Disney’s Little Mermaid trailer makes a splash at the 2023 Oscars

Check out the trailer below for live action Little Mermaid,Finally, we see more of Ariel’s undersea world. The big question is: Why? The ocean is the ultimate rule.

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in the remake. Previous teasers for the live action remake have spotlighted Bailey’s powerhouse vocals in “Part of Your World” and given a rapid-fire glimpse at the movie, but this is the first one to actually reveal more of the movie we know and love — and more of the changes in this new retelling. Ariel saves Eric in a shipwreck rescue, and it looks incredibly intense.

Of course, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it — which is why the iconic moment of Ariel triumphantly breaching onto a rock with waves crashing around her is still front and center.

Bailey will play Ariel in the live action. Little Mermaid stars Melissa McCarthy as conniving sea witch Ursula, Javier Bardem as overprotective King Triton, and Jonah Hauer-King as the dashing Prince Eric, with Daveed Diggs voicing musical crab Sebastian, Awkwafina voicing zany seagull Scuttle, and Jacob Tremblay voicing Flounder, Ariel’s best fishy friend.

Rob Marshall directed the filmInto the Woods(with new music by Lin Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken). The Little MermaidThe movie opens in theaters May 26.