Scuttle discovers Ursula disguised as Vanessa in her bedroom in this film. In the original movie, Scuttle discovers Ursula's disguise as Vanessa in a dressing room on the ship during the wedding ceremony. Ariel in this version is more loyal to the rules against going up to the surface than the one in the original, but she still maintains her curiosity.

In the original film, Ariel leaves before the final chorus. In this film, she disappears a few seconds before the song ends. Major, Michael (January 10, 2023). "Photos: THE LITTLE MERMAID Books Give New Look at Upcoming Live Action Remake". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023 . Retrieved April 17, 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. Also, in the original film, it's ambiguous as to what Ariel's sisters think of humans; in this film, they share Triton's prejudiced attitudes towards the human race.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. In the original film, she was lured into Ursula's lair by talking about it with Flotsam and Jetsam, but in the remake, Flotsam and Jetsam go into Ariel's grotto and shows her the face of Ursula where she communicates with her and decides to meet her to become human. The Little Mermaid Remake Director Teases "Massive" Under the Sea Number". Thewrap. February 9, 2023. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023 . Retrieved February 9, 2023. Michaelsen, Shannen (January 21, 2023). "Walt Disney World Hiring Ariel Character Look-Alikes to Portray Halle Bailey's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid' – WDW News Today". WDW News Today. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023 . Retrieved January 21, 2023.

Alan Menken (left) returned as the film's composer and co-wrote new songs alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda (right) Due to Pinocchio and Peter Pan & Wendy being switched to Disney+ releases, this is the first exclusive theatrically-released live-action film based off of a Disney Animated Canon movie since Cruella. a b "Lin Manuel Miranda spills details on 'The Little Mermaid' remake on Oscar's red carpet". Archived from the original on February 14, 2020 . Retrieved February 14, 2020. Legacy, Spencer (August 7, 2023). "The Little Mermaid Disney+ Release Date Set for Live-Action Remake". Comingsoon.net. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023 . Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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May 22, Maureen Lee Lenker; EDT, 2023 at 09:00am. "Halle Bailey sings her way to stardom in 'The Little Mermaid' ". EW.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023 . Retrieved May 23, 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) Geisinger, Gabriella (July 2, 2019). "The Little Mermaid cast: These stars in talks for the Disney remake – who will be in it?". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019 . Retrieved July 3, 2019. On February 17, 2022, during a podcast interview with Variety, Miranda revealed that one of the new songs for the live-action film, "For the First Time", will take place when Ariel is on land in her human form. He also revealed that star Daveed Diggs might rap in the film. This was confirmed later on March 31, 2023, by Menken, revealing the title of the new rap song as "The Scuttlebutt". He described it as a "harebrained" song for Scuttle and Sebastian "...trying to figure out what's going on because they hear rumors that the prince has decided to marry. They think it must be Ariel but of course it's Ursula in the form of Vanessa. It's all this delicious imagination. Lin's lyrics are to die for." [92] [93] [94] [95]

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