
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.

Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, an anxious yet noble tropical fish who is Ariel's best friend.

Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, a loyal crab and King Triton's trusted servant and court composer who watches over Ariel.Kajsa Mohammar as Karina, a new character for the film.Lorena Andrea as Perla, a new character for the film.Jude Akuwudike as Grimsby, Eric's loyal butler and confidant, who sees to it that Eric finds the right girl to marry.Javier Bardem as King Triton, Ariel's overprotective father and the King of Atlantica, who is prejudiced against humans.


