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The Little Mermaid ( 2018 film ) - wikipedia The Little Mermaid ( 2018 film ) Jump to : navigation , search This article is about the upcoming film . For other pages with similar names , see The Little Mermaid ( disambiguation ) . <Th_colspan="2"> The Little Mermaid Directed by Blake Harris Chris Bouchard Produced by Armando Gutierrez Robert Molloy Written by Blake Harris Starring William Moseley Poppy Drayton Loreto Peralta Armando Gutierrez Shirley MacLaine Music by Jeremy Rubolino Cinematography Neil Oseman Edited by Colleen Halsey Richard Halsey Distributed by Netflix Language English The Little Mermaid is an upcoming live - action fantasy - adventure film loosely based on the original Hans Christian Andersen novel of the same name . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Marketing and release 5 References 6 External links Plot ( edit ) The story starts with an old grandmother telling her granddaughters the story of The Little Mermaid . Despite their young age , the girls do n't believe in the story , until their grandmother tells them a tale of her own . Years ago , a young reporter named Cam Harrison who had failed to earn a living sets out in search of a good story accompanied by his younger sister , Elle . There , they go to a circus and encounter a mermaid trapped in a tank . They are further amazed when the mermaid appears before them as a young woman with legs . The duo soon learn of a prophecy about a little girl born on land , blessed with the heart of a mermaid . With this ancient prophecy come to life in Elle , they are further entangled in a sinister plot of a wizard who wishes to keep the soul of the mermaid and convert it to power . Cast ( edit ) William Moseley as Cam Harrison , a reporter . Loreto Peralta as Elle , an orphan and Cam 's younger sister . Poppy Drayton as Elizabeth , the mermaid . Armando Gutierrez as Locke , the wizard who has enslaved the little mermaid . Shirley MacLaine as Eloise , an eccentric woman who has intimate knowledge of the story of The Little Mermaid Diahann Carroll William Forsythe Gina Gershon Claire Crosby as one of the little granddaughters Production ( edit ) The film was originally titled A Little Mermaid . Filming took place in Georgia , in 2016 . Marketing and release ( edit ) A trailer for the film debuted in March 2017 and generated over 30 million views in two weeks time . In May 2017 , it was reported that the film had been picked up for distribution by Netflix and would debut on the streaming service sometime during summer 2018 . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Pederson , Erik ( March 29 , 2016 ) . `` ' A Little Mermaid ' Beckons William Moseley , Three Others '' . Deadline . ^ Jump up to : Ge , Linda ( February 23 , 2016 ) . `` ' Shannara Chronicles ' Star Poppy Drayton to Star in Indie ' A Little Mermaid ' '' . TheWrap . ^ Jump up to : McNary , Dave ( February 23 , 2016 ) . `` Shirley MacLaine Starring in ' A Little Mermaid ' Movie '' . Variety . Jump up ^ `` Watch the first trailer for the new live - action version of ' The Little Mermaid ' '' . NME. 2017 - 03 - 10 . Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 26 . Jump up ^ Streeter , Leslie Gray ( May 31 , 2017 ) . `` How did Boca Raton model get role in Netflix 's ' The Little Mermaid ' ? '' . The Palm Beach Post . Retrieved June 10 , 2017 . External links ( edit ) The Little Mermaid on IMDb Official website <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid '' Films The Daydreamer ( 1966 ) The Little Mermaid ( 1968 ) Hans Christian Andersen 's The Little Mermaid ( 1975 ) The Little Mermaid ( 1976 Czech film ) The Little Mermaid ( 1976 Russian film ) The Little Mermaid ( 1992 ) Mermaid ( 2007 ) The Little Mermaid ( 2018 ) Television Mahō no Mako - chan ( 1970 ) Adventures of the Little Mermaid ( 1991 ) The Idle Mermaid ( 2014 ) Other The Little Mermaid ( statue ) Mermaids The Lure Disney franchise Films The Little Mermaid ( 1989 ) The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea ( 2000 ) The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( 2008 ) Series The Little Mermaid ( 1992 -- 1994 ) episodes Characters Ariel Ursula Sebastian Music Albums The Little Mermaid Sebastian from The Little Mermaid Sebastian : Party Gras ! Songs from the Sea Splash Hits Songs `` Fathoms Below '' `` Part of Your World '' `` Under the Sea '' `` Poor Unfortunate Souls '' `` Les Poissons '' `` Kiss the Girl '' Related The Music Behind the Magic Adaptations Musical Once Upon a Time `` Ariel '' `` Dark Hollow '' `` The Jolly Roger '' `` Poor Unfortunate Soul '' Attractions Ariel 's Grotto Ariel 's Undersea Adventure King Triton 's Carousel of the Sea Mermaid Lagoon Scuttle 's Scooters Voyage of the Little Mermaid Video games The Little Mermaid Ariel the Little Mermaid Ariel 's Story Studio Disney 's The Little Mermaid Print Studio Disney 's The Little Mermaid Activity Center The Little Mermaid II : Pinball Frenzy This article needs additional or more specific categories . Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles . 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