Melissa McCarthy Archives

REVIEW: The Little Mermaid (2023)

virginiakublawi | May 27, 2023 | 0

When I heard that Disney was remaking The Little Mermaid, I felt a familiar mixture of dread and tepid hopefulness. The Little Mermaid isn’t my favorite Disney movie, but it’s an undisputed classic that saved the animation studio at a crucial juncture in its storied history. And I do ...

Little Mermaid Trailer Finds its Legs

virginiakublawi | Mar 13, 2023 | 0

Disney dropped the first full trailer for The Little Mermaid remake last night during the Oscars telecast. Check it out here: This isn’t saying much, but this is the best the movie has looked yet. I think Melissa McCarthy is hamming it up way too much as Ursula, and I don’t like Awkwafi...

Halle Bailey Responds to Little Mermaid Racism

virginiakublawi | Feb 23, 2023 | 0

Halle Bailey appeared on the cover of The Face magazine’s latest issue and gave an interview regarding her starring role in The Little Mermaid. Check out the cover here: And read some of Bailey’s input on racist backlash here: “As a Black person, you just expect it and it’s not really a shoc...

Little Mermaid Teaser Makes a Splash

virginiakublawi | Feb 15, 2023 | 0

Today, Halle Bailey revealed a teaser for The Little Mermaid on Twitter in honor of Disney’s 100th anniversary. The teaser shows our first glimpse of Flounder and Ursula. Check out the new clip here: Well, it sure is a teaser. Most of this footage was already shown in the movie’s first l...

Little Mermaid Remake Gets a Poster

virginiakublawi | Oct 13, 2022 | 0

Today, Disney released the first poster for their 2023 remake of The Little Mermaid. It shows Halle Bailey’s iteration of Ariel looking at the human world, reminiscent of the original film’s poster. Take a look here: The poster looks fine for what it is. Still, it does little to abate my conce...

Little Mermaid Remake Gets a Release Date

virginiakublawi | Aug 5, 2022 | 1

This Friday, Disney officially announced that their live-action Little Mermaid remake will be released theatrically on May 26th, 2023. The film stars Halle Bailey in the titular role, with Melissa McCarthy, Daveed Diggs, Jonah Hauer-King, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, and Javier Bardem rounding out t...