A famous example is Marge Champion, the reference model for Snow White. To celebrate 35 years of The Little Mermaid, I reached out to Ariel's reference model, Sherri Stoner, to hear how she and ...

Ariel saves the life of her love interest, Prince Eric, stands up to her tyrant father, and dares to face the Sea Witch. She has a genuine interest in something besides domestic skills: studying ...

To bring Disney’s iconic mermaid princess Ariel to life in “The Little Mermaid ... “We made it to scale and 3D silk-screened the tail and painted onto that so you could get the nuance ...

Here, his judgment is similarly uneven: Enlisting Bailey as the adventurous, headstrong mermaid Ariel was his most controversial decision, but also a stroke of pure inspiration; other casting choi ...

Halle Bailey’s groundbreaking casting as Princess Ariel in Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ remake was met with a racist backlash on social media. Feb. 23, 2023 It opens with the harrowing storm ...

Now Ariel and her pals have been given a live-action makeover. Critic Bob Mondello says the new "Little Mermaid" is a throwback, too. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: You loved Ariel as a kid, when she was a ...

Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." The Little Mermaid, a live-action remake of the classic 1989 Disney animated film, opens in theaters on May 26, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel ...

Disney has given the green light to an animated series for preschoolers Disney Junior‘s Ariel inspired by The Little Mermaid. The new series follows a young Ariel and features some fan-favorite ...