Mermaid
This Variety article about The Little Mermaid’s opening weekend box office in China annoyed the crap out of me by indulging a “debate” that’s become all too common. Variety says, “Discussion of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ in which actor and singer Halle Bailey portrays the title role, again raised the question about how willing Chinese audiences […]
The 41st annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in New York City made a colorful return as throngs of revelers dressed as sea creatures marched onto Surf Avenue for what organizers call the largest art parade in the U.S. Recommended While some came to simply show off their fins and elaborate makeup, a strong contingent […]
Disney’s live-action take on The Little Mermaid is doing swimmingly at the domestic box office, with a three-day opening of $95.5M and a four-day projection of $117.5M. Factoring in the
There’s something dynamic that happens when the worlds of beauty and film collide, especially when they’re centered around Black joy. Just in time for the summer travel season, Black Girl Sunscreen dropped a limited-edition collaboration with Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” There’s no denying the anticipation behind the Disney classic with Halle Bailey as the film’s […]
Kate Green/Disney/Getty Images Halle Bailey with young fans at the UK premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on May 15, 2023, in London, England. CNN — Eleven-year-old Leah Murphy feels empowered by Halle Bailey’s star role as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.”
The film, which features several young Black surfers, promotes the chain’s new Happy Meals inspired by the live-action version of The Little Mermaid. Just days before The Little Mermaid live-action film premieres on May 26, McDonald’s has rolled out a national commercial promoting its limited-edition Happy Meals, which offer eight different toys inspired by the […]
She was born into a musical family. OutKast, Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild rang throughout their Atlanta home, and she gravitated to jazz artists like Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Halle and Chloe Bailey, now 24, performed around the city for anyone who would listen. They were persistent —“Can we sing for you?” she remembered […]
Photo-Illustration: Vulture. Photos: Disney When the trailer for The Little Mermaid live-action remake came out last year, reaction videos of Black little girls watching Halle Bailey as Ariel went viral. Bailey recently talked about the importance of her casting to Good Morning America: “I mean, we deserve to have representation where we can look and […]
What the new Little Mermaid adaptation means for Black children. (Image: Illustration by Aurélia Durand for Yahoo) “Boy, was I obsessed!” Mary Jorge says of seeing The Little Mermaid in the movie theater with her family for the first time back in 1989. “It feels like just yesterday. … I can’t believe it’s been over […]
The “mermaid expert” at the University of California, Riverside, says the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey “matters for little black girls who can see themselves on the screen.” Jalondra Davis, an assistant professor of English at the university, says that a black actress portraying the lead mermaid, Ariel, in the upcoming