So what do you do?
Bring inRob Marshall, and as it turns out that is all the new live actionThe Little Mermaidneeded.
Disney will probably print money with this one, but it will be justified.
THE LITTLE MERMAID, from left: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, 2023. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett CollectionEverett Collection
Baileys vocals alone are the price of admission including making her signature Part Of Your World thrilling to behold.
You all know the plot of this one by now.
The vocal work of Diggs and the irrepressible Awkwafina could not be better.
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Producers are Marshall, Marc Platt, Miranda, and John DeLuca.
Disney opens it on Friday.
