The 1990 movie The Little Mermaid which started the Disney Renaissance period gets a live action remake and the movie has been given a PG are rating in the UK for mild threat.

The movie stars Halle Bailey as the mermaid Arial who has previously who was previously seen in the 2006 movie Last Holiday abd will be seen in the musical version of The Colour Purple~2023 coming later this year.

The movie also stars Melissa McCarthy who has previously starred in Spy and Thunder Force.

Rob Marshall directs the remake who has previously directed Memoirs of a Geisha and Mary Poppins Returns.

Movie Synopsis

The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Little Mermaid~2023
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat
• Release date: 26th May 2023
• Runtime: 135 minutes (2 hour 15 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Rob Marshall
• Starring:
  • Halle Bailey
  • Melissa McCarthy
  • Javier Bardem

BBFC movie page

Last weekend saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at the top of the UK box office, with 6 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Starling
• Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• Prisoners of the Ghostland
• The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica
• Gunpowder Milkshake
• 12 Mighty Orphans

The Starling

• The movie is directed by Theodore Melfi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Theodore Melfi also directed St Vincent in 2014 which grossed £780K in the UK.
• It stars Melissa McCarthy who also starred in Thunder Force (2021).
• The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who last appeared in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• They also appeared together in Go (1999).

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Butterell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonathan Butterell also directed Everybody's Talking About Jamie in 2018 which grossed £1.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Max Harwood who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Lauren Patel who is making a feature film debut.

Prisoners of the Ghostland

• The movie is directed by Sion Sono, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sion Sono also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Pig (2021).
• The film also stars Sofia Boutella who also last appeared in Settlers (2021).

The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica

• The movie is directed by Daniel Graham, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Daniel Graham also directed Opus Zero in 2019 which grossed £1.6K in the UK.
• It stars Timothy Spall who also starred in The Last Bus (2021).
• The film also stars Peter Stormare who also last appeared in The Poison Rose (2019).

Gunpowder Milkshake

• The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6K in the UK.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
• The film also stars Joanna Bobin who also last appeared in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

12 Mighty Orphans

• The movie is directed by Ty Roberts, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ty Roberts also directed The Iron Orchard in 2018.
• It stars Luke Wilson who also starred in Cosmic Sin (2021).
• The film also stars Vinessa Shaw who also last appeared in After the Fall (2014).
• They also appeared together in 3:10 to Yuma (2007).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

• The Many Saints of Newark, Wednesday, 22nd September
• The Green Knight, Friday, 24th September