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While promoting her new film Priscilla, director Sofia Coppola is opening up about the movies she passed on in the past which includes the final Twilight film and a live-action version of The Little Mermaid. Coppola was in talks to helm the final film in the Twilight saga which the studio split into…

The Little Mermaid seems to have made a splash with its Disney+ debut. After hitting the streaming service on September 6, the live-action adaptation tallied 16M views in its first five days, according to Disney. That makes it the most-viewed premiere on the platform since Hocus Pocus 2. A view…

A veteran special effects artist is suing for £150,000 ($191,000) over an injury sustained on set of Disney feature The Little Mermaid at Pinewood Studios. According to the Evening Standard, model maker Christine Overs fell and broke her wrist when part of the set gave way in October 2020. The film…

Disney's live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid is hitting Disney+ on Sept. 6, after a very hearty 103 theatrical window. The Little Mermaid debuted over the four-day Memorial Day weekend to $118.8M domestic. Worldwide it had a $164M start. The pic, directed by Rob Marshall, grossed…

UPDATE: Disney/Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is off to a disappointing start with a $130M global opening. Of that, $70M is from 52 international box office markets as the the fifth installment in the beloved 42-year-old franchise came in below projections. Anthony has run down the…

CAA returned to Ojai to celebrate and discuss diversity, intersectionality and social justice initiatives across the entertainment industry as part of the agency’s sixth annual CAA Amplify summit. Organized by a multicultural staff of CAA agents and executives, the daylong event Tuesday featured…

Disney has given the green light to an animated series for preschoolers Disney Junior’s Ariel inspired by The Little Mermaid. The new series follows a young Ariel and features some fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions. Disney…

SUNDAY UPDATE: In 68 overseas markets, Paramount/Skydance/Hasbro's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has pounced on a $110M opening weekend. Combined with domestic, that gives the Autobots and Maximals a global debut of $170.5M, coming in ahead of projections. The Steven Caple Jr-directed franchise reboot…

UPDATED Sunday AM: After a Saturday of $19.3M, -25% from Friday, Paramount/Skydance/Hasbro’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has taken the weekend with $60.5M. This despite Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse winning Saturday with $21.2M, +26% over Friday, for a second weekend of…

UPDATE: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has swung to a $208.6M global opening. This is extra remarkable as it marks Sony's biggest animated launch of all time. The international box office debut was $88.1M, ahead of early projections and 2.8x Spider-Man…

The Little Mermaid has been criticized by a prominent media diversity advocate for failing to acknowledge the horrors of slavery in the Caribbean. Marcus Ryder, an influential British campaigner who also chairs the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, celebrated the casting of Halle Bailey but took issue…

In a rare situation for a Disney tentpole, particularly a live-action title based on a treasured classic animated musical, The Little Mermaid looks to bank more at the domestic box office ultimately than overseas, with $300M-$350M U.S./Canada to $260M abroad. Related…