Members cassadine1991 Posted November 7, 2015 Members Share Posted November 7, 2015 Sofia Coppola will no longer direct Universal and Working Titles' The Little Mermaid movie due to creative differences. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sofia-coppola-exits-little-mermaid-799251 Chloe Moretz has signed on to star in Universal's live-action Little Mermaid film. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chloe-moretz-star-little-mermaid-837957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'm sick of Chloe Grace Moretz and I don't think she'll be a good Ariel. Also, how do you shoot a live action movie that takes place underwater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 CGI. Its not like they are actually going to be acting underwater. I mean there will be to some degree but its 2015. There are tons of cinematic tricks to make that happen. I wouldnt be surprised if more emphasis is placed on Ariel as a human, therefore limiting the time needed for the underwater segments, which really serves to set up the plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 It's more than likely that they will literally have them acting underwater. This technology from GOBLET OF FIRE below is over 10 years old but it's probably the best way to capture that kind of environment for a lot of the stuff, unless some new way has been found. And, like Cheap said, they'll cheat whatever they can and most likely she'll quickly become human. I would hate if it's ALL CGI. The fakeness will be very apparent. From 1:20-5:27. Really fascinating stuff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 But see, the most interesting parts of the movie, for me, are the underwater bits and I just feel like it's going to look quite fake no matter how they do it. Maybe I'm just pissed because this is my favorite disney movie of all time and I think Chloe is an AWFUL choice for Ariel. Her old strong jawed self is a good actress but she's not a Disney princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 LOL! I agree -- my fave stuff is when the mermaid is a mermaid! I am holding out hope they'll do it well because TLM is one of my favorites as well. As for Chloe, I haven't really seen her in much. I don't automatically see her as physically fitting the Ariel role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllMyDaysatGH Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 It's going to look like (and be) sh!t Can they please make a live action Aladdin movie already though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted November 9, 2015 Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yeah I used to want a live action Little Mermaid movie(Disney or Hans Christian Anderson) but then I realized it would be too hard to do the underwater scenes and would probably look closer to the Fairie Tale Theatre episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 I hear they are making one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted November 12, 2015 Members Share Posted November 12, 2015 The underwater part has me a bit perplexed too . I like The Little Mermaid and all, but personally, I'm a MUCH bigger fan of Beauty and the Beast, so I'm looking forward to that live action adaptation a LOT more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted December 9, 2015 Members Share Posted December 9, 2015 EXCUSE YOU??? Apparently, the Mermaid won't have red hair. (because it's not the Disney version darlings, but the Andersen book). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-cG4KntOHM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 10, 2015 Members Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm already over these live-action remakes. Moretz is an awful choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted December 10, 2015 Members Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skin Posted December 21, 2015 Members Share Posted December 21, 2015 People are really upset about her hair not being red, but I would be more concerned about this version being the Hans version, that is pretty much a nightmare personified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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