Disney fans returned to the Anaheim Convention Center for the D23 Expo.
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Despite much criticism for the resemblance of the actors to the characters in the animated film, the live action project of The little Mermaid continued, which is why in the D23 Disney Expo the first advance of this classic of Disney.
In said advance presented in Anaheim, California, this September 9, you can see the member of the duo Chloe X Halle, Halle Danceand playing Ariel for one minute 23 seconds, while swimming through the ocean with a bright blue tail.
Likewise, you can listen to Halle Bailey sing a part of the movie theme, part of your world, although that was not all, because according to the first reports, the film’s soundtrack also included four new songs that were not on the original tape, these were composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken.
“Feeling everything that Ariel feels during ‘Part Of Your World’, her emotions, her loneliness, it was an incredible experience,” Bailey said at the film’s presentation at the D23 Expo.
“It was important to us to honor the beauty of this film, but also to reimagine it. (Bailie) She walked in and claimed the part. She is a revelation.” director Rob Marshall commented.
It should be noted that the cast also includes Jonah Hauer King, who is prince eric, Melissa McCarthy is Ursula and Javier Bardem acts like King Triton. In addition, during Disney’s D23, the advances of Hocus Pocus 2the first trailer for disenchantedthe sequel to Nice to meet you (2007), with the original actors: Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey.