives. The movies reflected the more conservative values of the time.
But today, as society continues to evolve, these new takes on classic fairy tales take many steps to diversify. The remakes give the princesses more chutzpah, allowing them to save themselves without needing the prince. "Beauty in the Beast" made LeFou openly gay (although it is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment). "The Little Mermaid" made waves when Halle Bailey, a Black actress, was cast as the curious redhead Ariel. The live-action "Little Mermaid" improves on the original through its multiracial casting,...
But today, as society continues to evolve, these new takes on classic fairy tales take many steps to diversify. The remakes give the princesses more chutzpah, allowing them to save themselves without needing the prince. "Beauty in the Beast" made LeFou openly gay (although it is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment). "The Little Mermaid" made waves when Halle Bailey, a Black actress, was cast as the curious redhead Ariel. The live-action "Little Mermaid" improves on the original through its multiracial casting,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
Exclusive: The Apple TV+ series Murderbot is rounding out its leading cast with Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride), Tattiawna Jones (Orphan Black: Echoes), Akshay Khanna (Polite Society) and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range). The quad will star opposite Alexander Skarsgård, who also executive produces.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, the 10-episode series Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Wu plays ‘Pin-Lee,’ Jones plays ‘Arada,’ Khanna plays ‘Ratthi’ and Podemski plays ’Bharadwaj.’
The ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian.
The series hails from Paramount Television Studios. The Weitz Brothers will showrun, write, direct and...
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, the 10-episode series Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Wu plays ‘Pin-Lee,’ Jones plays ‘Arada,’ Khanna plays ‘Ratthi’ and Podemski plays ’Bharadwaj.’
The ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian.
The series hails from Paramount Television Studios. The Weitz Brothers will showrun, write, direct and...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After earning a Critics Choice’ Award nomination for her role as Verna on Netflix’s hit gothic horror The Fall of the House of Usher, the latest of many projects she’s taken on with creator Mike Flanagan, Carla Gugino has been tapped for a role in The Friend, the indie dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, which adapts Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.
Character details haven’t been disclosed. Others set to star, as previously announced, include Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, and Owen Teague.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the...
Character details haven’t been disclosed. Others set to star, as previously announced, include Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, and Owen Teague.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the...
- 3/5/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Noma Dumezwani (The Little Mermaid) is set as a lead opposite Alexander Skarsgård, in Apple TV+’s sci-fi drama series Murderbot, from Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy) and Paramount Television Studios.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Dumezwani will play Mensah.
In addition to Skarsgård, David Dastmalchian also stars.
The Weitz brothers are writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four. Wells will serve as consulting producer.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Dumezwani will play Mensah.
In addition to Skarsgård, David Dastmalchian also stars.
The Weitz brothers are writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four. Wells will serve as consulting producer.
- 3/1/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Felix Solis (Ozark) and Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) have been tapped for supporting roles in The Friend, the New York dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, which adapts Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.
No word on the roles they’ll be playing.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story) are directing from their own script, also producing through their new company Big Creek Projects, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, and Noma Dumezweni rounding out the cast.
Also producing under her 3dot Productions banner is Liza Chasin.
No word on the roles they’ll be playing.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story) are directing from their own script, also producing through their new company Big Creek Projects, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, and Noma Dumezweni rounding out the cast.
Also producing under her 3dot Productions banner is Liza Chasin.
- 2/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Murray and Naomi Watts are ready to activate their Wonder Twin powers again for The Friend, a new dramatic comedy from director/writer duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story). Murray and Watts lead the project inspired by Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestselling novel, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, and Noma Dumezweni filling out the primary cast.
According to Deadline’s exclusive report, The Friend “follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.”
For a more detailed description, check out the book’s synopsis:
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is...
According to Deadline’s exclusive report, The Friend “follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.”
For a more detailed description, check out the book’s synopsis:
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is...
- 2/26/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Following their work together on Ted Melfi’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama St. Vincent, Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) have been set to topline The Friend, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestselling novel, from writer-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story).
Others set to star in the indie include Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noma Dumezweni (The Watcher).
David Siegel and Scott McGehee
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Currently in production on the film in New York,...
Others set to star in the indie include Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noma Dumezweni (The Watcher).
David Siegel and Scott McGehee
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Currently in production on the film in New York,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Lots of celebs stepped out to attend the National Board of Review’s 2024 Awards Gala and we have all the red carpet photos!
Anne Hathaway, Zac Efron, Teyana Taylor, Bradley Cooper, and Jessica Chastain were just some of the stars who walked the carpet for the event on Thursday (January 11) at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
All of the award winners were announced in advance, with Killers of the Flower Moon taking home the most awards with three wins, including Best Film, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, and Best Actress for Lily Gladstone.
NBC News’ Willie Geist hosted the gala and we gathered all the celeb attendees, plus the winners list.
Head inside to see everything…
Check out the winners list below…
Best Film: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone,...
Anne Hathaway, Zac Efron, Teyana Taylor, Bradley Cooper, and Jessica Chastain were just some of the stars who walked the carpet for the event on Thursday (January 11) at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
All of the award winners were announced in advance, with Killers of the Flower Moon taking home the most awards with three wins, including Best Film, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, and Best Actress for Lily Gladstone.
NBC News’ Willie Geist hosted the gala and we gathered all the celeb attendees, plus the winners list.
Head inside to see everything…
Check out the winners list below…
Best Film: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Dan Levy is stepping out to promote his new Netflix movie.
The 40-year-old actor and director joined co-stars Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel at the Good Grief NY AMPAS Tastemaker moderated by writer Evan Ross Katz on Thursday night (January 4) at the Crosby Hotel in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Brooke Shields, Gina Gershon, Noma Dumezweni, and influencer Alok Vaid-Menon.
Keep reading to find out more…
Good Grief centers on Marc (Levy), who was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Negga) and Thomas (Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.
Good Grief is available for streaming on Netflix now. Watch the trailer here!
Click through the gallery for 10+ pictures of the stars at the screening…...
The 40-year-old actor and director joined co-stars Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel at the Good Grief NY AMPAS Tastemaker moderated by writer Evan Ross Katz on Thursday night (January 4) at the Crosby Hotel in New York City.
Other stars in attendance included Brooke Shields, Gina Gershon, Noma Dumezweni, and influencer Alok Vaid-Menon.
Keep reading to find out more…
Good Grief centers on Marc (Levy), who was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Negga) and Thomas (Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.
Good Grief is available for streaming on Netflix now. Watch the trailer here!
Click through the gallery for 10+ pictures of the stars at the screening…...
- 1/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Charles, Oliver, and Mabel will have more mysteries to solve. Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for a fourth season by Hulu. The third season of 10 episodes finished being released today.
A murder mystery comedy series, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni, Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga, Tina Fey, and Jackie Hoffman. The story follows three strangers who are obsessed with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one in the Arconia building in New York City. A former actor, Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), became famous for playing a detective in a police series. Oliver Putnam (Short) is a...
A murder mystery comedy series, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni, Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga, Tina Fey, and Jackie Hoffman. The story follows three strangers who are obsessed with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one in the Arconia building in New York City. A former actor, Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), became famous for playing a detective in a police series. Oliver Putnam (Short) is a...
- 10/4/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Spoiler Alert: The following reveals major plot points from the Season 3 finale of Hulu’s Only Murders In The Building.
And thus ends another chapter of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with a killer reveal and a fresh new murder mystery yet to unravel. Season 3 is currently available to stream in its entirety via the streamer.
The big mystery as to who killed Ben Gilroy (Paul Rudd) was resolved and it’s almost always the person you least expect—at least it was for me. I hardly paid any mind to this character and secretly wanted it to be the talented and mysterious Loretta Durkin the entire time out of pure selfishness so we could spend more time with Meryl Streep in Season 4.
Alas, Ben’s killer was none other than Cliff DeMeo (Wesley Taylor). Cliff and his mother Donna DeMeo (Linda Emond) co-produced Oliver’s (Martin Short) big Broadway return—you know,...
And thus ends another chapter of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with a killer reveal and a fresh new murder mystery yet to unravel. Season 3 is currently available to stream in its entirety via the streamer.
The big mystery as to who killed Ben Gilroy (Paul Rudd) was resolved and it’s almost always the person you least expect—at least it was for me. I hardly paid any mind to this character and secretly wanted it to be the talented and mysterious Loretta Durkin the entire time out of pure selfishness so we could spend more time with Meryl Streep in Season 4.
Alas, Ben’s killer was none other than Cliff DeMeo (Wesley Taylor). Cliff and his mother Donna DeMeo (Linda Emond) co-produced Oliver’s (Martin Short) big Broadway return—you know,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building season 3 episode 10.
Only Murders in the Building has done it yet again! They’ve reached the end of their third murder investigation. From talented guest stars to career-defining performances from the main cast, the triad at the heart of the mystery series sleuthed their way to the solution in fascinating fashion.
As with the previous seasons of the show, each episode seems to hint at a potential new suspect in the case, meaning it can be a little tiring to understand the small details of the crime when the end of the road arrives. We’ve got you covered! By the time the curtain closes on “Opening Night,” you’ll not only know who pushed Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) down the elevator shaft, but you might also discover other intimate details in the lives of our beloved podcasters!
Who Killed Ben Glenroy?...
Only Murders in the Building has done it yet again! They’ve reached the end of their third murder investigation. From talented guest stars to career-defining performances from the main cast, the triad at the heart of the mystery series sleuthed their way to the solution in fascinating fashion.
As with the previous seasons of the show, each episode seems to hint at a potential new suspect in the case, meaning it can be a little tiring to understand the small details of the crime when the end of the road arrives. We’ve got you covered! By the time the curtain closes on “Opening Night,” you’ll not only know who pushed Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) down the elevator shaft, but you might also discover other intimate details in the lives of our beloved podcasters!
Who Killed Ben Glenroy?...
- 10/3/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Opening night means a new mystery in the third season of the Only Murders in the Building TV show on Hulu? As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Only Murders is cancelled or renewed for season four. Hulu and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the third season episodes of Only Murders in the Building here. *Status update below.
A Hulu murder mystery comedy series, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni, Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga,...
A Hulu murder mystery comedy series, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni, Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga,...
- 10/3/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid debuted on Disney+ last week and made one hell of a splash. According to Disney, The Little Mermaid has garnered 16 million views in its first five days on the streaming service, which makes it the most-watched Disney movie premiere on Disney+ since the release of Hocus Pocus 2 last year.
While The Little Mermaid wasn’t one of Disney’s strongest-performing live-action remakes, it went on to gross $569 million worldwide and stands (so far) as one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Judging by the streaming numbers, it seems that many were eager to revisit The Little Mermaid (or watch it for the first time) on the streaming service. Disney says that a view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
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The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel,...
While The Little Mermaid wasn’t one of Disney’s strongest-performing live-action remakes, it went on to gross $569 million worldwide and stands (so far) as one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Judging by the streaming numbers, it seems that many were eager to revisit The Little Mermaid (or watch it for the first time) on the streaming service. Disney says that a view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
Related Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to adapt The Warriors into a musical stage play-ay
The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The live-action "The Little Mermaid" movie, which just hit Disney+ to stream on Sept. 6, stayed almost entirely faithful to the original animation that came out in 1989. Still, it did make small changes. Apart from the four new songs added to the film, some notable tweaks to Prince Eric's story made his and Ariel's love story all the more meaningful.
Read on to get a breakdown of how the creators behind the new live-action Little Mermaid brought Prince Eric's character into the 21st century.
Prince Eric's Backstory in the Original "The Little Mermaid"
In the original "The Little Mermaid," Prince Eric's backstory is pretty one-note. He's a handsome, adventurous prince in search of a wife when he's saved from drowning by Ariel amid a shipwreck. When he awakes to Ariel singing to him, he immediately becomes enamored with her and her voice, but his story essentially begins and ends there.
Read on to get a breakdown of how the creators behind the new live-action Little Mermaid brought Prince Eric's character into the 21st century.
Prince Eric's Backstory in the Original "The Little Mermaid"
In the original "The Little Mermaid," Prince Eric's backstory is pretty one-note. He's a handsome, adventurous prince in search of a wife when he's saved from drowning by Ariel amid a shipwreck. When he awakes to Ariel singing to him, he immediately becomes enamored with her and her voice, but his story essentially begins and ends there.
- 9/7/2023
- by Noelle Devoe
- Popsugar.com
Over three months since its theatrical release over Memorial Day Weekend, the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall, has finally landed on Disney+.
“It has been such an honor stepping into the iconic role of Ariel,” Bailey said at the Oscars earlier this year when debuting The Little Mermaid trailer. “It was an extraordinary experience, a dream come true for me.”
Now streaming online for the first time, The Little Mermaid also includes an all-star cast featuring Jonah Hauer-King (Eric), Melissa McCarthy...
“It has been such an honor stepping into the iconic role of Ariel,” Bailey said at the Oscars earlier this year when debuting The Little Mermaid trailer. “It was an extraordinary experience, a dream come true for me.”
Now streaming online for the first time, The Little Mermaid also includes an all-star cast featuring Jonah Hauer-King (Eric), Melissa McCarthy...
- 9/5/2023
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
You’d think by now, bad guys know not to threaten Liam Neeson and his family.
In his latest action thriller “Retribution,” Neeson reprises a role that he does very well: a dad who will go to any length to protect his children.
This time, his special skill is driving. Check out the logline below:
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks. With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in a race against time to save his family.
Here’s where you can watch “Retribution”:
When did “Retribution” come out?
“Retribution” opened wide in...
In his latest action thriller “Retribution,” Neeson reprises a role that he does very well: a dad who will go to any length to protect his children.
This time, his special skill is driving. Check out the logline below:
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks. With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in a race against time to save his family.
Here’s where you can watch “Retribution”:
When did “Retribution” come out?
“Retribution” opened wide in...
- 8/25/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Retribution is a thriller drama film directed by Nimród Antal from a screenplay by Chris Salmanpour. Based on a Spanish film named El desconocido (also known as Retribution) by Alberto Marini, the film follows the story of Matt Turner, a financier, who is suddenly threatened by a mysterious bomber while driving his kids to school. Retribution stars Liam Neeson in the lead role with Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, and Matthew Modine. So, if you loved Retribution here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Retribution (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros. Spain
Synopsis: A bank executive receives an anonymous phone call informing him he has just a few hours to obtain a large amount of money or a bomb under his seat will explode.
Phone Booth (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Stuart Shepard (Colin Farrell) is a somewhat sleazy publicist who...
Retribution (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros. Spain
Synopsis: A bank executive receives an anonymous phone call informing him he has just a few hours to obtain a large amount of money or a bomb under his seat will explode.
Phone Booth (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Stuart Shepard (Colin Farrell) is a somewhat sleazy publicist who...
- 8/25/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Liam Neeson has played Jesuit priests, Jedi masters, Greek gods, German industrialists, revolutionary heroes (Irish and Scottish), iconic sexologists, and megalomaniacal supervillains. Make him play one man with a particular set of skills — skills that make him a nightmare for folks who want to harm his loved ones — and the next thing you know, Neeson has to save his family/friends/fellow plane and train passengers every other time he walks out the door. The 71-year-old actor has range for days, but after Taken reestablished him as someone you do not want to fuck with,...
- 8/25/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
No wonder the writers are on strike.
Being forced to try to bring freshness to the same tired ideas over and over to get some studio work must be frustrating. I would be picketing Lionsgate (which is behind this movie) just because it’s really not easy making this kind of thing original. The latest ripoff — and it literally is because it comes from the 2015 Spanish film El Desconocido, which itself has been remade more than once in the past few years — is the Liam Neeson-starring Retribution. A better title might be Generic Neeson #9. I even looked up the title on IMDb just to make sure this was a new Neeson movie.
This is not to say that Regurgitation, er, I mean Retribution isn’t effectively made. Its director, the talented Nimród Antal (Control), does what he can to make Christopher Salmanpour’s (basically a TV procedural writer) by-the-numbers...
Being forced to try to bring freshness to the same tired ideas over and over to get some studio work must be frustrating. I would be picketing Lionsgate (which is behind this movie) just because it’s really not easy making this kind of thing original. The latest ripoff — and it literally is because it comes from the 2015 Spanish film El Desconocido, which itself has been remade more than once in the past few years — is the Liam Neeson-starring Retribution. A better title might be Generic Neeson #9. I even looked up the title on IMDb just to make sure this was a new Neeson movie.
This is not to say that Regurgitation, er, I mean Retribution isn’t effectively made. Its director, the talented Nimród Antal (Control), does what he can to make Christopher Salmanpour’s (basically a TV procedural writer) by-the-numbers...
- 8/24/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
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Will the curtain come down on this series? Has the Only Murders in the Building TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Only Murders in the Building, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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A murder mystery comedy series streaming on the Hulu subscription service, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni , Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga, Tina Fey,...
Will the curtain come down on this series? Has the Only Murders in the Building TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Only Murders in the Building, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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A murder mystery comedy series streaming on the Hulu subscription service, the Only Murders in the Building TV show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Recurring and guest players include Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Andrea Martin, Jason Veasey, Linda Emond, Ashley Park, Wesley Taylor, Jesse Williams, Noma Dumezweni , Adrian Martinez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Vanessa Aspillaga, Tina Fey,...
- 8/17/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” is ready to make a splash on Disney+. The Rob Marshall-directed film starring Halle Bailey, which opened in theaters in late May, will arrive on the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming service Sept. 6.
Ready to go back “Under the Sea?”
As part of the release, Disney+ subscribers will have access to special bonus content, including a King Triton song called “Impossible Child” with music by multiple Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda; “Passing the Dinglehopper,” and “Under the Sea – Song Breakdown.” You’re about to get a deep dive into the making of the film.
“The Little Mermaid,” starring Bailey, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik, made more than $542 at the global box office since its early-summer release. Marshall directed the film from a script...
Ready to go back “Under the Sea?”
As part of the release, Disney+ subscribers will have access to special bonus content, including a King Triton song called “Impossible Child” with music by multiple Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda; “Passing the Dinglehopper,” and “Under the Sea – Song Breakdown.” You’re about to get a deep dive into the making of the film.
“The Little Mermaid,” starring Bailey, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik, made more than $542 at the global box office since its early-summer release. Marshall directed the film from a script...
- 8/7/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” will finally arrive on Disney+ on Sept. 6. The Disney+ release will come with some special features, including a song breakdown of “Under the Sea,” and Javier Bardem’s performance of “Impossible Child”.
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The streaming release date, announced Monday morning, is later than the typical 90-day window. Rob Marhsall’s remake of the classic 1989 film premiered at the end of May, earning a splashy $117.5 million over its opening four-day weekend.
The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the daughter of King Triton (Javier Bardem), ruler of an ocean kingdom, who becomes enamored with a prince (Jonah Hauer-King) above the surface. Her desire to be with him spurs her to make a pact with Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to give...
Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” will finally arrive on Disney+ on Sept. 6. The Disney+ release will come with some special features, including a song breakdown of “Under the Sea,” and Javier Bardem’s performance of “Impossible Child”.
Disney+ $9.99/Month Buy Now
The streaming release date, announced Monday morning, is later than the typical 90-day window. Rob Marhsall’s remake of the classic 1989 film premiered at the end of May, earning a splashy $117.5 million over its opening four-day weekend.
The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the daughter of King Triton (Javier Bardem), ruler of an ocean kingdom, who becomes enamored with a prince (Jonah Hauer-King) above the surface. Her desire to be with him spurs her to make a pact with Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to give...
- 8/7/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
"The Little Mermaid" live-action musical fantasy feature, directed by Rob Marshall, adapting the 1989 animated feature, based on the 1837 fairy tale Hans Christian Andersen, stars Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy, streaming September 6, 2023 on Disney+:
"...'Ariel', the youngest daughter of the the 'Atlantica' ruler 'King Triton', is fascinated with the human world...
"...but mermaids are forbidden to explore it.
"After saving 'Prince Eric' from a shipwreck and falling in love with him...
"...she becomes determined to be with him in the world above water.
"These actions lead to a confrontation with her father and an encounter with the sea witch 'Ursula', making a deal with her to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress Eric.
"However, this ultimately places her life and her father’s crown in jeopardy.
"...'Ariel', the youngest daughter of the the 'Atlantica' ruler 'King Triton', is fascinated with the human world...
"...but mermaids are forbidden to explore it.
"After saving 'Prince Eric' from a shipwreck and falling in love with him...
"...she becomes determined to be with him in the world above water.
"These actions lead to a confrontation with her father and an encounter with the sea witch 'Ursula', making a deal with her to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress Eric.
"However, this ultimately places her life and her father’s crown in jeopardy.
- 8/7/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Disney‘s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid is swimming onto the home market in September with a Digital, 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD rollout. The Little Mermaid arrives exclusively on Digital retailers on July 25 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 19.
Per Disney’s official press release:
The Little Mermaid is visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of Disney’s beloved animated musical classic, the story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land...
Per Disney’s official press release:
The Little Mermaid is visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of Disney’s beloved animated musical classic, the story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land...
- 7/6/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Emily Deschanel, Sam Trammell and Noma Dumezweni lead “ReEntry,” the first film from the production company PlotNaut, helmed by filmmakers Brendan Choisnet and Daniel Nayeri.
The sci-fi romance stars Deschanel as Elenore, a woman grappling the disappearance of her husband (Trammell), after he enlists in a scientific experiment run by Dumezweni’s character. But, a year later he returns, and she learns he’s from a parallel dimension. She soon has to decide whether to pursue the man who is 99% of the husband she married or wait for the return of the man she once knew.
Deschanel is best known for her 12-year run on the hit Fox series “Bones,” as well as the drama “Continue” and most recently Netflix’s “Devil in Ohio.” Likewise, Trammell starred for seven seasons on “True Blood,” as well as “Homeland” and “The Fault in Our Stars” and Dumezweni most recently starred in “The Little Mermaid,...
The sci-fi romance stars Deschanel as Elenore, a woman grappling the disappearance of her husband (Trammell), after he enlists in a scientific experiment run by Dumezweni’s character. But, a year later he returns, and she learns he’s from a parallel dimension. She soon has to decide whether to pursue the man who is 99% of the husband she married or wait for the return of the man she once knew.
Deschanel is best known for her 12-year run on the hit Fox series “Bones,” as well as the drama “Continue” and most recently Netflix’s “Devil in Ohio.” Likewise, Trammell starred for seven seasons on “True Blood,” as well as “Homeland” and “The Fault in Our Stars” and Dumezweni most recently starred in “The Little Mermaid,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Break out the popcorn. Liam Neeson is back in Retribution, an action film that calls back to 1994’s Speed. Instead of a bus, Neeson is trapped in an SUV with his kids, and can’t risk getting out or pressure triggers will cause the vehicle to explode.
Neeson, at a still-robust age 71, has spawned a genre of minding-his-own-business guy that is forced to seek vengeance by circumstances ever since his first such film, 2008’s Taken. This latest offering fits neatly into that pantheon.
In the film, Neeson is compelled to engage with an anonymous voice on his cell phone, a character that sends him across the city to execute a series of violent demands.
The film includes appearances from Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell and Embeth Davidtz.
Retribution, from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, is in theaters Aug. 25. Watch the trailer above.
Neeson, at a still-robust age 71, has spawned a genre of minding-his-own-business guy that is forced to seek vengeance by circumstances ever since his first such film, 2008’s Taken. This latest offering fits neatly into that pantheon.
In the film, Neeson is compelled to engage with an anonymous voice on his cell phone, a character that sends him across the city to execute a series of violent demands.
The film includes appearances from Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell and Embeth Davidtz.
Retribution, from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, is in theaters Aug. 25. Watch the trailer above.
- 6/28/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
There should be an official subgenre of action films devoted to Liam Neeson saving his family. There are certainly enough movies with Neeson’s character demonstrating a particular set of skills to keep his kids alive to warrant its own category. The latest, Retribution, just unveiled an official trailer that finds Neeson as a dad forced to keep driving…or else, kaboom!
Joining Neeson in the action thriller are Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell, and Embeth Davidtz. Nimród Antal (2010’s Predator) directs from a screenplay by Christopher Salmanpour (FBI: Most Wanted), with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Jaume Collet-Serra, and Juan Sola producing.
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will unleash Retribution in theaters on August 25, 2023.
The Plot: Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, an immersive ticking-clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge. When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat,...
Joining Neeson in the action thriller are Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell, and Embeth Davidtz. Nimród Antal (2010’s Predator) directs from a screenplay by Christopher Salmanpour (FBI: Most Wanted), with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Jaume Collet-Serra, and Juan Sola producing.
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will unleash Retribution in theaters on August 25, 2023.
The Plot: Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, an immersive ticking-clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge. When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Pop quiz, hot shot: Liam Neeson has to figure out what to do when he discovers a bomb in his vehicle in the first full trailer for the film Retribution.
Director Nimród Antal’s Lionsgate release hits theaters Aug. 25 and is a remake of the 2015 Spanish-language thriller of the same name. The new version centers on Matt Turner (Neeson), who is driving with his kids when he learns from a mysterious caller that the car contains a bomb that will detonate if anyone exits the vehicle, leading to a high-speed chase throughout the city.
“Honey, something’s happened,” Neeson calmly relays in the trailer. “There’s a man who has put a bomb in the car. Under our seats, there are pressure triggers. We can’t get out. The car will explode.”
Later, the star loses his cool when the caller claims to be in control: “No, you’re not!
Director Nimród Antal’s Lionsgate release hits theaters Aug. 25 and is a remake of the 2015 Spanish-language thriller of the same name. The new version centers on Matt Turner (Neeson), who is driving with his kids when he learns from a mysterious caller that the car contains a bomb that will detonate if anyone exits the vehicle, leading to a high-speed chase throughout the city.
“Honey, something’s happened,” Neeson calmly relays in the trailer. “There’s a man who has put a bomb in the car. Under our seats, there are pressure triggers. We can’t get out. The car will explode.”
Later, the star loses his cool when the caller claims to be in control: “No, you’re not!
- 6/28/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
All roads lead to the truth in Lionsgate’s new Liam Neeson movie Retribution, and the official trailer this week promises a thrilling blend of action movie Speed and horror movie Saw.
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will release Retribution in theaters on August 25, 2023. The film is directed by Nimrod Antal, the director of 2010’s Predators.
Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, said to be an immersive ticking clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge.
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks.
With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in...
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will release Retribution in theaters on August 25, 2023. The film is directed by Nimrod Antal, the director of 2010’s Predators.
Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, said to be an immersive ticking clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge.
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks.
With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s increasingly dangerous instructions in...
- 6/28/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s been 15 years since Liam Neeson revitalized his career with the surprise hit Taken. And ever since, Neeson has been taking advantage of his new gruff action persona, lending his acting gravitas to action movies where he would dabble in gunplay and occasional fisticuffs. That’s not to say the Irish actor has been slumming entirely. The Academy Award-nominated actor has still been able to fit in films like Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Steve McQueen’s Widows to keep scratching his thespian itch. Now, Neeson is back in the driver’s seat in the trailer for his new action thriller, Retribution.
The official synopsis from Lionsgate reads,
Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, an immersive ticking-clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge. When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the...
The official synopsis from Lionsgate reads,
Liam Neeson stars in Retribution, an immersive ticking-clock thriller that straps audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge. When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the...
- 6/28/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
"A lot of people are worried about you... You've got everybody's attention, Matt." Roadside Attractions + Lionsgate have revealed the official trailer for Retribution, the next new Liam Neeson action thriller out this year. Arriving in theaters nationwide at the end of August - just a few months wait! Neeson stars in Retribution, an immersive ticking clock thriller strapping audiences in for a high-octane ride of redemption and revenge. A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. A Hollywood remake of the 2015 Spanish film El Desconocido. Neeson stars as Matt Truner, with the full cast including Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion (he also plays Spider in Avatar 2!!), Embeth Davidtz, and Matthew Modine. This is kind of like Speed, but with a few different twists. It's also set in Berlin, which they never really...
- 6/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Little Mermaid is swimming laps around the competition at the Memorial Day weekend box office.
Disney’s live-action remake of the iconic animated film is headed for an estimated four-day domestic debut of $118.6 million, the holiday’s fifth-biggest opening of all time, according to final weekend actuals. The three-day gross is an estimated $96 million-plus. (On Saturday, the film looked to earn north of $120 million over the long holiday weekend, but domestic estimates shifted.)
Overseas, Little Mermaid started off with a disappointing $68.1 million from 51 markets for a projected global launch of $186.7 million through Monday. The pic drowned in China, opening to just $2.5 million. Box office pundits say the social media campaign protesting a Black actress being cast as Ariel could be having an impact in Asian markets and elsewhere.
In North America, The Little Mermaid earned a promising A CinemaScore. It is the first 2023 summer tentpole to target females, who...
Disney’s live-action remake of the iconic animated film is headed for an estimated four-day domestic debut of $118.6 million, the holiday’s fifth-biggest opening of all time, according to final weekend actuals. The three-day gross is an estimated $96 million-plus. (On Saturday, the film looked to earn north of $120 million over the long holiday weekend, but domestic estimates shifted.)
Overseas, Little Mermaid started off with a disappointing $68.1 million from 51 markets for a projected global launch of $186.7 million through Monday. The pic drowned in China, opening to just $2.5 million. Box office pundits say the social media campaign protesting a Black actress being cast as Ariel could be having an impact in Asian markets and elsewhere.
In North America, The Little Mermaid earned a promising A CinemaScore. It is the first 2023 summer tentpole to target females, who...
- 5/30/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Little Mermaid grossed $10.3 million in previews at the North American box office as the long Memorial Day weekend commenced.
That’s one of the best showings ever for screenings before the holiday weekend. Little Mermaid‘s tally includes $850,000 in grosses from special screenings Wednesday; the rest is from traditional Thursday evening screenings.
Overall, Little Mermaid ranks No. 7 on the list of top preview grosses for pics rated G or PG.
Rob Marshall directs the live-action remake of Disney’s beloved animated film. The new Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the spirited young mermaid who makes a dangerous deal with the evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) in order to experience life on land and meet the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). The pact, however, poses great risk to her father’s watery kingdom.
The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik.
That’s one of the best showings ever for screenings before the holiday weekend. Little Mermaid‘s tally includes $850,000 in grosses from special screenings Wednesday; the rest is from traditional Thursday evening screenings.
Overall, Little Mermaid ranks No. 7 on the list of top preview grosses for pics rated G or PG.
Rob Marshall directs the live-action remake of Disney’s beloved animated film. The new Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the spirited young mermaid who makes a dangerous deal with the evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) in order to experience life on land and meet the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). The pact, however, poses great risk to her father’s watery kingdom.
The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik.
- 5/26/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The following post contains spoilers for "The Little Mermaid."
Disney's live-action version of the 1989 animated classic "The Little Mermaid" is finally in theaters. In the earlier film, Prince Eric's (Jonah Hauer-King) family isn't mentioned, but in the new one, he's got a mom. Queen Selina is played by British actor Noma Dumezweni. If the name sounds familiar to you, it may be because she won a Laurence Olivier Award for her work in the plays "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," in which she played Hermione Granger. She was also Penny Farthing in "Mary Poppins Returns" and appeared in HBO's "The Undoing" and the Netflix series, "The Watcher."
With Queen Selina in the mix, there are some changes to the story and to Prince Eric himself. So, does this new character work? Is Queen Selina necessary to the story? I recently attended the...
Disney's live-action version of the 1989 animated classic "The Little Mermaid" is finally in theaters. In the earlier film, Prince Eric's (Jonah Hauer-King) family isn't mentioned, but in the new one, he's got a mom. Queen Selina is played by British actor Noma Dumezweni. If the name sounds familiar to you, it may be because she won a Laurence Olivier Award for her work in the plays "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," in which she played Hermione Granger. She was also Penny Farthing in "Mary Poppins Returns" and appeared in HBO's "The Undoing" and the Netflix series, "The Watcher."
With Queen Selina in the mix, there are some changes to the story and to Prince Eric himself. So, does this new character work? Is Queen Selina necessary to the story? I recently attended the...
- 5/26/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
ReviewThe Little Mermaid, we can conclude, wins on a few noteworthy fronts, mainly the embattled politics of skin colour. But the ideas and social norms that moulded the story no longer belong on our screens.The Little Mermaid may seem lacklustre next to other recent big-budget Black-led Hollywood productions, but for South Asian audiences, a children’s fairytale of this film’s proportions helmed by a brown-skinned Halle Bailey is a refreshing sight. The American and British press seem to be rating the film as mediocre at best, and certainly, there are some flaws. Yet, Halle’s skin colour immediately injects a certain politics into the retelling of the original 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. The new live-action version directed by Rob Marshall more or less sticks to the original film’s storyline, with some deviations – a teenage mermaid princess, Ariel, falls in love with a human prince, saves him from a shipwreck,...
- 5/26/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
As I mentioned last week, nostalgia appears to be playing a big role in this just-started cinema Summer season. The remake of that 1990s buddy comedy may just be the tip of the iceberg. For this holiday weekend’s big, really big as Ed Sullivan would say, movie release, go back just two or three more years to 1989. That year may be best known for the Batman box office blockbuster, but it’s also a watershed moment for feature Animation, particularly at the “Mouse House”. Disney feature animation was just beginning to snap out of a creative stupor as the modest successes of The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company began to offset the losses of the fantasy debacle The Black Cauldron. This is all covered in the superb documentary feature Waking Sleeping Beauty. And then two Broadway “whiz-kids,” thought that the company should return to classic fairy tales with a Tony-worthy musical score.
- 5/25/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Little Mermaid is expected to swim to $120 million in its four-day domestic box office debut, making it one of the better Memorial Day weekend openings and marking the first 2023 summer tentpole targeting females.
Overseas, the movie is tracking for an $80 million opening through Sunday.
Rob Marshall directs the live-action remake of Disney’s beloved animated film. The classic tale stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the spirited young mermaid who makes a dangerous deal with the evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) in order to experience life on land and meet the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). The pact, however, poses great risk to her father’s watery kingdom.
The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik.
Bailey’s performance as Ariel has drawn praise from critics amid a racist backlash from social media commenters protesting the casting of a Black actress in the title role.
Overseas, the movie is tracking for an $80 million opening through Sunday.
Rob Marshall directs the live-action remake of Disney’s beloved animated film. The classic tale stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the spirited young mermaid who makes a dangerous deal with the evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) in order to experience life on land and meet the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). The pact, however, poses great risk to her father’s watery kingdom.
The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik.
Bailey’s performance as Ariel has drawn praise from critics amid a racist backlash from social media commenters protesting the casting of a Black actress in the title role.
- 5/25/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Little Mermaid” cast did their best at playing Variety’s “Name That Fish” on the red carpet at the movie’s premiere in Los Angeles
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Noma Dumezweni (Queen Selina), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) and Javier Bardem (King Triton) were put to the test by Variety’s Marc Malkin to see just how much they know about life under the sea.
When quizzed with images of various fish, answers included “basketball with spikes,” “sad fish,” “not Spongebob,” “swordy-thing” “not edible” and “definitely a fish.”
Watch the video above for all the fun.
Rob Marshall’s “The Little Mermaid” stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. The live-action musical film is a remake of Disney’s 1989 animated fairytale production that starred Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel.
“The Little Mermaid” premieres in theaters on May 26.
“Halle Bailey is all the reason...
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Noma Dumezweni (Queen Selina), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) and Javier Bardem (King Triton) were put to the test by Variety’s Marc Malkin to see just how much they know about life under the sea.
When quizzed with images of various fish, answers included “basketball with spikes,” “sad fish,” “not Spongebob,” “swordy-thing” “not edible” and “definitely a fish.”
Watch the video above for all the fun.
Rob Marshall’s “The Little Mermaid” stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. The live-action musical film is a remake of Disney’s 1989 animated fairytale production that starred Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel.
“The Little Mermaid” premieres in theaters on May 26.
“Halle Bailey is all the reason...
- 5/25/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
For all of the spurious arguments over authenticity or criticisms about Halle Bailey’s casting as Ariel, Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid is a remarkably safe—and remarkably bland—live-action adaptation of Ron Clements and John Musker’s 1989 animated original. Beyond Lin-Manuel Miranda’s newly written music, including a cringe-worthy rap song performed by Scuttle (Awkwafina) and Sebastian (Daveed Diggs), this Little Mermaid feels more or less like two-hour-plus cosplay with the texture and gravitas of a Disneyland sideshow.
The story itself largely remains unchanged. Ariel (Halle Bailey) is the youngest of five daughters of the widowed King Triton (Javier Bardem). As the king desperately tries to keep Ariel obedient and away from the humans whom he blames for his beloved wife’s death, the precocious mermaid only grows more enamored and intrigued by human behavior and their affects.
One night, Ariel’s curiosity gets the best of her...
The story itself largely remains unchanged. Ariel (Halle Bailey) is the youngest of five daughters of the widowed King Triton (Javier Bardem). As the king desperately tries to keep Ariel obedient and away from the humans whom he blames for his beloved wife’s death, the precocious mermaid only grows more enamored and intrigued by human behavior and their affects.
One night, Ariel’s curiosity gets the best of her...
- 5/22/2023
- by Greg Nussen
- Slant Magazine
Disney’s attempts to reinvent their animated classics as live action versions has proven to be largely a smart boxoffice play, but one with a mixed creative result. Certainly some were huge hits like Bill Condon’s Beauty And The Beast and Guy Ritchie’s less enchanting Aladdin. Others effectively created photo-real animals in The Lion King and The Jungle Book. Older Disney staples have gotten the treatment by focusing on the villains in Cruella and Maleficent and their sequels, even an unfortunate Disney + attempt on the untouchable (if you ask me) Lady And The Tramp. But even approaching an animated masterpiece, 1989’s The Little Mermaid and essentially trying to make a splashy (sorry) big screen live action musical that works above and under the water seems dicey on paper. So what do you do? Bring in Rob Marshall, and as it turns out that is all the new live action The Little Mermaid needed.
- 5/22/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the funny thing about “The Little Mermaid”: Ariel spends most of the film wishing she were human, wondering what it’s like to go walking around on those … what do you call ’em? But practically every girl who sees the movie dreams of swimming in the opposite direction — which is to say, they want to be mermaids … or else an animated Disney princess. “The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake,” as the song goes, and the most important thing about remaking this particular favorite for a fresh generation is maintaining the fantasy that any of us can be Ariel, when in fact, it takes a one-in-a-million talent like Halle Bailey to fill those flippers on-screen.
Every time Disney decides to redo one of its beloved library titles, a chorus of skeptics rise up to ask, “Why?” The advance pushback seemed especially strong with “The Little Mermaid,...
Every time Disney decides to redo one of its beloved library titles, a chorus of skeptics rise up to ask, “Why?” The advance pushback seemed especially strong with “The Little Mermaid,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Halle Bailey in The Little MermaidPhoto: Disney
Another day, another Disney remake. The Mouse House’s decade-long trend of realizing their animated canon in live action—or whatever The Lion King was—has been commented upon ad nauseum, criticized for their revisionism of stories that didn’t need revising and...
Another day, another Disney remake. The Mouse House’s decade-long trend of realizing their animated canon in live action—or whatever The Lion King was—has been commented upon ad nauseum, criticized for their revisionism of stories that didn’t need revising and...
- 5/22/2023
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
The star of Disney’s big-budget live action remake of The Little Mermaid, due in theaters on May 26, says seeing a black mermaid on screen when she was younger would have “changed my whole life.”
Halle Bailey told the UK’s Guardian:
“If I would have had a black mermaid, that would have been insane, that would have changed my whole perspective, my whole life, my confidence, my self-worth. You’re able to see a person who looks like you, when you’re young? Some people are just like, oh, it’s whatever, because they’ve had it their whole life. It’s nothing to them. But it’s so important.”
When it was announced, back in 2019, that Bailey had won the role, #NotMyAriel started trending on social media and has continued to be a response to new posters and trailers for the film, which also stars Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs,...
Halle Bailey told the UK’s Guardian:
“If I would have had a black mermaid, that would have been insane, that would have changed my whole perspective, my whole life, my confidence, my self-worth. You’re able to see a person who looks like you, when you’re young? Some people are just like, oh, it’s whatever, because they’ve had it their whole life. It’s nothing to them. But it’s so important.”
When it was announced, back in 2019, that Bailey had won the role, #NotMyAriel started trending on social media and has continued to be a response to new posters and trailers for the film, which also stars Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the release of The Little Mermaid, the latest big-screen remake from Disney, we sat down with some of the cast and creatives to find out more about the hugely-anticipated new film.
In the hands of visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall, “The Little Mermaid,” is an intimate story set against an epic backdrop, including a stunningly beautiful, photorealistic world under the sea. Ambitious in scale, but grounded in reality, the big-screen musical features a brilliantly talented all-star cast, including Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Noma Dumezweni as The Queen, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, with Javier Bardem as King Triton and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
First up, we chat with Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem about the pressures of making a new version of the film, the lure of their characters, why the film and its story still resonates with audiences,...
In the hands of visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall, “The Little Mermaid,” is an intimate story set against an epic backdrop, including a stunningly beautiful, photorealistic world under the sea. Ambitious in scale, but grounded in reality, the big-screen musical features a brilliantly talented all-star cast, including Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Noma Dumezweni as The Queen, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, with Javier Bardem as King Triton and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
First up, we chat with Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem about the pressures of making a new version of the film, the lure of their characters, why the film and its story still resonates with audiences,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor turned into a mermaid for a new promotional asset of the upcoming film ‘The Little Mermaid’. The actress took to her social media platform on Friday to share a video with magical realism.
In the video, she can be seen stepping into the magical world of Princess Ariel as a fan and magically fits into it for her young fans as she recitesa ‘Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai.’
‘The Little Mermaid’ directed by Rob Marshall, features Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Noma Dumezweni, and Jude Akuwudike.
Disney India is set to release ‘The Little Mermaid’ in cinemas on May 26 in English.
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In the video, she can be seen stepping into the magical world of Princess Ariel as a fan and magically fits into it for her young fans as she recitesa ‘Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai.’
‘The Little Mermaid’ directed by Rob Marshall, features Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Noma Dumezweni, and Jude Akuwudike.
Disney India is set to release ‘The Little Mermaid’ in cinemas on May 26 in English.
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- 5/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Exclusive: After a herniated disc during a Cats performance prompted Rob Marshall to switch from dancer to director, his first feature, Chicago, won Best Picture. It has been a charmed run for Marshall since, with hits from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides to Memoirs of a Geisha, Nine, Annie, Into the Woods and Mary Poppins Returns. Rarely has Marshall been as charged up as he is after coming through a four-year ordeal to turn Disney’s 1989 2-D animated classic musical The Little Mermaid into a live action feature. Beyond the logistical complexities of staging a musical set half undersea and the other half on land where the title character sacrifices her voice for a chance at life as a human, the film is the most color blind major studio adaptation of a classic property you’ve ever seen.
Start with the title character, here played by Halle Bailey,...
Start with the title character, here played by Halle Bailey,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Halle Bailey performed “Part of Your World” live during American Idol’s Disney Night on Sunday. Dressed in a shimmery blue gown with a watery Magic Kingdom’s castle behind her, Bailey channeled Ariel’s yearning to be human and the underwater magic of The Little Mermaid.
Her rendition serves as the lead single from the live action remake of the classic The Little Mermaid. The song finds mermaid Ariel dreaming about what it’s like to be a human. “What would I give if could live out of these waters?...
Her rendition serves as the lead single from the live action remake of the classic The Little Mermaid. The song finds mermaid Ariel dreaming about what it’s like to be a human. “What would I give if could live out of these waters?...
- 5/15/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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