The latest clip from The Little Mermaid offers our first look at the live-action remake's take on "Kiss the Girl," an iconic song from the 1989 animated classic that's been generating a surprising amount of controversy lately.
Lin-Manuel Miranda was reportedly asked to make some changes to the song in order to show Prince Eric obtaining Ariel's consent before locking lips with her, but unless we're missing something, it sounds very much the same here. Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle all seem pretty keen for him to plant a kiss on the mermaid, anyway!
The most important thing, of course, is that the song sounds great. However, complaints from CinemaCon of the visuals being a little too dark and murky definitely seem warranted based on this footage.
Check out this new clip from The Little Mermaid below:
In The Little Mermaid, the youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart.
She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
The Little Mermaid stars singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel, Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder, Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina, with Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
Helmed by filmmaker Rob Marshall, the movie opens in theaters on May 26, 2023.