The Little Mermaid
Animated Disney film
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| 2025 | Nordic Premiere of the musical 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch' takes place in Sweden, marking the show's first performance in the Nordic region. |
| 2024 | The London theatrical run of the musical continued, extending the production's engagement with audiences through the year. |
| 2024 | Studio Cast Recording of the musical was produced, documenting the musical's performances and musical numbers. |
| July 14 2024 | The Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch UK Tour concluded at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, completing its nationwide performance schedule. |
| June 27 2024 | The 'Ariel' animated series premiered on Disney Junior, continuing the story of the character from the 2023 live-action film. |
| June 14 2024 | The Original Studio Cast recording for Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch was released digitally by Wildpark Entertainment. |
| March 16 2024 | Nominated for Outstanding Actress (Halle Bailey) and Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album at the NAACP Image Awards. |
| March 10 2024 | Gary, the Australian labradoodle (Max, the Old English Sheepdog), won the Blockbuster Bowser award at The Fidos Awards. |
| February 22 2024 | The Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch UK Tour launched at The Lowry in Salford, beginning its theatrical run. |
| February 18 2024 | Received multiple nominations at the People's Choice Awards, including Movie of the Year, Female Movie Star of the Year (Halle Bailey), and Movie Performance of the Year (Melissa McCarthy). |
| February 17 2024 | Nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production at the Annie Awards, with Pablo Grillo, Kayn Garcia, Ferran Casas, Stuart Ellis, and Joseph Lewis acknowledged. |
| February 17 2024 | The London Run of 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch' concludes at Southwark Playhouse Elephant after a two-month performance period. |
| February 13 2024 | Received a nomination for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film at the Set Decorators Society of America Awards, with Gordon Sim and John Myhre recognized. |
| February 8 2024 | Characters from The Little Mermaid (Ariel, Eric, Ursula, Triton) and an Atlantica-themed map are introduced in the sixth season of the kart racing game Disney Speedstorm. |
| February 4 2024 | The Saturn Awards nominated the film for Best Fantasy Film, with additional nominations for Melissa McCarthy (Best Supporting Actress), Halle Bailey (Best Younger Actor), and Alan Menken (Best Music). |
| January 16 2024 | The film received nominations at the Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance (Halle Bailey) and Outstanding Soundtrack. |
| January 12 2024 | Wildpark Entertainment released 'Le Petite Albume', a mini album/EP for the musical 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch', featuring 3 promotional songs: 'Suckin' on You', 'Unfortunate', and 'Ask the Girl'. |
| 2023 | The soundtrack peaked at #21 on the US Billboard 200 chart. |
| 2023 | The soundtrack reached #15 on the UK Album Downloads chart. |
| 2023 | King Triton from the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid was featured as a character in the Disney Mirrorverse video game |
| 2023 | The film became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2023 in the United States and Canada. |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid soundtrack album was released, achieving significant chart success in the United States and United Kingdom. It peaked at #1 on the US Top Soundtracks (Billboard) chart and #3 on the UK Soundtrack Albums chart. |
| 2023 | Journalists retrospectively highlight the show's character Gabriella, a deaf mermaid of color, in connection with the live-action remake's casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel. |
| 2023 | UK Tour and London Run begins with Shawna Hamic taking the role of Ursula, River Medway as Ariel, Thomas Lowe as Triton, and continuing with Jamie Mawson as Eric |
| 2023 | A live-action film adaptation was released, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey. |
| December 14 2023 | Halle Bailey was nominated for Best Newcomer at the North Texas Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 8 2023 | The musical 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch' begins its London Run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, presenting an alternative narrative about Ursula from The Little Mermaid. |
| November 15 2023 | The film received multiple nominations at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, including Original Song nominations for Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'For The First Time' and 'Wild Uncharted Waters', a Best Song – Onscreen Performance nomination for Halle Bailey, and a Music Themed Film nomination. |
| September 19 2023 | The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD. |
| September 8 2023 | An outtake of 'Impossible Child', performed by Javier Bardem, was released as a digital single. |
| September 6 2023 | The film was released on Disney+, gaining 16 million views in the first five days. |
| August 2023 | Special effects artist Christine Overs filed a lawsuit against the film's producers regarding an on-set accident that resulted in a broken wrist, seeking compensation of 150,000 euros (US$190,000). |
| August 25 2023 | A sing-along edition of the film was released in theaters. |
| August 18 2023 | Halle Bailey won Best Actress In A Motion Picture at The Bulletin Awards, and the film won Film of the Year. |
| June 2023 | Disney Junior announced a CGI-animated spin-off television series titled 'Ariel', featuring a young version of the main character inspired by Halle Bailey's portrayal. |
| June 29 2023 | The film was nominated for Best Original Score at the Golden Trailer Awards for the track 'Above' by Level Up AV. |
| May 2023 | The Little Mermaid was released in theaters during Memorial Day weekend, grossing $118.8 million over the four-day opening frame and becoming the fifth highest Memorial Day opening in history. |
| May 2023 | In its first day of release, the film earned $38 million, including $10.3 million from Thursday night previews. |
| May 2023 | Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King expressed interest in potentially reprising their roles if Disney decides to adapt the animated sequel 'The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea' into a live-action film. |
| May 2023 | Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times published an editorial criticizing Disney's casting as 'forced inclusion of minorities'. |
| May 2023 | /Film writer Vanessa Armstrong critically reviewed the film's romantic narrative, highlighting problematic themes of self-sacrifice for a potential partner. |
| May 26 2023 | The live-action remake of The Little Mermaid is released in theaters. |
| May 26 2023 | The film was released in the United States, eventually grossing over $569 million worldwide. |
| May 26 2023 | Physical CD and vinyl release of The Little Mermaid (2023) soundtrack, along with a deluxe edition featuring the complete original score, released by Walt Disney Records. |
| May 26 2023 | Live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid is released, with Alan Menken returning as composer and new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also served as a co-producer. |
| May 19 2023 | Director Rob Marshall revealed how his previous work on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides influenced the visual effects and CGI techniques used in creating underwater characters for The Little Mermaid, particularly for Ariel, her sisters, and King Triton. |
| May 19 2023 | The soundtrack album was released digitally by Walt Disney Records. |
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