Right here's the solid of Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid' remake and who they're taking part in

“Grownish” star Halle Bailey stars as Ariel, the titular mermaid.

Within the authentic film, 16-year-old Ariel was fascinated by people and desperately wished to expertise their world. 

The remake, directed by Rob Marshall, contains music from the unique film, plus new tracks developed by EGOT winner Alan Menken and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Miranda instructed Selection that the movie has “three or 4 authentic tunes, changing not one of the ones you want. All of these are in.”

The musician additionally stated that there shall be music impressed by Ariel’s time on land. 

“She experiences a whole lot of firsts, as somebody with legs for the primary time,” Miranda stated. “We acquired to lean into all of that musically.”

Marshall instructed Deadline he was “proud” of the various solid assembled and stated that there was “no agenda” in casting Bailey. 

“We noticed everyone, but it surely was hers,” he stated. “It had nothing to do with something exterior. It had every thing to do with the inside — what she brings to it, the sweetness, the eagerness, the fierceness, the vulnerability, the enjoyment, the center. All the pieces that she has was what we have been searching for with Ariel.”

The primary teaser trailer for the movie, launched at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, in September, gave followers their first take a look at Bailey’s gorgeous rendition of “A part of Your World.” 

“Ariel just isn’t afraid to point out her energy and her ardour,” Bailey instructed Variety of her model of the Disney princess. “There’s a lot energy in all that she is and the truth that she is simply so headstrong and prepared to go for what she needs, I feel, is extra clear on this movie.”