The Little Mermaid Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Halle Bailey has wrapped filming on Disney's , and she's saying goodbye with the sweetest message.The 21-year-old actress took to Instagram on Monday, sharing a beachside photo from the set of the upcoming Disney film. «And just like that..that's a wrap ❤️,» she wrote.

Yara Shahidi is getting the best preparation for her role as Tinkerbell, thanks to her co-star, Halle Bailey! The 21-year-old actress chatted with ET's Leanne Aguilera about her transformation for Disney's upcoming live-action film and said, although Bailey hasn't let anything slip about her work as Ariel in the studio's live-action , the two have spoken about their respective roles in the upcoming Disney films.«We've talked about how crazy the motion capture process is of playing characters

Jacob Tremblay, for example, who lends his voice to Disney and Pixar's new sea monster adventure,, and will next star as Flounder in the studio's live-action take on .«We started working on that before COVID,» Tremblay tells ET's Matt Cohen. «Everyone on that film was, like, super nice.

has died. He was 74.Wright died Monday night, peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Walden, New York, his daughter told  His death comes following a three-year battle with prostate cancer.Before his performance in, Wright was an accomplished stage star, making his debut in the 1971 production of and had a lead role in on Broadway in 1972.He earned his first Tony Award nomination in 1984 for his role in In 1997, he began his run as Mufasa in the Broadway adaptation of.

in Disney's live-action remake.The creator teamed with legendary composer-songwriter to write four new songs for the anticipated movie, which stars Baileyas Ariel. Miranda promised fans of the 1989 animated classic that the star and Chloe x Halle singer will blow everyone away.«Halle Bailey is going to be such an incredible Ariel,» the 40-year-old songwriter told ET's Keltie Knight while promoting 's Disney+ premiere.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer has set two high-profile comedies in development under her overall deal with CBS Television Studios, both with Jennie Snyder Urman’s Sutton Street Productions, which also is based at CBS Studios. They are “Here She Lies,” a single-camera dark comedy starring and executive produced by Yael Grobglas for HBO Max; and single-camera comedy “Washed Up,” a “Little Mermaid” follow-up series, at Peacock.

Disney wants fans to be their guest again during the coronavirus quarantine.

Disney bosses have halted production on movies including reboots of The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Home Alone, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids until the coronavirus chaos blows over.

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