The Little Mermaid - by far the most superior of all the Disney movies (yes, even The Lion King) is about to get the Sofia Coppola treatment. Emotions are akin to anticipating the moment that kid falls down in the infamous Ice Cream Van Youtube video. Hysterical nervous excitement abounds.
The mad project is only at the final stages of talks - a scenario no one really understands - but thanks to the Internet we can of course start making all sorts of wild assumptions. Who could possibly fill the shoes of the most complex female protagonist Hollywood has ever known? Ariel! The woman who is unsatisfied with being a mermaid, and would rather be a stupid human. In 2014, no one would ever make such a choice. In Sofia style, we can rationalise that it will be either Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning, Emma Watson or some other leading lady with a perfect indie face shape. Personally, I think we should vote for Miley Cyrus. It's going to be live action, after all.
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