Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides director Rob Marshall is reportedly Disney's top choice to direct the studio's upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
As reported by Deadline, Marshall has been offered the film and will make his decision after the holiday season. In addition to helming the fourth Pirates film, Marshall is the director behind the Oscar-winning 2002 musical Chicago, as well as 2014's Into the Woods and the upcoming 2018 Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns.
Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid remake will reportedly feature new songs by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. Word of a potential remake surfaced last year. In May of 2016, Disney executives were reportedly "in the early stages of reviving" the classic fairy tale.
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As reported by Deadline, Marshall has been offered the film and will make his decision after the holiday season. In addition to helming the fourth Pirates film, Marshall is the director behind the Oscar-winning 2002 musical Chicago, as well as 2014's Into the Woods and the upcoming 2018 Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns.
Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid remake will reportedly feature new songs by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. Word of a potential remake surfaced last year. In May of 2016, Disney executives were reportedly "in the early stages of reviving" the classic fairy tale.
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