Disney unveiled a teaser trailer for its live-action version of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall. The film is expected to release next summer.
“I’m sure all of you in here can related to Ariel and how special she is to all of us,” Bailey said at D23 Expo 2022. “Being a little girl swimming in the pool, imagining I was a mermaid, I never imagined that would come to life like this…The three days filming ‘Part of Your World was the most beautiful experience of my life-feeling all the feelings she feels, her passion, discomfort, everything she’s experiencing. It was so exciting for me to play those emotions and to have Rob directing me and being such a moving force on this film was really an honor.”