The official trailer and poster of ‘The little Mermaid‘ from Disney, the live action movie of the animated musical classic, after presenting a teaser a few months ago. Two of the film’s leads, Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy, introduced the trailer on ABC’s live broadcast of the 95th Academy Awards. The film, directed by filmmaker Rob Marshall, opens only in theaters on May 26.
A crab that causes nightmares?
In the official synopsis:
The little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, a beautiful young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, she wishes to know more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, she falls in love with the handsome Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. Thus, she makes a deal with the wicked sea witch, Ursula, which gives her the opportunity to experience life on land, which puts her life and her father’s crown in danger.
The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel; Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric; Daveed Diggs as Sebastian; Awkwafina as Scuttle; Jacob Tremblay as Flounder; Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina; Art Malik as Grimsby; Javier Bardem as King Triton; and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. The little Mermaid is directed by Oscar nominee Rob Marshall from a screenplay by David Magee. The songs include music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, and new lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The launch of the trailer has provoked all kinds of reactions on social networks, especially because of the way in which Sebastian the crab has incarnatedwhich has led to a wave of memes and reactions on Twitter, including things like “David Cronenberg’s Little Mermaid”, comparisons to SpongeBob and the legendary “Kill it with Fire” meme.
CRONENBERG’S THE LITTLE MERMAID https://t.co/0HchKEU7qd
— 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 (@vtrsanti) March 13, 2023
https://t.co/ULNbCRW1lo pic.twitter.com/1Z8kljH5sk
— Austin Ojo Presley (@OjoPresley) March 13, 2023
— PatanuFan586 (@PFan586) March 13, 2023
What I see in my sleep paralysis #Sebastian #TheLittleMermaid pic.twitter.com/a1aYQ4Hsph
– Pedro J. Garcia (@fuertecito) March 13, 2023
— Omar X-14 (@OmarHer14419222) March 13, 2023