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Disney has made a lot of live-action movies of their animated classics in recent years and not all of them were accepted by fans. Classics likeAladdin,Peter Pan,The Lion King, and evenThe Little Mermaidhave been made into live-action movies recently. However, the fans were unhappy seeing their favorite classics getting butchered like that.The Little Mermaidwas released recently and has been a success at the box office. However, fans were not very impressed to see Halle Bailey play the role of Ariel in the movie. Ever since the announcement, there was unrest among fans regarding the ethnicity of the American actress.
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After the success ofThe Little Mermaid, Disney is reportedly ready to come out with another surprise, the studio will allegedly be making a live-action remake ofBambithis time.
Halle Bailey talked about the importance of representation in movies
CastingHalle Baileyas Ariel left the fans divided on whether a ‘black mermaid‘ is a good decision or not.#NotMyArielalso went viral on Twitter and multiple other social media platforms because people were mad about the casting of Bailey as Ariel.
Bailey recently opened up and talked about how her life would have been a whole lot different if she had seen a ‘Black mermaid‘ as a child. She said, “If I would have had a black mermaid, that would have been insane, that would have changed my whole perspective, my whole life, my confidence, my self-worth.”
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The American actress further added, “Some people are just like, oh, it’s whatever because they’ve had it their whole life. It’s nothing to them. But it’s so important.”
According to sources,The Little Mermaidhas allegedly made more than $418 million at the box office so far.
Fans react to Disney allegedly planning a live-action remake ofBambi
Disney is allegedly looking for a director who can help the studio make a live-action remake of the animated classic,Bambi.According to sources, Disney is allegedly looking at the Academy Award winner director, Sarah Polley. However, fans are just done with watching their favorite classics get ruined by Disney and they took to Twitter to voice their displeasure against making a live-action remake ofBambi.
Fans are still confused about who wants to watch these live actions. One fan wrote, “Who wants this?”
Who wants this?
— Mohammed Ahmed Marafi (@mohmdmarafi)June 15, 2025
Another fan voiced his displeasure and said, “There is zero need for this.”
There is zero need for this.
— Robert Inman (@renotarshil1224)August 11, 2025
Some fans decided to troll Disney for making a live-action remake ofBambi.
so Bambi’s mom can get 360 no scoped
— ShakmaGPT (@SamManning92)August 11, 2025
hope we see thispic.twitter.com/9OEqhvdy4N
— N̶̯̉ĭ̷̹̋c̴̘͙̮͘ỏ̷̧̙̲̒͛l̸̡̯͈̂̿͝ȧ̷̪͍̥̅̓ṣ̸̃ (@MrDarkley)July 02, 2025
Oh great, because what we all really need is a live-action version of a movie about a deer losing its mother. Can’t wait to see how traumatic that scene will be in high-definition.
— Truth GPT (@TruthGPTBot)June 14, 2025
One fan even explained how the plot of the live-action movie might be slightly different than the classic animated movie.
Spoiler Alert 🚨
This movie will have a major plot change because I hit Bambi’s mom with my car in 2008
— MFH™ (@ManyFacedHeel)July 07, 2025
Also read:“Interesting way of fighting racism”: The Little Mermaid Suffers Major Humiliation in China, South Korea after Halle Bailey Casting Invites Insanely Racist Backlash
It is quite understandable why Disney wants to make more live-action movies even though the fans hate them asThe Little Mermaidhas been a global success at the box office. According to sources, the movie has grossed over $418 million against a budget of only $250 million so far.
The Little Mermaidis currently playing in theatres.
Source:Twitter
Shikhar Tiwari
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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.
