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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 5:49:51 GMT -5
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 5:46:56 GMT -5
Source: www.marieclaire.com.au/halle-bailey-interview-ariel-representation-beyonce-friendshipHalle Bailey On The Role Of Ariel, Representation, And Being Pals With Beyoncé "I get to not only reinvent this character, but I also show other young Black and brown kids that we can be anything we want to be." - by Bree Player 02 JUN 2023
It’s the movie everyone is talking about and it’s largely thanks to the 23-year-old leading lady with a stunning voice. The star of Disney’s live action remake of The Little Mermaid sits down with marie claire Australia to talk representation, taking on a classic and her pal Beyonce.
Marie Claire: You are staring as Ariel in the remake of The Little Mermaid. Can you take me back to the moment when you found out the role was yours?
Halle Bailey: I was overjoyed! I was so excited. I felt like I was living in a dream. I have loved this movie ever since I was young, and getting to be such a big part of this is really a blessing.
Halle Bailey Supplied.
MC: Many little girls dream of being a Disney princess, and now you are one. What does that mean to you?
HB: It truly means the world. I get to not only reinvent this character, but I also show other young Black and brown kids that we can be anything we want to be. And we deserve to be in these spaces, too. It’s beautiful.
MC: When the casting of Ariel was announced, there were some ugly corners of the internet that met the news with racism. #notmyariel was trending, simply because some people refused to accept an Ariel who had skin that was a different colour to the animated Ariel. Did you anticipate it? And how did you cope with it?
HB: I definitely knew that it would be a conversation. But I didn’t really take it to heart. Sometimes in this world, we are just gonna have to deal with things like that. I surround myself with family and friends who lift me up. At the end of the day, people are going to comment on it, because that’s just the way of the world today. I focused on staying positive throughout all of that.
MC: How far do you think we are from it not being a focal point or something people make such a big deal of?
HB: I really do hope that in the near future, maybe like five or 10 years from now, it won’t even be a thing. It won’t even be a conversation, and it certainly won’t be a shocker.
Halle at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. Image: Getty
MC: How did you find your own version of Ariel?
HB: When it came to studying the role and trying to prepare for her, I took inspiration from Ariel’s song “Part of Your World”. When you listen to the lyrics, it’s a desperate cry for help. She’s voicing everything she wants for herself and her future. I found out everything I needed to know about who she was as a person by dissecting the lyrics and exploring what those things mean and why they’re so important to her.
MC: Jodi Benson, who voiced the original Ariel, has also been very vocal in her support for you.
HB: Jodi Benson is an incredible human being. She’s such a genuine spirit – so kind and warm. I was so pleased to meet her because, well, she’s iconic. Her version of Ariel is the one that lives in all of our hearts. She is Ariel. I was just so happy to receive the baton pass from her – and to know we’re both from Atlanta, Georgia, we’re both Southern girls. We both have a very strong faith. I was just really grateful that she was so gracious and welcoming of me into the mermaid world.
MC: What was it like working with Melissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula?
HB: Wow, Melissa McCarthy is truly a force of nature. I had been a fan of her for such a long time and learning that she was going to be a part of this film was really exciting for me. She taught me a lot about myself and how to navigate being on set and speaking up for myself. I think people are going to be really excited to see her version of Ursula because she truly killed it.
'The Little Mermaid' co-stars, Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey. Image: Getty
MC: Your background is in music, you shot to fame with your sister Chloe and have had a successful music career together as Chloe x Halle. What was it like doing such a big project on your own. Did you feel like you were missing your other half?
HB: Yeah, absolutely. I’m the baby sister, so I look to her for everything. If it wasn’t for Chloe, I don’t think I’d be in entertainment at all. She was the force that led us both here. But it’s been really beautiful for both of us to work on individual projects, because of the growth and self-development you have. I’m grateful to know my sister is always there to support me. I’m lucky to have her in my life.
MC: Beyoncé has been a mentor to you and your sister. What have you learnt from her?
HB: Recently I have been looking to her for example in the way she lives life. First of all, she’s such a humble person. She has a golden heart. She’s so talented and her work ethic is like no-one else’s. As an artist, I look to mirror those qualities, because that’s what gets you far.
MC: You’ll be flat out with press for The Little Mermaid, but will we see more from you this year?
HB:Oh, yes. Since I’ve wrapped filming, I’ve been working on my own music, and my sister and I will be working on music together. With films, I have The Color Purple coming out around Christmas, which I’m extremely proud of and excited for everyone to see. I feel really optimistic about the future and grateful that I get to do what I love.
The Little Mermaid is in cinemas from May 25.
Bree Player is the Features Editor of marie claire magazine.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 5:43:16 GMT -5
In Italy. Source: www.cinemotore.com/?p=240891SITUAZIONE INCASSI – DATI CINETEL Pubblicato il 2 giugno 2023 Il nuovo SPIDER-MAN d’animazione (1*) vola subito in alto con € 567.254 nel primo giorno di programmazione aspettando i dati del week end che sono i due giorni in cui si riversano i più piccoli (e non solo) accompagnati in sala
Grande risposta del pubblico per LA SIRENETTA (2*) che ha superato i 6 milioni di euro (entrando tra i primi 10 incassi della stagione scalzando dalla top ten ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA .. oggi LA nuova SIRENETTA sorpasserà anche IL GATTO CON GLI STIVALI 2)
FAST X (3*) viaggia ormai sopra i 10 milioni
RAPITO ancora molto distante da 1 milione, attualmente a € 658.229
Niente da fare per ora per le altre new entries: oltre a SPIDER-MAN si piazzano come 4* incasso di ieri THE BOOGEYMAN con € 68.545, 7* BLUEBACK con € 6.296, 10* BILLY con € 3.859. Non compaiono tra i primi 10 incassi di ieri: LA VERSIONE DI ANITA, SPOILER ALERT
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Top 3 incassi ieri – DATI CINETEL
1* USA – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE € 567.254
2* USA – LA SIRENETTA € 463.659 € 486.571
3* USA – FAST X € 156.648
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TOP 10 – Maggiori incassi della stagione – DATI CINETEL
1* USA – AVATAR – LA VIA DELL’ACQUA – 44.7 mil di euro (Uscita: 14/12) – The Walt Disney Company Italia
2* USA – SUPER MARIO BROS – IL FILM – 20.2 mil di euro (Uscita: 5/4) – Universal Pictures International Italy
3* USA – MINIONS 2 – COME GRU DIVENTA CATTIVISSIMO 14.7 milioni di euro (Uscita: 18/8) – Universal Pictures International Italy
4* USA – GUARDIANI DELLA GALASSIA VOL. 3 – 10.4 mil di euro (Uscita: 3/5) – The Walt Disney Company Italia
5* USA – FAST X – 10.1 mil di euro (Uscita: 18/5) – Universal Pictures International Italy
6* USA – BLACK PANTHER – WAKANDA FOREVER 8.4 (Uscita: 9/11) – The Walt Disney Company Italia
7* ITA – IL GRANDE GIORNO – 7.1 mil di euro (Uscita: 22/12) – Medusa Film
8* USA – CREED III – 6.8 mil di euro (Uscita: 2/3) – Warner Bros Pictures
9* USA – IL GATTO CON GLI STIVALI 2 – L’ULTIMO DESIDERIO – 6.1 mil di euro – Universal Pictures International Italy
10* USA – LA SIRENETTA 6 mil di euro (Uscita: 24/5) – The Walt Disney Company Italia
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4 Titoli nella top ten dei maggiori incassi della stagione sono distribuiti da Walt Disney e 4 da Universal, 1 da Medusa e 1 da Warner Bros Pictures
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 5:05:40 GMT -5
Jodi Benson and Halle Bailey duets???
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:59:52 GMT -5
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:59:35 GMT -5
Disney's The Little Mermaid is the Biggest Movie of 2023 in the Philippines, making waves as the film with the biggest opening week and opening weekend this year!
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:57:50 GMT -5
Source: theface.com/culture/jess-alexander-interview-the-little-mermaid-ursula-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-disney-filmThe Face Jess Alexander is The Little Mermaid’s shining femme fatale
Jess wears jacket CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE
Jess Alexander plays the human form of Melissa McCarthy’s temptress Ursula in Disney’s live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The South West Londoner does her own stunts, goes claw-to-claw with Halle Bailey’s Ariel, and is the “definition of a sexy female villain”.
CULTURE Words: Jade Wickes Photography: Jessica Madavo Styling: Gary David Moore 30th May 2023
Taken from the new print issue of THE FACE. Get your copy here.
Jess Alexander has been waiting more than three years for The Little Mermaid to come out. More importantly: she’s been waiting for more than three years to tell the world about her breakthrough Hollywood moment. That’s a long time to keep secret the fact that you’ve been cast as renegade water-witch Vanessa, the human form of Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula, in the live-action remake of Disney’s classic animation. It’s all a pretty big deal, especially considering Alexander was only just starting her career at the time.
“It was the first film I was ever offered, back in 2019,” the 23-year-old says in a husky voice, over a latte in a West London coffee shop. “They really took a chance on me because I had nothing to my name. I wasn’t a proper actor when I got this role.” Featuring last issue’s FACE cover star Halle Bailey as Ariel, the trailer was viewed 108 million times in 24 hours when it dropped in April. So, yeah, Alexander is fairly certain she’s been a part of something momentous.
“I’m so grateful to be even a small cog in this huge machine of a film,” she says, shrugging a wool coat off her shoulders. But just as we’re about to get started proper, Alexander’s publicist pops over to go through a list of spoilers she absolutely must not make any reference to during our interview. Once appropriately briefed, she scrapes her hair back, thick gold earrings swinging back and forth. Alexander’s ready to dive in. So how did an unknown actor from Richmond, in suburban South West London, bag herself a gig in a sure-to-be smash hit with hardly any experience under her belt? The answer: a knack for acting that started when she’d barely begun primary school.
“I started going to cute drama clubs when I was about six,” begins Alexander, who lives between her parents’ place and her partner’s in Battersea. “Then I went to an all-girls’ private school,” she says of Putney High, “which gave me a brilliant education. I was very lucky to be there. But it wasn’t catered to creative people at all. I thought: I’ll do all this GCSE and A‑Level bullshark, get the f*** out and get myself an agent.” In the end, she didn’t have to do that legwork. “They found me when I was 14, after they came around scouting a bunch of schools.”
Jess wears dress CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE
Alexander was a tenacious, ambitious kid. Her first gig was on The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos’s arthouse short Necktie in 2013, but she didn’t land any other jobs until five years later. At that point, she was all set to study politics and international relations at university, but sacked it off when Disney comedy Penny on M.A.R.S. came knocking at her door. “I was basically the budget [version of High School Musical’s] Sharpay Evans in that,” Alexander says, laughing. “But it was an acting job, and that’s all that mattered. We filmed in Italy, I got to be away from home, learn to be a grown-up. That was my training.”
Naturally, her parents were sceptical, but Alexander was determined to make it work, choosing to defer her uni spot indefinitely. Scouted (again) by Select, she began working as a model to make survival cash, or as Alexander calls it, “making some money being a coat-hanger at Asos, which was character-building to say the least. I was often in the tomboy category – they had me in bucket hats and baggy hoodies. I was like, ‘OK, fine, I will sell your fanny pack!’”
This short stint modelling, though lucrative enough to get her through a lean period, meant that Alexander has since been pigeonholed as a model-turned-actress rather than the other way around.
“It really irks me. People take you less seriously because they think you weaselled your way into acting. Please give me some credit!” Alexander had developed a thick skin by then, anyway. As she’s never had any acting lessons, that often meant brutal feedback was handed out by the bucketload at auditions. In her mid-teens, though, that wasn’t always easy to take.
“It was a bit of a dark period, because I knew there was one thing I was really good at doing. I was being told: ‘Yeah, you’re good, but not good enough.’ But if you quit [because you] can’t handle rejection, you’ll never make it. And by that, I don’t mean getting a star on the [Hollywood] Walk of Fame. I mean earning enough money to have a house and a dog. That’s my big aspiration!”
Jess wears top and jeans CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE
In 2020, Alexander landed her first proper role, as bully-battling schoolgirl Olivia Hayes in BBC teen thriller Get Even. The show wasn’t renewed for a second series, but every cloud: by then, she’d decided she’d had enough of being cast and categorised as the “hot girl”, a label that her modelling side hustle had helped perpetuate. “I’ve always struggled with my sense of self,” she admits. “I go through identity crises often, and acting is such a great exploration of the self, as knobby as that sounds.
“The roles I’m taking now, especially moving into my adult career, have been really intense, dark and gritty. I get to fight, kick, punch, scream, yell, draw blood, vomit, all these visceral things, pushing yourself to extremes but in a safe environment.”
When the pandemic hit, Alexander chopped off her hair and dyed it jet black. Two weeks later, she was offered a role in Ruth Paxton’s 2021 indie horror A Banquet, starring alongside Bridgerton’s Ruby Stokes. She played Betsey, an anorexic teen who refuses to eat but whose weight remains the same, and becomes convinced she’s possessed by a demon. It was exactly the kind of role Alexander was craving. In one scene, Betsey endures an exorcism. “*****, that sh** was so real,” Alexander says excitedly, before revealing one of her top tips for, well, if not acting, then at least sending a rush of dopamine through your veins.
“I don’t think people understand the power of screaming,” she continues. “As adults, we never scream. But I scream into pillows.” She emotes in other ways, too. “I’m a professional, so I cry in my trailer, not on set,” she clarifies, laughing. “I put my headphones on, stick on my emotional playlist. When I’m done crying, I get a pillow and scream into it as hard as I can. Then I have a cold shower and I feel like I’m on top of the ******* world. Everyone should scream more. If there’s one takeaway from this interview, let it be that,” she concludes.
Jess wears dress CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE. (background) jacket and shirt CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE
Meanwhile, long before she’d undergone any self-appointed screaming therapy, or even starred in Get Even, Alexander had bagged the Little Mermaid gig. After submitting a couple of audition tapes, director Rob Marshall (Chicago) and his partner, producer John DeLuca, wanted to see her perform in person. That is: not just acting, but singing, too, for which she took vocal lessons. Before that, “I could sing, but not like Disney [style]. I have a jazzy voice, low and slow.”
For the live audition at Pinewood Studios in Slough, Alexander wore a white satin skirt, a leather corset and a purple Afghan coat – the opposite of turning up as a blank slate, as her agents had recommended. “Rob asked me to look down the lens of the camera, as if it was the mirror in my bedroom, pull up some fake stockings and dress myself like I thought I was the most beautiful person in the world. I kind of blacked out after that, but I must’ve served because I heard John whisper to him: ‘I think that’s the best we’ve ever seen it.’” A few weeks later, the job was hers.
Alexander describes Vanessa as “a seductress, a temptress, the definition of a femme fatale and a sexy female villain.” In the original Little Mermaid, it’s immediately obvious that she’s the bad guy; in the new iteration, Alexander promises a much slower burn in terms of how her true, evil self is eventually revealed. And then, Vanessa isn’t afraid to get her claws into Bailey’s Ariel – literally – in what sounds like a pivotal scene.
“When Vanessa turns back into Melissa’s Ursula, I was growling and screaming,” she recalls, her eyes lighting up. “Me and Halle were pulling each other’s hair, yelling all over the palace. Halle is sweet on the outside, but that girl is tough. We did loads of stunt rehearsals – it’s important you see Ariel giving Vanessa a beating. She’s coming for her man!”
Jess wears top, jeans and shoes CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE
Although stuntwomen were on standby, Bailey and Alexander filmed the whole fight sequence themselves, dressed to the nines in super-tight corsets with hair down to their waists. It’s a significant departure from the original movie, where Ariel is saved from Ursula’s clutches by her dad, Triton. This 2023 little mermaid has agency, and she gets her own back.
It’s an important point that spoke loudly to Alexander. “I don’t think everything needs to be remade, but it’s important to give films like The Little Mermaid an updated point of view, especially when it comes to female stories. Old Disney movies are great, but their lead characters can be a bit subservient. There’s still a lot of beauty to those stories, but it’s fun to bring the modern woman into them. I loved Ariel growing up but, my God, do I love Halle’s Ariel way more.”
Although she’s aware of the film’s magnitude, Alexander downplays the possible effect The Little Mermaid will have on her career. “People’s attention spans are really ******* short,” she says with a shrug. “There are loads of actors out there and there’s not anything particularly special about anyone. I earned the role of Vanessa, but a big part of this is also luck, because a big Hollywood producer took a chance [on me]. Being an actor, your fate is so often in other people’s hands, so I’m just trying to live in the moment.”
For now, Alexander’s still auditioning. As almost 10 years in the business has taught her, the most important thing is making it to the next job. Next up: the lead in a TV adaptation of Lauren Kate’s bestselling fantasy novel series Fallen, which she wrapped filming in Hungary a few months ago.
“I did a lot of stabbing men, which is my favourite thing to do on screen,” she says, cupping her cheeks with both hands and propping both elbows up on the table. “Hmm, it seems I keep playing unhinged women, doesn’t it?” Alexander adds a little mischievously, as if recognising a pattern for the first time. “I’m into it. I think that’s going to be my brand.”
THE LITTLE MERMAID released May 26th 2023
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CREDITS HAIR Kim Rance at LGA using Authentic Beauty Concept MAKE-UP Laura Dominique at Streeters using Laura Mercier MANICURIST Sasha Goddard at Saint Luke’s PROPS STYLIST Josh Stovell TALENT Jessica Alexander PRODUCTION Lock Studios PRODUCERS Louise Bolze and Amelia Heffernan RETOUCH IMGN LIGHTING ASSISTANTS Emma Ercolani and Ed Philips STYLIST ASSISTANT Florence Armstrong HAIR ASSISTANT Laura Swaine PROPS ASSISTANT Angus Whitehorn PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Zaneta Zukal
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:54:39 GMT -5
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:48:09 GMT -5
Source: www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fitness/a44000448/halle-bailey-the-little-mermaid/The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey's PT tells us everything she did to get so freakin' fit 'When I was filming, I was in the best shape of my life'
BY BRIDIE WILKINSUPDATED: 31 MAY 2023
Halle Bailey did not mess about when it came to training for The Little Mermaid. In an interview with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for Live With Kelly and Mark, Halley – who plays Ariel in the film – said she was in ‘the best shape of her life’ (all while dropping some big BTS secrets about the film – out 26 May, FYI).
Turns out, most of her underwater scenes were actually filmed with her in the air. ‘I went through a lot of mermaid training because I spent a lot of time on what you call a blue screen,’ she said. ‘So I would be in a harness and wires, basically, suspended in the air, and I would have to simulate the swimming motion.’
But she did eventually make it into water. ‘I was in the water for about half of filming as well, so it was a mixture of both,’ she says. ‘All of the water scenes that you see — the shipwreck, me saving Jonah [Hauer-King] — all of that was in a tank and that was so much fun. It was warm — thank goodness — because I hate being cold. I hate cold water.’
If you’re one of her 5 million Instagram followers, you’ll know that she doesn’t just train ahead of films – she’s always been big into fitness and often posts workout videos and pics, and she looks so freakin’ strong. Here’s everything we know about her exercise and diet routine, including more about her prep for The Little Mermaid.
1.Halle trains with a PT
For The Little Mermaid, Halle recruited Sana Shirvani, a personal trainer at London-based health and wellness optimisation facilities Until. Sana tells us a key part of their training routine was core work and 'strengthening Halle's neck muscles', since she spent so many hours suspended in the air, where she was also required to sing.
'Core strength is very different to a visible set of abs,' Sana tells us. 'It was important for the cast to look the part, but also be able to film for hours on a rig. As the Mermaids have no legs, they are heavily relying on their core and back strength to hold them up. This required a huge amount of abdominal strength as well as a huge amount of strength through their back extensors.
'They also need to be able to sing/dance and act whilst in the rigs. While the neck muscles are often overlooked in traditional strength training programs, they play a crucial role in providing stability, supporting good posture, and reducing the risk of neck-related injuries. We used a variation of neck isometrics and resistance-based methods, which involve applying resistance without actually moving the neck.'
Halle and Sana did strength and conditioning workouts five-six times per week to get Halle 'stronger, fit and agile', and Sana also helped Halle nail her nutrition. Besides implementing a balanced diet, she calculated Halle’s ideal calorie intake and macro splits for 'maintenance' (i.e. not losing or gaining weight).
2. Halle gets her workouts done early
In the same interview with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos about The Little Mermaid, Halle added, ‘When I was filming, I was in the best shape of my life,’ she said. ‘It was like, intense, every day, 4 a.m. gym, then stunts, then get in the water; it was, like, a lot.’
You read that right – 4am starts. We’re not sure that’s a normal habit of hers and, as we always say, the workout schedule you can stick to is the one you should do (props to anyone who can sustain a regular 4am start).
Read what happened when one fitness influencer committed to 5am workouts every day for a week.
3. Halle does hot yoga
In a recent Instagram post, Halle shared that she’s big on hot yoga. She captioned it: ‘Hot yoga kicked my ***.’ There are plenty of rewards to be reaped by flowing from downward dog to dancer in a hot studio: 'The heat can alleviate joint stiffness, increase blood circulation, boost the immune system and release endorphins, which have been shown to ease pain', Genny Wilkinson-Priest, Yoga Manager at triyoga tells us. 'It is not only safe, it’s healing.'
4. Halle is consistent with exercise
In a Q&A video posted to her YouTube channel in September, Halle answered fan questions about how intense her training regime for The Little Mermaid was, and the hardest part of playing Ariel.
‘I was in intense physical training for three months, and then every single day I'd either be up on wires and a harness or I'd be in the water all day,’ she said. ‘It was super exciting but my body was like — that was probably the hardest [part], and the most in shape I've ever been in my life. That was the toughest part, I think — having to be that strong.’
And she doesn't miss a day. In another post on IG, she wrote: 'kicking monday’s ass today 💪🏽🖤.'
5. Halle sets herself goals
In February 2021, she shared that she’d been working on her strength, and took to IG to show off her booty gains. ‘been working really hard and feeling proud of my little gains 🥰🧁,’ she captioned it.
And in another post, she wrote: 'i’ve always felt i was too small but honestly proud of my progress..😇getting somewhere 💪🏽💜'
6. Halle does circuits
Halle often shares her workouts on IG Stories and, back in January, she filmed one of her intense circuit training workouts, which included weighted squats, box jumps, weighted side planks, and rotating hollow holds. Go Halle.
7. Halle is vegan
On the diet front, Halle and her sister Chloe previously shared that they’re both vegan, something they originally tried out to help their voices, and it stuck, they told Complex.
‘When we moved to L.A., it really became easy,’ Chloe said. ‘So many vegan restaurants and vegan aisles in the grocery store are like heaven for us!’
During BuzzFeed's Sister Test, they shared more about their favourite vegan foods. Halle is a fan of avocado toast, rice, and bread—and she totally has a sweet tooth; she loves vegan cheesecake, donuts, and pancakes. And both sisters are fans of this "perfect" vegan smoothie, made of raspberries, almond milk, blueberries, apple, agave nectar, and ice. BRB, off to buy the ingredients.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:46:04 GMT -5
Source: www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/la-sirenetta-halle-bailey-jonah-hauer-king-foto-video/La sirenetta: Halle Bailey e Jonah Hauer-King pubblicano una valanga di foto e video dal set
Matteo Tosini 2 giugno 2023 alle 09:00 Cinema Articoli
24 maggio 2023 al cinema Recentemente Halle Bailey e Jonah Hauer-King hanno condiviso sui loro profili social una serie di foto e video provenienti dalla lavorazione de La sirenetta, adattamento live-action Disney attualmente nelle sale.
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In La Sirenetta, uscito nelle sale il 24 maggio, Halle Bailey interpreta Ariel assieme a Jonah Hauer-King (Eric), Jacob Tremblay (Flounders), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) e Awkwafina (Scuttle), mentre Melissa McCarthy interpreta Ursula e Javier Bardem re Tritone.Photos and videos here: www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/la-sirenetta-halle-bailey-jonah-hauer-king-foto-video/
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:44:26 GMT -5
Source: www.today.it/film-serie-tv/la-sirenetta-disney-recensione-editoriale.htmlLa Sirenetta sarà la fine dei Live Action Disney?
Su la Sirenetta in questi giorni le opinioni si sono sprecate. Enorme successo di botteghino, trionfo, alto gradimento di pubblico… si è parlato di scommessa vinta da parte della Disney nel live action fino ad oggi più controverso, più dibattuto, che ha attirato maggiori polemiche e discussioni. Ebbene, le ultime notizie suggeriscono una situazione molto diversa, molto più complessa, specchio della politica produttiva della Disney di questi anni, che ha subito quella che in modo incontrovertibile appare una battuta d'arresto su cui vale la pena riflettere.
Ombre e luci sul risultato al botteghino La Sirenetta al momento ha guadagnato 165 milioni di dollari in tutto il mondo. La critica americana è stata abbastanza benevola con il film, il pubblico ha gradito molto in Canada e USA, con 118 milioni di incasso. In Europa e soprattutto Asia invece, le recensioni sono state poco clementi, con incassi molto al di sotto delle attese. In Cina il tonfo è stato incredibile: meno di tre milioni di dollari nel mercato cinematografico più ricco del mondo, e che è al centro del mirino delle majors, dopo la riapertura dei confini decisa del regime di Pechino. È andata un po’ meglio in Giappone, ma unendo tutti questi dati, il risultato finale è un passivo che potrebbe costare alla Disney qualcosa tra i 50 e 100 milioni di dollari. Costato 250 milioni, dovrebbe incassarne almeno 750-800 per poter essere un successo ed appare improbabile.
Poi c’è il problema del review bombing. In diversi paesi ha impressionato a tal punto il numero di feedback negativi, che IMDb e altri siti hanno modificato le regole, cercato di correre ai ripari in qualche modo. Ma intanto è chiaro che solo Oltreoceano il film ha sbancato, segnando il quinto miglior esordio nel Memorial Day di sempre e il risultato globale migliore per un film con un’attrice afroamericana protagonista. Una situazione estremizzata che non può essere spiegata con il mero hating, internet trolling, con il razzismo del pubblico. Perché la Sirenetta è stata insignita fin dal suo concepimento dell’incarico di rappresentare tutto ciò che sono i Live Action della Disney, con la loro carica inclusiva, la loro volontà di non essere meri remake e di guardare al pubblico moderno. Ma la politicizzazione di cui sono pregni, forse infine ha veramente stancato una larga fetta di pubblico, di cui la Disney non può fare a meno ma che oggettivamente avrà grossi problemi a recuperare.
Paese che vai, pubblico che trovi: il politically correct non ha funzionato ovunque Halle Bailey, la protagonista de la Sirenetta, anche chi non ha apprezzato il film l’ha lodata per la sua interpretazione. Ma è l’unica costante. Per il resto non si sono placate le polemiche di chi voleva un film fedele in tutto e per tutto a quel capolavoro che 1989 lanciò il Rinascimento della Disney.
Qualcosa che riguardava non solo la trama, ma anche la somiglianza fisica. La Disney invece vuole dare soprattutto maggior rappresentazione alle minoranze, anche a costo di prendersi quelle libertà, che al pubblico più tradizionalista fanno storcere il naso. Canzoni, temi trattati, la caratterizzazione dei personaggi hanno subito una profonda metamorfosi, sovente anche eccessivamente puritana, tanto da risultare infine una sorta di operazione educativa-moralizzatrice. Stando ai dati un quarto del pubblico de la Sirenetta in patria era afroamericano. C'è un solo problema: fuori dagli Stati Uniti la composizione della società è etnicamente diversa, ma soprattutto la problematica razziale è molto meno sentita. La conflittualità sociale poi non solo è minore ma è anche diversa nella sua caratterizzazione. In sintesi, in Europa, così come in Oriente, questa necessità che ha comportato la variazione rispetto all'originale di tanti personaggi e idee, non è ritenuta necessaria o centrale. Ed è probabilmente qui che vi è stato l'errore principale della Disney: pensare che la polemica, il politically correct, avrebbero generato interesse e incassi. Invece ha polarizzato le opinioni, reso refrattario un segmento di pubblico estero di cui non ha capito molto umore e soprattutto complessità.
Tanta pubblicità per film quasi sempre mediocri Lo abbiamo visto recentemente anche con Cleopatra di Netflix: al pubblico afroamericano vengono dati prodotti quanto più possibile su misura, anche a costo di forzare premesse storiche o di prendersi libertà alquanto importanti su determinati universi narrativi. L'obiettivo da parte della Disney in particolare è stato sempre quello di massimizzare i profitti giocando da un lato sull’effetto nostalgia degli adulti, dall’altro creando film quanto più possibile ritratto della nuova Generazione Z, molto più multiculturale e connessa al mondo LGBTQ. C'è solo un piccolo problema: gli adulti sono abituati a ricordare una Disney diversa, film d'animazione diversi, e vedere modificati i propri personaggi di continuo, accompagnati da una tesi circa la necessità di “correggerli”, alla lunga è stato vissuto probabilmente anche come una sorta di attacco personale: se ti piace ancora questo film degli anni ’80 o ‘90, della società del passato, allora sappi che sei nel torto, il film più giusto è questo che stiamo facendo noi. Ma a nessuno piace farsi fare delle prediche, non all'infinito almeno.
Cleopatra nera, il blackwashing e il bisogno di un passato per gli afroamericani Se il clima culturale e politico nel mercato audiovisivo degli Stati Uniti accompagna fino all'eccesso questa tesi, ebbene nel resto del mondo il discorso cambia. Il risultato è stato un hating sempre più galoppante, uno scarso interesse verso il genere perché visto anche come ripetitivo e poco interessante. Niente attrae come la novità, ma soprattutto i live action Disney, se si fa eccezione per il Cinderella di Kenneth Branagh, sono anche un monumento cinematografico alla mediocrità nel senso più assoluto. La Sirenetta con ogni probabilità rappresenta sia il punto più alto che più basso della Disney in tal senso, e se il portafoglio piange, sappiamo che da progressisti a conservatori è solo un attimo da quelle parti.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:41:50 GMT -5
Source: edition.cnn.com/2023/06/01/entertainment/little-mermaid-reviews/index.html‘Little Mermaid’ alleged ‘review bombing’ prompts rating system change by IMDb
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Updated 4:57 PM EDT, Thu June 1, 2023
The live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” stirred strong reaction before production even began on the film, and that has continued since the movie’s debut in theaters last week.
Despite box office sales of more than $200 million worldwide to date, the film has allegedly been targeted by “review bombing,” where people are motivated - often by factors that have little to do with the actual film - to leave negative reviews online in an attempt to lower the rating.
Since its release last week, “The Little Mermaid” has attracted 43,000 user ratings on IMDb with an average score of 7 out of 10 stars.
That is consistent with the published reviews of the film, which stars actress Halle Bailey as the mermaid who longs to be human.
But IMDb posted a special note atop its rating scale for the movie.
“Our rating mechanism has detected unusual voting activity on this title,” it reads. “To preserve the reliability of our rating system, an alternate weighting calculation has been applied.”
There was backlash last year when it was announced that Bailey, who is Black, would portray the lead role, something many on social media are blaming for the negative reviews.
Past films, including 2016’s all-female remake of “Ghostbusters,” as well as the massive Marvel hit “Black Panther,” have also been the target of “review bombing” campaigns.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:40:58 GMT -5
Source: www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/01/the-little-mermaid-subjected-to-review-bombing-with-mass-negative-reactions-posted-by-botsThe Little Mermaid subjected to ‘review bombing’ with mass negative reactions posted by bots IMDb has changed its rating system to mitigate trolling of the film, which has been a target of racism since the Black actor Halle Bailey was announced as Ariel
Catherine Shoard
Thu 1 Jun 2023 12.13 BST
The biggest film website in the world has said that the live action remake of The Little Mermaid has been the subject of “review bombing”, with mass negative reactions posted by bots to bring down the average review score.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) said on Wednesday that the “unusual voting activity” it had detected on the reviews page for the film had led it to make changes to its rating system to mitigate unfair trolling.
Since its release last week, The Little Mermaid has attracted about 43,000 user ratings on the site, with an average rating of seven out of 10. This broadly aligns with general tone of reviews on the site, which tend to skew slightly more positive than those on sites such as Metacritic, which aggregate professional critics’ verdicts.
Yet on IMDb, The Little Mermaid has also been awarded 39% 1-star ratings – the lowest possible score, and more negative than most professional reviewers, who were largely lukewarm towards the Disney film.
IMDb wrote that the site’s “rating mechanism has detected unusual voting activity on this title. To preserve the reliability of our rating system, an alternate weighting calculation has been applied.” A similar message has previously been employed when a large number of atypical scores were observed.
Last year, Amazon – which owns IMDb – introduced 72-hour pre-moderation for user reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which had attracted a backlash for casting people of colour as residents of Middle-earth.
The Little Mermaid has been the target of racism since it was announced that a Black actor, Halle Bailey, would take on the lead role of Ariel, the red-haired mermaid, in the film.
The Little Mermaid review – Halle Bailey goes full mermaidcore in Disney’s CGI remake Read more When footage from the film was first released, a #NotMyAriel hashtag picked up online momentum. Speaking to the Guardian last month, Bailey spoke of her pride in taking the role and her hope that such representation would be helpful to young Black women.
“If I would have had a Black mermaid [as a girl], that would have been insane, that would have changed my whole perspective, my whole life, my confidence, my self-worth. You’re able to see a person who looks like you, when you’re young? Some people are just like, ‘oh, it’s whatever’, because they’ve had it their whole life. It’s nothing to them. But it’s so important.”
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:38:13 GMT -5
Source: movieweb.com/little-mermaid-slavery-erasure/The Little Mermaid Criticized by Diversity Advocate for Slavery Erasure BY JEREMY **** PUBLISHED 10 HOURS AGO A prominent media diversity advocate is taking aim at The Little Mermaid for "ignoring" slavery.
While The Little Mermaid has pulled in big bucks at the office with strong audience scores, not everybody has been left satisfied with the film. The movie, starring Halle Bailey as the first live-action incarnation of Ariel, recently debuted in movie theaters. Following the premiere, media diversity advocate Marcus Ryder took to his personal blog to pen an essay describing what's wrong with the movie, arguing that The Little Mermaid poses big problems by glossing over slavery. That is to say, Ryder feels that leaving slavery out of the film has "dangerous" real-life consequences.
"Children’s films should not ignore the more difficult parts of our history, just because adults feel uncomfortable addressing them," Ryder said in his blog.
To give some credit to the film, Ryder had very high praise for Bailey's performance as Ariel. He went on to describe how the film "needs to be applauded" in regard to how it handles race, noting how there's a great mix of ethnicities with the characters that doesn't have an effect on the story. Beyond that, however, Ryder also feels that The Little Mermaid is problematic because it imagines a world where slavery does not exist in the 18th century, and that's not how things were in real life.
"The film is set in the Caribbean in the 18th century," Ryder says. "It does not specify exactly when, but judging from the ships, clothes and other references it is during a time of African chattel slavery. And yet there is not a single direct reference to slavery and the islanders live in racial harmony."
He added, "In this setting, I do not think we do our children any favors by pretending that slavery didn’t exist. For me Disney’s preference to try and wish the inconvenient truth away says more about the adult creatives than it does about children’s ability to work through it."
The Little Mermaid Doesn't Mention Slavery
Ryder notes how the enslavement of Africans in the Americas during the 18th century was a particularly brutal time, mentioning how there are still "calls to this day for reparations" to be paid out to the descendants. That would make this time period "problematic" for any children's story, Ryder says, but if one must be set during that time, it needs to at least make mention of slavery.
"Setting the fantastical story in this time and place is literally the equivalent of setting a love story between Jew and Gentile in 1940 Germany and ignoring the Jewish holocaust," Ryder puts it. "Or possibly more accurately setting it in a slave plantation in America’s antebellum south and pretending the enslaved Africans were happy."
Ryder isn't the only one to offer some criticism for The Little Mermaid. British singer and actress Paloma Faith also recently blasted the film as well because of Ariel's decision to give up her abilities as a mermaid for a life on land, seemingly for the sake of being with a man.
Faith wrote online, "As a mother of girls I don't want my kids to think it's ok to give up your entire voice and your powers to love a man. Wtf is this sh*t? Not what I want to be teaching next gen women at all."
The Little Mermaid is playing in movie theaters.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:36:51 GMT -5
Source: deadline.com/2023/06/the-little-mermaid-slavery-erasure-disney-marcus-ryder-1235397950/‘The Little Mermaid’ Criticized By Prominent Diversity Advocate For Its “Dangerous” Erasure Of Slavery By Jake Kanter International Investigations Editor
The Little Mermaid has been criticized by a prominent media diversity advocate for failing to acknowledge the horrors of slavery in the Caribbean.
Marcus Ryder, an influential British campaigner who also chairs the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, celebrated the casting of Halle Bailey but took issue with the film’s glossy depiction of racial harmony.
After watching the Disney remake with his six-year-old son, Ryder felt compelled to write a blog about the movie, which he said missed an opportunity to gently educate children.
Ryder said The Little Mermaid appears to be set in the 18th century at a time of African chattel slavery, but the fictional Caribbean islanders close to Atlantica live in a world free from human rights atrocities.
“I do not think we do our children any favours by pretending that slavery didn’t exist,” he wrote in the blog, titled ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Caribbean Slavery, and Telling the Truth to Children.’
“Setting the fantastical story in this time and place is literally the equivalent of setting a love story between Jew and Gentile in 1940 Germany and ignoring the Jewish holocaust.”
Ryder acknowledged that The Little Mermaid is fantasy and the story does not need to be assiduously faithful to history, but he argued that children are not well served by overlooking the past.
He said that Disney could have set the film in Haiti after it had overthrown the shackles of slavery, with Ariel meeting her prince against the backdrop of burgeoning racial harmony.
“We owe it to our children to give them the most amazing fantastical stories possible to help their imaginations grow,” he said. “We do not do this by ‘whitewashing’ out the difficult parts of our history. We do it by embracing our rich history and empowering them with the truth.”
Ryder posted about the blog on Twitter, but received blowback from users on the social network, who said The Little Mermaid should be treated as nothing more than a fairytale. He later deleted the viral tweet because it had been “widely misunderstood.”
In a Twitter thread clarifying his comments, Ryder said he enjoyed the film, which he praised for its portrayal of Black beauty and its on-screen diversity. He raised questions, however, about diversity behind the camera. Rob Marshall and David Magee directed and wrote The Little Mermaid respectively.
“The sad reality is this great film left me concerned that Disney did not take seriously this very sensitive time and place which due to the atrocities that happened there should be treated very carefully – especially for impressionable children,” he wrote.
In a statement to Deadline, Ryder said: “The whole affair points to how important representation is. And even though it was no fun to be the target of the Twitter onslaught, the positive I hope it demonstrates to film studios is that if you increase diversity you can get a loyal and committed audience that will defend your film vociferously from even the slightest perceived criticism, that is the type of audience engagement money simply cannot buy. Even if in this case I think the perceived criticism was misunderstood.”
Disney has been contacted for comment.
Ryder is Head of External Consultancies at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity. He has previously worked at the BBC and chaired the Royal Television Society’s Diversity Committee.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:34:04 GMT -5
Source: collider.com/the-little-mermaid-global-box-office-209-million/‘The Little Mermaid’ Swims Toward Original Animated Movie’s Lifetime Total at the Global Box Office BY RAHUL MALHOTRA PUBLISHED 15 HOURS AGO Despite floundering overseas, ‘The Little Mermaid’ is set to swim past the lifetime haul of the animated classic.
Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little MermaidImage via Disney
During an opening weekend that was more dramatic than most movies, Disney’s The Little Mermaid ended up grossing $163.8 million worldwide, falling short of projections by around $20 million. Most of the discrepancy could be attributed to a soft global opening, which came in at around $68 million. But a couple of days after it was expected to, the big-budget live-action remake of the classic 1989 animated film has finally passed the $200 million mark at the worldwide box office.
The Little Mermaid has made $130 million domestically and another $79 million from overseas territories, for a running global haul of $209 million. The movie cost a reported $250 million to produce (minus marketing), which means that there is an ocean currently separating it from success. The Little Mermaid grossed $38 million domestically on opening day, setting it up for a four-day extended weekend haul of $125 million. But it ultimately ended up making $117 million across four days at the domestic box office. Globally, the movie was expected to hit $80 million in its opening weekend, but it fell short of this figure by around $12 million.
A great comp heading into the weekend was Disney’s last major live-action remake, Aladdin, which delivered a virtually identical opening weekend haul during the same frame in 2019. That film legged it to over $350 million domestically and more than $1 billion worldwide, on the back of mixed reviews. Critical reception for The Little Mermaid has also been mixed, although it received an excellent A CinemaScore from opening day audiences. Collider’s Ross Bonaime called it “one of the rare live-action remakes that manages to capture that Disney magic” in his review.
The original film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and grossed $211 million at the global box office — a figure that the remake will surpass today. By comparison, the original The Lion King made over $750 million worldwide in its initial run, while its remake grossed more than $1.6 billion globally just a few years ago. That figure looks completely out of reach for The Little Mermaid, but anything close to Aladdin’s billion-dollar global haul should be considered a major win (although those low foreign grosses are concerning).
Disney's Live-Action Remakes Have Been Hit-Or-Miss Directed by Disney veteran Rob Marshall (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Mary Poppins Returns), The Little Mermaid comes on the heels of over a dozen live-action remakes of classic Disney titles. The run has been inconsistent, to say the least. While a handful of these remakes have done exceptionally well at the box office — four films, including Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, have grossed over $1 billion worldwide — a bunch of them flopped, and some were restricted to streaming-only releases. But considering the enduring popularity of the source material, it makes sense for the Mouse House to have allocated such a massive budget to The Little Mermaid remake; the studio understandably has optimistic expectations for it.
Starring newcomer Halle Bailey as the titular character, the film also features Melissa McCarthy as the villainous Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, and Art Malik. You can watch an interview with Bailey and Hauer-King here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:32:43 GMT -5
Source: www.e-duesse.it/cinema/box-office-spagna-la-sirenetta-incassa-3-milioni-nel-suo-primo-weekend/Box office Spagna, La sirenetta incassa 3 milioni nel suo primo weekend In tre giorni, da venerdì 26 a domenica 28 maggio, il film con Halle Bailey ha guadagnato 3.065.341 euro, mentre Fast X è arrivato a 8,5 milioni e I Guardiani della Galassia 3 a 9,6 milioni by Valentina Torlaschi 29 Maggio 2023 in Cinema
Un buon primo weekend per La sirenetta anche in Spagna dove il live action tratto dal classico animato della Disney ha incassato in tre giorni – da venerdì 26 a domenica 28 maggio 2023 – 3.065.341 euro per 444.977 presenze. In Italia il film è già arrivato a 4,2 milioni ma contando su 2 giorni in più di programmazione visto che da noi il film è uscito mercoledì 24 maggio.
Dietro La sirenetta, il secondo miglior incasso del fine settimana spagnolo è stato Fast X con 2.029.256 euro e un calo del -59% sul weekend precedente, per un totale di 8,5 milioni. In Italia l’action è a quota 9,5 milioni con 1 giorno in più di programmazione, ma il film ha perso nettamente di più, ovvero il 71%, al suo secondo weekend.
Sul terzo gradino del podio troviamo I Guardiani della Galassia 3 che, al suo quarto weekend, porta a casa altri 601.084 euro arrivando a un totale di 9,6 milioni di euro. In Italia il cinecomic Marvel è a quota 10,3 milioni, contando sempre 1 giorno in più di programmazione.
Le altre nuove uscite che sono riuscite a guadagnarsi un posto nella Top 10 sono il live-action targato Sony de I Cavalieri dello zodiaco con 104.048 euro e il mediometraggio di Pedro Almodovar Extraña Forma de Vida con 70.287 euo.
Da segnalare che nella Top 20 troviamo anche due titoli italiani: Le otto montagne che, al suo secondo fine settimana nei cinema spagnoli, raccoglie altri 56.201 euro, con un calo di solo il -24%, per arrivare a 181.899 euro in totale e Il colibrì che ha esordito con questo weekend con 34.688 euro.
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Post by veu on Jun 2, 2023 4:31:47 GMT -5
Source: www.e-duesse.it/cinema/il-punto-sul-box-office-italiano-il-mese-di-maggio-2023/Box office Usa, per La Sirenetta un buon primo weekend da 95,5 milioni di dollari
Il film beneficerà anche della festività del Memorial Day di lunedì 29 maggio
by Valentina Torlaschi 29 Maggio 2023 in Cinema
Un buon debutto per La sirenetta anche al box office Usa dove il live action tratto dal classico animato della Disney è arrivato a 95,5 milioni di dollari nei tre giorni del weekend (26-28 maggio). L’incasso è destinato a crescere e beneficiare anche della festività del Memorial Day di lunedì 29 maggio: secondo le stima di Deadline, il box office di questo weekend lungo dovrebbe arrivare a 117 milioni. Un incasso sui livelli di quelli di Aladdin che nel 2019 aveva registrato un botteghino di 91,5 milioni.
Dietro a La sirenetta, troviamo Fast X che, al suo secondo fine settimana nelle sale, perde il 66% e incassa altri 23,02 milioni di dollari arrivando a un totale di 107,9 milioni. Chiude il podio Guardiani della Galassia 3 che, al suo quarto fine settimana nel cinema, raccoglie altri 19.95 milioni di dollari per un totale di 299,42 milioni.
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