Disney’s remake of The Little Mermaid has gotten its official rating. The film has been rated PG for “action/peril and some scary images,” per FilmRatings.com. Of course, it’s not exactly a surprise for the movie to be given this rating, as it’s a Disney movie that needs to be appropriate for young children. But the switch to live-action did result in the new Little Mermaid going up a step higher compared to the animated versions of Ariel’s adventures at Disney, as the previous movies were rated G.
Halle Bailey plays Ariel in the new film, with her casting generating a lot of discussion online. While there have been some social media complaints from fans of the Disney cartoon unhappy about the change in the fictional mermaid’s skin color, others have been sold on Bailey in the role after seeing her sing “Part of Your World” in a teaser trailer. Bailey recently said how she’s no longer nervous about playing the high-pressure part.
“I don’t feel pressure anymore,” she told E! News. “I think that before I started filming, I did feel some nerves naturally because the film is important to so many people.”
Rob Marshall directs the film using a screenplay by David Magee and Jane Goldman. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken provide new music for the film. Along with Bailey, the cast includes Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Art Malik as Grimsby, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Awkwafina as Scuttle.
