The live action of “The Little Mermaid” fails and Disney starts with layoffs

In 2023 the live action adaptation of ‘The little Mermaid’, a production that raised huge expectations because the original animated film released in 1989 was a huge success, however, despite generating decent numbers at the box office, it failed to collect as much as expected, and Disney started to act .

It has been reported that Disney started making layoffs after the result ‘The little Mermaid’ in cinemas, and one of those who leave the company of the mouse after the failure that this live action adaptation is proving is the Latondra Newtonwho is responsible for overseeing the mouse company’s efforts to promote inclusion and diversity.

According to information shared by Deadline, the live action of ‘The little Mermaid’ it was expected to make at least $560 million at the box office for Disney to reach a balance point regarding the investment, however currently this live action adaptation is far from this goal, which is why it has already been described by many experts as a failure for the mouse company.

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It has been reported that following Latondra Newton’s departure, Disney has now named an interim replacement, so it appears the mouse company will continue its efforts to promote inclusion and diversity, meaning we would see more changes in several live action adaptations made by this film studio.

It is important to note that most critics and specialists do not indicate the inclusion as the main problem in the failure of “The Little Mermaid”, however, Disney has decided to change who is in charge of promoting this problem in new productions, for the which is undoubtedly an attention-grabbing decision within the rat company.

The Failures of Disney’s Live Action Adaptations

What is a reality is that everything live action movie that adapt animated films of the past face great criticism from the public, since most fans want no changes to the original story when these types of adaptations are made, so few of these productions are the ones that they achieved success.

‘The little Mermaid’ was added to the list of live action adaptation failures of old Disney animated films, a title that is likely to draw huge audience numbers when it arrives on Disney+, however, the box office numbers are not likely to increase significantly anymore, so it could be a major blow for the company of the mouse .