The Little Mermaid Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The Little Mermaid is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

Adventure Family Romance Live-Action/CGI Fairy Tale

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Little Mermaid.

• H
  Halle Bailey

  ... Ariel

  The Line, The Color Purple

• 
  Melissa McCarthy

  ... Ursula

  Spy, THIS IS 40

• 
  Jacob Tremblay

  ... Flounder

  Luca (re-release), Orion and the Dark

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  Awkwafina

  ... Scuttle

  IF, Kung Fu Panda 4

• D
  Daveed Diggs

  ... Sebastian

  Nickel Boys, Wonder

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  Javier Bardem

  ... King Triton

  Spellbound, F1

• J
  Jonah Hauer-King

  ... Prince Eric

  A Dog's Way Home, The Song of Names

• N
  Noma Dumezweni

  ... Carlotta

  Retribution, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

• E
  Emily Coates

• J
  Jessica Alexander

  A Banquet, Into the Deep

Crew Behind the Film

The The Little Mermaid behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Rob Marshall last directed Mary Poppins Returns and Into the Woods. The film's writer David Magee last wrote The Tiger's Apprentice and A Man Called Otto.

Director

Rob Marshall

Screenwriters

David Magee

Producers

John DeLuca
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Marc Platt

Additional Information

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Official The Little Mermaid movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the The Little Mermaid movie production.

Key Facts

• The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel; Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Snowpiercer”) as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (“Luca,” “Room”) as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric; Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina; with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”) as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula.
• Set to shoot on the Italian island of Sardiniac (4/10/2021).
• The film will incorporate original songs from the 1989 animated classic, as well as new tunes from original composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Deadline, 1/5/21).
• Noma Dumezweni will be joining the cast in a brand new role that was not in the animated movie (Deadline, 1/5/21)
• "After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle [Bailey] possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role,” explained Rob Marshall in a statement (7/3/19).
• This is singer-actress Halle Bailey's first leading role (7/3/19). She's part of the R&B duo Chloe x Halle and had a supporting role on Freeform's Grown-ish.
• Being orchestrated as a mix of pre-existing songs from the 1989 Disney animated classic movie (Deadline, 8/16/16).
• Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda with iconic songwriter Alan Menken will write the songs together (Deadline, 8/16/16).
• A live action feature adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale.

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