

On December 5, 2018, Marshall revealed that he, along with John DeLuca and Marc Platt were hired to begin developing the project for film adaptation, and said that "John and have begun our work trying to explore it and figure it out", as he felt that "it's a very complicated movie to take from animation to live-action. On December 6, 2017, it was reported that Rob Marshall was being courted by the Walt Disney Company to direct the film, while Jane Goldman will serve as screenwriter.

On August 16, 2016, it was announced that Lin-Manuel Miranda, a fan of the original film, will co-produce the film with Marc Platt. On May 25, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Disney is in early development for a live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Production Development ĭirector and co-producer Rob Marshall (left) and screenwriters Jane Goldman and David Magee Īdditionally, Noma Dumezwani, Jessica Alexander, Russell Balogh, Adrian Christopher, Emily Coates and Simone Ashley have been cast in undisclosed roles. The character will be portrayed as a female diving bird instead of a male seagull as in the original in order to feature the character in underwater scenes.

Javier Bardem as King Triton, Ariel's overprotective father and the King of Atlantica, who is prejudiced against humans.Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, a treacherous sea witch whom Ariel makes a deal with to become a human, which is secretly part of Ursula's plan to conquer Atlantica.

Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, a human prince whom Ariel falls in love with after saving him from drowning, after which he becomes determined to find and marry Ariel.Halle Bailey as Ariel, a mermaid princess and King Triton's youngest daughter who is fascinated with the human world.A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch: trading her beautiful voice to get human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
