The "The Little Mermaid" trailer starring Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy received 108 million views in just 24 hours.
Within just 24 hours of its release, the first trailer for Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy's The Little Mermaid has received more than 108 million views across the globe.
Ankush Pandey
New Delhi: India: With over 108 million views of its first full trailer in the first 24 hours of release, Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid" has set a new record for the studio. On March 12, the trailer debuted at the Academy Awards, with Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy introducing it. McCarthy plays the evil Ursula, and Bailey plays Ariel.
The film stars Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, and Jonah Hauer-King in co-starring roles. It was directed by Rob Marshall. The story of a mermaid who longs to join the human world is told in the movie, which features four new songs and updated versions of the original music.
The Little Mermaid is scheduled to open in theaters over Memorial Day. Alan Menken will be back to update the score and write a new song with Lin-Manuel Miranda's lyrics. In 2019, Bailey, best known for her work in the R&B duo Chloe x Halle, was cast in her biggest role yet.
Over the past ten years, live-action remakes of Disney's animated classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King have all grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. Snow White and Lilo & Stitch are two other remakes in the works, as is a Lion King prequel called Mufasa: Barry Jenkins is the director of The Lion King.
The Little Mermaid debuted at the Oscars and quickly rose to the top spot on Twitter. 2 nightly trend, and the trailer also rose to YouTube's No. 1 video that is trending worldwide.
