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Filming was originally scheduled to begin in London between late March and early April 2020; however, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [57] [58] [59] [60] Set photos at Pinewood Studios in London, England leaked a few weeks after the production was shut down, it showed aerial images featuring Prince Eric's ship as well as indoor images of what seemed to be his castle. On July 29, 2020, based on a social media post, Jacob Tremblay began recording his lines for the film. [61] Filming was scheduled to re-commence on August 10, 2020. [62] Kit, Borys (July 1, 2019). "Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina in Talks for Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019 . Retrieved July 1, 2019. Chapman, Wilson ( September 9, 2022). " 'The Little Mermaid' First Look: Halle Bailey Debuts Her Version of 'Part of Your World' to an Enchanted D23 Crowd". Variety. Gajewski, Ryan (September 16, 2022). "Trevor Noah Rips Racist 'Little Mermaid' Criticism: "We're Doing This Again?" ". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022 . Retrieved September 16, 2022. Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron. "Disney Suspends Film Production Amid Coronavirus Concerns". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2020.

During Eric's conversation with Ariel, he tells her about constellations such as Orion the Hunter and Aries the Ram. When Eric tells Ariel about Aries, Ariel gestures to replace the "S" with an "L" so that Eric can remember her name due to Ariel being unable to talk after she gave her voice to Ursula. Eric does not mention any constellations in the original film, as he just asks what Ariel's name is just before Sebastian whispers to Eric's ear.

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Ariel is a teenage mermaid with an insatiable curiosity for human culture and the surface world, despite the fact she has never seen it, as her father Triton, ruler of the ocean kingdom of Atlantica, has forbidden merpeople from visiting the surface world after Ariel's mother Athena was killed by a human. Ariel finds solace in human objects she finds, with support from her friends, Flounder, a sergeant major and Scuttle, the gannet. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 31, 2023). " 'Little Mermaid' Swimming Against Strong Tides At Overseas Box Office, Leaving Break-Even In Question". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023 . Retrieved June 8, 2023. Chitwood, Adam (January 26, 2021). " 'The Little Mermaid' Star Daveed Diggs Says He Did More Research for Sebastian Than for Any Other Role in His Career". Collider.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021 . Retrieved February 11, 2021. Suleiman, Nadine (September 12, 2023). "Movie Ranker - United States, September 8-10". Whip Media. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023 . Retrieved September 15, 2023. Malkin, Marc (May 2, 2023). " 'The Little Mermaid': Inside Rob Marshall's Private Screening With Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023 . Retrieved May 4, 2023.

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Ursula states that she has been banished from Triton's kingdom for 15 years. This is a likely in-joke to the 15 year gap between the remake and the original film's prequel, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. The film debuted atop the chart of the ten most popular films on Fandango’s transactional digital service Vudu during the week of July 30, 2023. [122] [123] It topped the VOD charts on iTunes and Google Play the same week. [124] [125] Disney announced that The Little Mermaid had 16 million views in the five days following its release on Disney+, becoming the most watched film on the platform during the week of its premiere since Hocus Pocus 2 (2022); Disney defined views as total stream time divided by runtime. [126] The film topped Official Charts Company's Official Film Chart in the United Kingdom during the week of August 2, 2023, [127] [128] and during the week of August 9, 2023. [129] [130] According to Whip Media's TV Time, The Little Mermaid was the most streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of September 8 to September 10, 2023. [131] [132] Reception Pre-release This is Jacob Tremblay's second voice role for a Disney film after voicing Luca Paguro in Pixar's Luca.