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Disney is leaving no stone unturned to promote its upcoming film The Little Mermaid which is set to release on Friday, May 26, 2023. The story of the film revolves around a mermaid princess named Ariel and her friends. The Disney princess' friends, Sebastian the crab, Scuttle the northern gannet, and Flounder the tropical fish never leave Ariel's side. The upcoming film will feature all these beloved characters.
Sebastian is known for his fierce loyalty and service to Ariel's father, King Triton. The crab is also Ariel's guardian angel. Although Scuttle is one of Ariel's close friends, he has a tendency of displaying foolishness. Flounder is Ariel's kind-hearted best friend. He is mostly anxious but Ariel trusts him more than anybody else.
The film recently released a new poster featuring these characters but received severe backlash on Twitter. Fans of the original Disney film weren't too happy about the new poster and one fan even went on to call it "lifeless and dull."
The Little Mermaid new poster: Fans call it
Controversies don't seem to leave The Little Mermaid's side as fans are now disappointed with the film's new poster featuring Sebastian, Scuttle, and Flounder. Fans are reacting to the poster of the film that was shared by Discussing Film.
Unfortunately, fans were thoroughly unimpressed by the poster. They said that it seemed like the creators had butchered some of the most beloved cartoon characters.
Fans on Twitter call this poster boring, uninspired, and dull. They said that they weren't pleased that the creators changed the features of some of the original characters. Others stated that they thought that someone with hardly any experience edited the poster.
They even thought that the poster was unfinished and that of an aquarium.
The Little Mermaid synopsis
Directed by Rob Marshall, the film follows the exploits of a mermaid princess named Ariel, who wants to experience the joy of living on land with humans.
According to the official synopsis, The Little Mermaid is the story of Ariel, King Triton's youngest and most defiant daughter. She is a beautiful, spirited mermaid with a "thirst for adventure. Ariel wants to find out more about the world beyond the sea and when she visits the surface of the earth, she falls in love with Prince Eric.
The synopsis adds that although mermaids are "forbidden to interact with humans," Ariel decides to follow her heart. She strikes up a deal with Ursula, the evil sea witch. This deal will allow the mermaid a chance to experience life on land. However, it will also place Ariel's life and King Triton's crown in jeopardy.
Halle Bailey will portray Ariel in the movie. Sebastian is voiced by American actor/rapper Daveed Diggs, Flounder by Jacob Tremblay, and Scuttle by Awkwafina.
The original Scuttle was a male seagull who gave inaccurate descriptions of human objects that Ariel found. While the character's traits have been left unchanged, the male seagull was changed to a northern gannet, in order to capture it in underwater scenes.
The Little Mermaid will be theatrically released in the United States on May 26, 2023
