Ariel’s character animator Glen Keane told the Imagineers who were making the 迪士尼 theme park dark ride based on The Little Mermaid (1989) that Ariel’s hair should be treated as a separate character.
A villain who has the power to look like anyone, but chooses to be a white-haired half-octopus with drag queen-inspired makeup? That’s a diva worth celebrating, three decades since she was first onscreen.
Halle Bailey is ready to explore the fathoms below. Today, Walt 迪士尼 Studios announced the actress has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.
Simply put, the 2160p transfer on the UHD disc is stunning. Having watched this film in various formats over the years, it gets harder to imagine large improvements in quality, but this release is on an entirely new level.