Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric and Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.Picture: Disney
The mermaid (and merman) of the second is perhaps popping up on screens proper now in Barbie, however Disney want to remind you that The Little Mermaid additionally got here out this 12 months. In the event you didn’t make it to the theater to see Halle Bailey’s star-making flip because the live-action Ariel and also you’ve been holding out for Disney+, excellent news: it debuts there September 6.
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Based on a Disney press launch, the streaming arrival brings with it bonus content material, together with King Triton (Javier Bardem)’s efficiency of the music “Inconceivable Baby,” written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, plus “Passing the Dinglehopper” (a characteristic that’s accessible elsewhere, described as follows: “Ariel met Ariel when Halle Bailey labored with Jodi Benson—the voice of Ariel within the unique animated film—who seems in a intelligent cameo within the live-action movie”), and the self-explanatory “Underneath the Sea – Track Breakdown.”
So the place does this launch fall amongst The Little Mermaid’s different post-theatrical arrivals? The Little Mermaid is now accessible on digital platforms, with its Disney+ debut on September 6; it hits bodily media (together with DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K) September 19.
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