Jodi Benson on continuing Ariel's legacy

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DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID STAR JODI BENSON ON CONTINUING ARIEL’S LEGACY

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Disney Legend Jodi Benson joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss working on The Little Mermaid, her new book Part of My World, learning to let go of perfectionism and much more.

Jodi Benson has been a part of all of our worlds since she swam on the scene in 1989 as the voice of Ariel in Disney’s iconic animated film The Little Mermaid. Of course, Jodi has also lent her talents to some other incredible characters over the years. An accomplished, singer, dancer, and actress, Jodi got her start on Broadway performing the iconic song “Disneyland” in the Howard Ashman/Marvin Hamlisch musical Smile, and she earned a Tony nomination for her role as Polly Baker in the hit Gershwin musical Crazy for You.

After striking animation gold with The Little Mermaid, Jodi went on to voice Barbie in Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 and delighted Disney fans with a cameo in Enchanted before reprising her role as Ariel once again in Ralph Breaks the Internet. In 2011, the Walt Disney company honored Jodi’s contributions by officially naming her a Disney Legend. It’s a well-deserved accolade as Jodi carries the torch of being a Disney princess with such grace and joy. Of course, people on the outside always wonder what it must be like to live the life of a Disney royal. Lucky for us all, Jodi has shared a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes stories in her new book Part of My World: What I’ve Learned from the Little Mermaid about Love, Faith and Finding My Voice. She also wrote the forward for Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara, which explores the legacies of the Princesses and what they represent today. Both books are available now.

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Italian article: www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/la-sirenetta-jodi-benson-voce-ariel-entusiasmo-live-action/

La Sirenetta: Jodi Benson, doppiatrice originale di Ariel, condivide il suo entusiasmo per il live-action

Luca Sottimano
11 ottobre 2022 alle 15:30
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Ospite di una recente puntata del podcast The Art of Kindness, Jodi Benson, doppiatrice originale di Ariel nel classico animato La Sirenetta, ha espresso tutto il suo entusiasmo per il live-action del film (GUARDA IL TEASER TRAILER), in arrivo il prossimo anno.

Ecco le sue parole:

Sono super eccitata! È stato fantastico vedere il trailer e Part of Your World. Robbie Marshall [regista del live-action] e io siamo amici da 40 anni. Poiché siamo amici da così tanto tempo, è stato così bello voler rendere omaggio a Howard [Ashman, autore del testo del brano] e al film originale e rispettare il film originale. Adoro il modo in cui ha affrontato la questione. Sarà un film assolutamente splendido con degli effetti visivi straordinari… sarà mozzafiato che ci porterà sotto il mare! Credo che la performance di ogni membro del cast lascerà tutti a bocca aperta. Le voci… tutto! Sarà un film bellissimo!

Nel nuovo La Sirenetta, Halle Bailey interpreta Ariel assieme a Jonah Hauer-King (Eric), Jacob Tremblay (Flounders), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) e Awkwafina (Scuttle), mentre Melissa McCarthy interpreterà Ursula. Javier Bardem, invece, interpreta re Tritone.

L’uscita è fissata al 23 maggio 2023. Trovate tutte le informazione sul film nella nostra scheda.

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Source: screenrant.com/little-mermaid-live-action-jodi-benson-response/

Original Ariel Actor Hypes Disney's Live-Action Little Mermaid Remake
BY MOLLY JAE WEINSTEIN
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Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the original Little Mermaid in 1989, praises the remake’s cast and crew, calling the new film “breathtaking.”

Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel, is "super excited" for the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid remake. While Benson began her career on the stage, she is best known for voicing Ariel in Disney's 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which became one of the most beloved Disney stories. Benson also reprised the role in the princess' other animated appearances, including Ariel's cameo in 2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet. For her contributions, the Walt Disney Company named Benson a Disney Legend in 2011.

Now, more than three decades after the original Little Mermaid was released, Disney is adapting the classic animated film as a live-action movie, which will be released on May 26, 2023. The new Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina as the voices of Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle, respectively. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and will feature songs composed and written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken, who worked on the original film's score. At D23 in September, Disney released a teaser trailer for The Little Mermaid that included a clip of Bailey singing the iconic "Part of Your World", building more excitement for the highly anticipated musical film.

One person who definitely shares in this excitement is the original Ariel herself, Jodi Benson. In a recent episode of The Art of Kindness podcast, Benson hypes up the Little Mermaid remake, calling the film "beautiful". She also notes how the 2023 Little Mermaid will honor the original. Check out Benson's comments below:

"I'm super excited! It was amazing to get to see the trailer and see Part of Your World. Robbie Marshall and I have been friends for 40 years. Because we've been friends for so long he was just so beautiful in wanting to pay tribute to Howard and to the original film and respect the original film. I just love the way that he approached that. It's gonna be an absolutely gorgeous film with the global vfx... it's gonna be breathtaking to take us under the sea! I think every cast member's performance is gonna blow everyone away. The vocals... everything! It's gonna be a beautiful film!"

How The Live-Action Little Mermaid Will Differ From Animated Original
Beyond changing the cast and director, the live-action Little Mermaid will have a few key differences from the original. First, Miranda and Menken have teamed up to write four completely new songs for the film, with Miranda teasing that Diggs' Sebastian may rap. The remake will also feature several new characters. Noma Dumezweni, Lorena Andrea, and Kajsa Mohammar have all been cast in new roles that suggest that 2023's The Little Mermaid may spend more time exploring Ariel's relationships with humans other than just the prince. Additionally, the inclusion of a diverse cast is an important step for Disney to make toward positive representation, despite any racist backlash the film received online.

So far, these differences all seem like positive additions to the Little Mermaid remake. With previous live-action adaptations like 2019's The Lion King, one of the main criticisms aimed at Disney was that the new films didn't need to be made because they were just sub-par copies of the original, but next year's Little Mermaid appears to be avoiding this problem. Instead, it's shaping up to be an exciting and "beautiful" film.

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