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Post by veu on Mar 13, 2023 5:12:38 GMT -5
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Post by veu on Apr 9, 2023 5:30:55 GMT -5
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Post by veu on May 3, 2023 5:16:35 GMT -5
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Post by veu on May 20, 2023 5:18:33 GMT -5
* Eric’s castle was partly inspired by castles in the South of France and Italy. * The film is set in the 1830s in an imaginary Caribbean setting, the director created a harbour island kingdom with its own queen and multicultural populace. Eric’s castle was also partly inspired by Italy. “ We had the pleasure of creating a Caribbean castle for the first time”, explains production designer John Myhre. “ One of the first things we considered was how the air would move about the building so, except for Eric’s library, there are hardly no windows in the entire place and the few openings there are have aquatic and undulating shapes. We began with the idea of the faded colours of some of the castles in the South of France and on the Italian coast, we wanted to create something that give the idea of a castle perched on the sea, while also being colonial and Caribbean.” Source: www.italyformovies.com/news/detail/776/the-little-mermaid-shoot-in-sardinia“The Little Mermaid” shoot in Sardinia
The Walt Disney Company’s live-action reimagining directed by Rob Marshall of the iconic and beloved animated musical classic The Little Mermaid, the 1989 box office smash which made $233 million internationally and won Oscars for Best Score and Best Song (“Under the Sea”) in 1990, will finally reach Italian cinemas on 24 May.
The story returns to the big screen, this time in flesh and blood, as spirited young mermaid Ariel, the daughter of King Triton, dares to explore the world beyond the sea, breaking her father’s rules, and begins a forbidden adventure where she falls in love with a prince, Eric, who is dashing but decidedly too human for a mermaid.
Ariel must follow her heart and makes a deal with the wicked witch of the sea Ursula who offers her the chance to live on dry land which endangers Ariel’s life and her father’s kingdom.
The screenplay of The Little Mermaid was written by Jane Goldman and David Magee; the film features three new songs in addition to those in the original animated version. The story is also slightly different.
The Sardinian set of “The Little Mermaid”
Shot partly at Pinewood Studios, where Prince Eric’s enormous wooden ship was built in the outdoor tank, Sardinia was the setting for most of the film with the production working there from May to September 2021. Production of the Disney movie, inspired by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s story of 1837, was originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed by the pandemic. Several places on the northern coast of Sardinia served as locations including the crystal-clear waters of Santa Teresa di Gallura, Golfo Aranci and Castelsardo.
While searching for a location for the isolated beach where Ariel rescues Eric and for the emotional, triumphant farewell finale, the directors needed to find a physical setting in Europe that could manage a large film crew and had a magical, epic atmosphere: “It was important to find a location that provided the epic drama of the story” explains Rob Marshall. "Sardinia had it all. Crystal-clear sea, dramatic coastline, steep cliffs, castles, wide beaches and country roads.”
They found all this, and much more besides, in Sardinia which is famous for its spectacular natural landscape, its mountain ranges, cliffs, beaches and exquisite water. The island’s rocky formation means that the water gently laps the beach, embracing the sand, while also offering the opportunity to shot scenes with massive waves breaking against the rocks.
Locations in Sardinia included the little beach of Cala Moresca, a dock and a fishing village on the north western side of the island which was used for the fishing village and scenes around the castle harbour. Rena Majore was chosen as Ariel’s beach, for the iconic scenes where the little mermaid saves Eric and comes out of the water to sit on her rock. The rock itself was tailor-made, brought to Sardinia and positioned in the water before the cast arrived. Scenes of Ariel and Eric in the carriage were shot on the jagged coastline of Rena di Matteu, in the area of Santa Teresa di Gallura.
Italian inspirations: the imposing final scene and Eric’s castle
Shot in Sardinia, the final scene of the film required over 100 extras, half of whom were in the water with the other half on dry land, “which is always a challenge creatively and for safety protocols”, notes executive producerJeff Silver. There were also almost 100 crew members, most of whom were on boats, rafts and pontoon boats, working dollies and jibs over the water, very complicated technical aspects of a shoot. “We were euphoric when we got the scene in the can”, explained Silver. “One of the keys to managing water scenes is to have a good marine coordinator like Neil Andrea (Tenet), a marine coordinator based in Florida who came to Sardinia several weeks ahead to line up all the boats for filming, the security equipment and the diving teams that were always present to ensure our underwater safety.”
As the film is set in the 1930s in an imaginary Caribbean setting, the director created a harbour island kingdom with its own queen and multicultural populace. Eric’s castle was also partly inspired by Italy. “We had the pleasure of creating a Caribbean castle for the first time”, explains production designer John Myhre. “One of the first things we considered was how the air would move about the building so, except for Eric’s library, there are hardly no windows in the entire place and the few openings there are have aquatic and undulating shapes. We began with the idea of the faded colours of some of the castles in the South of France and on the Italian coast, we wanted to create something that give the idea of a castle perched on the sea, while also being colonial and Caribbean.”
The Little Mermaid: Mahmood in the Italian voice cast. The film’s cast
Mahmood, twice winner of the Festival di Sanremo (2019, 2022), is one of the film’s Italian voices; he voices the iconic Sebastian.
Ariel is played by singer and actress Halle Bailey and the multi-cultural cast also includes: Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric; Javier Bardem as her father, King Triton, ruler of the realm of Atlantica; Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch Ursula; Noma Dumezwen as Queen Selina; and Art Malik as Sir Grimsby.
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Post by veu on Jul 25, 2023 16:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by veu on Sept 19, 2023 3:45:13 GMT -5
Source: www.justjaredjr.com/2023/09/18/halle-bailey-gives-tour-of-erics-castle-in-new-the-little-mermaid-bonus-features-clip-watch-now-exclusive/
Halle Bailey Gives Tour of Eric's Castle In New 'The Little Mermaid' Bonus Features Clip - Watch Now! (Exclusive)
Halle Bailey is taking fans behind-the-scenes of Eric’s castle!
The 23-year-old The Little Mermaid star gives a tour of the location, which isn’t an actual castle, in this exclusive look at one of the Blu-ray bonus features.
“The fact that they were able to make this like this is amazing. It’s a real castle, it’s stunning,” she says in the clip.
In the bonus feature clip, we also hear from fan-favorite Jessica Alexander, who plays Vanessa in the movie, as well as production designer John Myhre.
Of the fountain scene where Ariel and Vanessa fight, Jessica said, “We were really scurrying at each other. A lot of that is not acting, that was real. I have bruises and scratches all from that day, from my corset jabbing into me, from Halle ripping at this necklace.”
The Little Mermaid will be out on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD TOMORROW (September 19). Check out the three different covers here!
Other bonus content includes song breakdowns, more features showing how they brought the movie to life, a “Passing the Dinglehopper” video with the original Ariel voice actress Jodi Benson and Halle, and a blooper reel.
If you missed it, The Little Mermaid recently debuted on Disney+ and broke records on the streaming service!
Halle Bailey Tours Eric's Castle In 'The Little Mermaid' Featurette |
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