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The Little Mermaid is 1 of the astir talked-about movies successful a agelong time. The Halle Bailey film came retired May 26 and has already made a immense splash with fans, galore of whom are calling it 1 of Disney’s champion live-action remakes yet. So, does that mean determination volition beryllium a sequel? There’s decidedly a chance! Here’s what you request to cognize about The Little Mermaid 2.
Is There Going To Be A Sequel To The Little Mermaid
Disney has not announced plans for The Little Mermaid 2. At least, not yet. The archetypal 1989 animated movie had some a sequel and a prequel, and manager Rob Marshall addressed if that could hap with his 2023 live-action movie.
Halle Bailey successful ‘The Little Mermaid’ (Photo: Disney)
“I cognize determination person been the prequels and sequels to the animated movie – like, the straight-to-video benignant of things, you know?” helium said successful an interview. “It’s a classical communicative that has a batch of characters and a batch of absorbing stories. I bash deliberation it’s close for definite things,” Rob added. “But you person to spot however a movie plays, and however it does… I deliberation there’s ever accidental to find stories wrong stories. That’s ever a fantastic thing.”
There person been immoderate examples of Disney live-action remakes getting sequels. Alice successful Wonderland and Maleficent had follow-up films. The Lion King‘s prequel film is coming retired July 5, 2024. Cruella and Mulan some person sequels that are successful the works.
Cast & Crew On The Little Mermaid 2
The entire Little Mermaid cast would apt instrumentality for the sequel, with 1 glaring exception. Melissa McCarthy‘s Ursula dies successful the film, truthful she’s improbable to travel back. So, arsenic agelong arsenic the actors are interested, the sequel would apt prima Halle Bailey arsenic Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King arsenic Prince Eric, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian the crab, Jacob Tremblay arsenic Flounder the fish, Javier Bardem arsenic King Triton, Awkwafina as Scuttle, and Noma Dumezweni arsenic Queen Seline.
Melissa McCarthy successful ‘The Little Mermaid’ (Photo: Disney)
Rob Marshall directed the live-action flick, but helium hasn’t said whether oregon not he’d instrumentality to enactment connected a sequel. The film is amazing, truthful it would beryllium specified a dainty if Rob stays with the franchise.
The Little Mermaid 2 History
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea was the 2000 animated sequel to the 1989 film. The sequel was a direct-to-video release, meaning it didn’t travel retired successful theaters. It takes spot 12 years aft the events of the archetypal movie, and is each astir Ariel and Eric’s daughter, Melody, who is forbidden from exploring the sea. The movie was followed-up by 2008’s The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, an animated prequel to the archetypal movie, that was besides released direct-to-video. It’s astir Ariel erstwhile she’s younger pursuing her mother’s death. The Little Mermaid animated franchise besides launched a TV bid that aired for 3 seasons connected CBS successful the 1990s. Jodi Benson voiced Ariel successful each the animated projects.
How Did The Little Mermaid End?
Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King successful ‘The Little Mermaid’ (Photo: Disney)
The Little Mermaid culminates successful an epic conflict nether the sea. Ursula is defeated and King Triton is resurrected and reunites with Ariel. Ariel returns to the sea, but she’s not truly blessed and misses Eric. Triton knows Ariel’s bosom lies connected land, truthful helium transforms Ariel into a quality permanently. Ariel and Eric reunite. They get joined and unite their people. Ariel and Eric embark connected a caller travel unneurotic arsenic they acceptable sail to find uncharted territory. As they leave, King Triton bids Ariel farewell on with the remainder of Ariel and Eric’s loved ones. The movie has a precise conclusive ending, but Ariel’s communicative is ne'er truly over.
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