Disney has yet to announce a release date for its live-action The Little Mermaid.
With more than 40 years in the field, and with John Musker and Ron Clements having long been credited with reinvigorating Disney animation with both The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, as well as having helmed such movies as The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana, Musker and Clements certainly warrant listening to.
“John and I were in our early 30s when we started the project, and we were some of the oldest on it.
I know she’s taken some heat about giving up her legs just to get a guy, but I never saw it as that.