Elle Fanning recalls earning the role of Ariel for an undeveloped live-action Little Mermaid remake, which would have been darker in tone.
Elle Fanning recalls being cast in a live-action remake of Disney's The Little Mermaid that never ended up getting off the ground. Released in 1989, The Little Mermaid is now widely regarded as one of Disney's most beloved animated classics. The tale is next set to be told in the form of a live-action remake from director Rob Marshall, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel, a mermaid who yearns to experience life beyond the sea.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT “Joe Wright and I were supposed to do the Little Mermaid. It was with Working Title and it was going to be the “She Turns Into Foam” version. Very dark. Very musical. Very theatrical like he does. “I think the budget was going to be astronomical because it was the first time they were going to film underwater. He had this whole plan of how it was going to be. What was it, Pan, when Cara Delevingne did mermaid work? He ended up using that technology on Pan with the mermaids. But [The Little Mermaid] just fell apart so you’re like, ‘Oh well, that’s done.’”
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