No Trailer for Little Mermaid - Fans Enrage
Fans are upset that the Little Mermaid teaser didn't debut at the Super Bowl. The movie is the most recent in Disney's line-up of live-action adaptations of its iconic animated works. With new songs by Moana, Encanto, and Hamilton icon Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie, which stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, is a fresh interpretation of the 1989 Howard Ashman and Alan Menken musical that was inspired by the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
Many new trailers for forthcoming movies debuted during the Super Bowl LVII broadcast, including those for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The Little Mermaid from 2023 was not one of them, which caused a fan backlash to erupt online. Some people regretted watching the game at all, while others bemoaned the movies that were broadcast rather than the Disney musical.
This Little Mermaid fanaticism is probably the result of a variety of factors. The first is the original movie's continuing appeal. It is a contemporary jewel in the company's animated collection that has captivated young viewers for decades. It debuted at the start of the Disney Renaissance, which also gave rise to newly minted masterpieces like beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin, and The lion King.