‘The Little Mermaid’ will be Disney’s longest live action remake at more than two hours

In the absence of a month for the live film premiere of “The Little Mermaid”, with singer Halle Bailey, more and more details about the new Disney production are being revealed. Among the latest technical leaks, it became known that this film may be the longest of all live-action remakes from the company of mice.

American cinema chain AMC Theaters recently announced on their website that the duration of “The Little Mermaid” it would be 2 hours and 15 minutes, but Disney has not yet officially confirmed this figure. In Mexico, neither Cinépolis or Cinemex They fixed the length of the film in the list of upcoming releases.

Some rumors suggest that AMC has set a tentative estimated duration to schedule screening times. However, if the duration of 2 hours and 15 minutes is confirmed, “The Little Mermaid” would surpass the record of “Cruella” by one minute. (2021) (Disney Plus), becoming the longest-running live-action remake produced by Disney.

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These live action would surpass “The Little Mermaid” with its long runtime

He The 5 longest running Disney live-action remakes Complete “Beauty and the Beast” (2017) with 2 hours and 9 minutes, “Aladdin” (2019) with 2 hours and 8 minutes, “Maleficent: Owner of Evil” (2019) with 1 hour and 59 minutes, and “The Lion King” (2019) lasting 1 hour and 58 minutes.

Compared to the 1989 animated classic “The Little Mermaid”, the live version it would be 62% longer, or 52 minutes more footage. The director of the film, Rob Marshall, and the cast of actors, which includes Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jonah Hauer-King, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina, have been very discreet about the duration of the film, but without a doubt that it will be You need to be prepared for a longer experience than the original one.

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With so many details revealed, fans of Ariel’s story and her love for Prince Eric can’t wait to see how the story unfolds in this new release. The film promises to be an unforgettable experience for lovers of disney classicsand if its runtime is confirmed, it will also be the longest and most ambitious of all the live-action films produced by the House of Mouse to date.