MOSCOW, 13 Mar. Disney has released the trailer for The Little Mermaid, starring a black actress. The video appeared on the YouTube channel of the company.
The video showed footage of the shipwreck, the rescue of Prince Eric by the little mermaid, the main character's conflict with her father because of her interest in people, a deal with the sea witch and Ariel's adventures on earth.
According to the plot of the picture, the little mermaid saved the prince after the shipwreck. Ariel fell in love with a young man and made a pact with the witch Ursula to get to earth. She traded her voice for human legs.
The roles in the film were played by Holly Bailey (the little mermaid Ariel), John Hauer-King (Prince Eric), Melissa McCarthy (the witch Ursula), Javier Bardem (the little mermaid's father Triton).
The film was directed by Rob Marshall, who worked on the films «Memoirs of a Geisha» and «Chicago».
Earlier, the teaser for «The Little Mermaid» scored nine million views in two days. In addition, he received more than 300 thousand likes.