Dark Re-Imagining of The Little Mermaid Coming from Sony

A dark re-imagining of The Little Mermaid coming from Sony
A dark re-imagining of The Little Mermaid coming from Sony
Sony is set for a re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid story through the book "Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale" by Carolyn Turgeon, for Country Strong filmmaker Shana Feste to write and direct.

The story is told from a different point of view, and has a darker tone than the Disney original. The story centers on a princess who seeks out to marry the prince of her rival kingdom, to try and save her own ravaged kingdom. However, the princess discovers that a beautiful mermaid has also fallen for the prince, risking her life to be with him. The story is said to be a darker version of The Little Mermaid.

Actor Tobey Maguire will produce Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale through his Material Pictures banner, along with Jenno Topping. Here's the official description of the novel below, which was published in March.

"When Lenia, a young mermaid princess, rescues a man from a shipwreck and carries him to shore, her selfless act is witnessed by Princess Margrethe, who is staying in a convent nearby for protection from the war her father is fighting against another kingdom. The shipwrecked young man's name is Christopher, and in the weeks that he's nursed back to health at the convent, he and Margrethe fall in love-but it's not until after he leaves that Margrethe discovers he's the prince from the kingdom her family is at war with.

Meanwhile, in the sea Lenia is suffering; she fell in love with Christopher in the moments she carried him to shore, so she makes a deal with the sea witch: in exchange for her voice and tongue she receives a potion that changes her into human form. Margrethe comes up with a plan of her own: she'll be offered in marriage to Christopher, thus uniting the kingdoms and putting an end to the years of conflict between the two lands. But when Margrethe arrives, ready to win and wed her prince, she finds him enraptured with a beautiful woman who looks very familiar. Margrethe is sure she's seen her before."


No production schedule was released for Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale.


Sources: Heat Vision

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Comments (38)

  1. SpaceCowboy

    Ha. Sure, why not ?

    4 months agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  2. Holly C

    @zanyzap you sir, are fantastic.

    4 months agoby @Holly-CFlag

  3. ZanyZap

    If there is not a singing and dancing crab named Sebastian, I will not be seeing this film!

    1 year agoby @zanyzapFlag

  4. Salem6777

    WTF?!

    1 year agoby @Salem6777Flag

  5. sylar

    @dan THAT PICTURE IS AN EPIC FAP AND IF THEY PUT ASTRID BERGES TO PLAY THE MERMAID WILL BE CATACLYSMIC FAP XD LOL!!!

    1 year agoby @sylarFlag

  6. ejk1

    Disney actually changed a lot from Andersen's tale. There was no Princess Margrethe in Disney's flick. Idon't know if this is going to be awful, great, somewhere in between, but I'll be intrigued to read the reviews.

    1 year agoby @ejk1Flag

  7. chasher

    ya Disney redid the original because the ending was crap I say leave it alone

    1 year agoby @chasherFlag

  8. moviegeek

    lol. So lame.

    1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag

  9. Corey

    eeeeek.

    1 year agoby @coreyFlag

  10. Rufio

    not sure about this. i agree with @bryanyentz - the title is awful!

    1 year agoby @rufioFlag

  11. Jakn

    I just watched 'The Little Mermaid' for the first time, last Friday, and I somehow knew this was going to happen. I just somehow knew.

    1 year agoby @jaknFlag

  12. Jakn

    This new decade is going to be hipped by Mermaids.

    1 year agoby @jaknFlag

  13. Bryan Yentz

    Sounds terrible. And that title? "Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale"? Screams desperation.

    1 year agoby @bryanyentzFlag

  14. Ryan Moran

    megan fox they should make in live action

    1 year agoby @nightwing18Flag

  15. CUPID

    This sounds like crap.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  16. Rudy

    Why cant they just get Tim Burton to do The Little Mermaid? It'd be awesome.

    1 year agoby @rudyFlag

  17. Cody Ellsmore

    damn!!! can't wait!!!

    1 year agoby @cody-ellsmoreFlag

  18. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Nice artwork

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  19. m2

    Dumb. I wonder if that Cinderella dark retelling with Marilyn Manson somewhere involved is still happening? I hope not.

    1 year agoby @m2Flag

  20. Smitty-werbenjagermanjensen

    soo im guessing remaking classic disney cartoons is going to be the new "comic book movies" for this decade

    1 year agoby @Smitty-werbenjagermanjensenFlag

  21. Newtron

    LOL I'm mad they used that picture (which is completely over the top) to promote the film LOL That makes it look sexier, not darker. Hilarious LOLOL

    1 year agoby @newtronFlag

  22. darksektor1971

    Kick ass arwork by Jason Scott Campbell....

    1 year agoby @darksektor1971Flag

  23. Diaigma

    Hmm. A darker version? Sounds more like the original version, war added :P

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  24. Dan

    @sylar Really, dude? You had to go there? Granted, I make sexual jokes all the time, but damn...

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  25. sylar

    fap fap fap fap

    1 year agoby @sylarFlag

  26. Worth5Bucks

    enough of this! first beastly then sleeping beauty now this? lame

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  27. Mutant

    This sounds a little like Fathom to me since they were mermaids as well. Except for the love triangle thing, thingy.

    1 year agoby @zenderFlag

  28. Nautical

    Wow, i dont know who to root for... its sounds cool and ill watch it...

    Two girsl after one guy. nice!

    1 year agoby @nautical05Flag

  29. SomethingMore

    But who can play mermid?

    1 year agoby @SomethingMoreFlag

  30. account-closed

    I'll wait for the porn version :P But yeah, that is one Hot Little Mermaid.

    1 year agoby @account-closedFlag

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