Disney’s Live-Action ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ Remake Has Begun Filming

Filming on the live-action remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” has officially begun according to star Javier Bardem who spoke with Columbia’s Diary, El Tiempo.

Bardem will portray King Triton in the upcoming “The Little Mermaid” live action. He also spoke on being apart of a massive production.

“Well, it’s affecting because there’s nothing more than being on the hotel, then go to work… From work to the hotel, because that’s what should be done… All protocols are exhaustive, there’s a lot of care when they’re doing the tests every day, with the number of people on the set, which is considerably big. There’s a lot of protocols and honestly I feel safe. Other thing is when you leave the set, in my case I go home, same as the other production members, but I think that if all things are done properly, it could totally be a safe place.”

Like many big-budget movie projects, “The Little Mermaid” was supposed to start shooting last year, but the pandemic shut down production before cameras could begin rolling.

The film stars Halle Bailey, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Melissa McCarthy, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem and Daveed Diggs.

Directed by Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), the film will feature music from the 1989 animated classic as well as four brand-new songs.