Film News Roundup: Poppy Drayton’s ‘Little Mermaid’ Movie Set for August Release

In today’s film news roundup, Poppy Drayton’s “The Little Mermaid” gets a theatrical release, Melissa Leo gets a film festival honor, and the script for holiday adventure “Escape From the North Pole” is bought.Release DateA live-action independent version of “The Little Mermaid,” starring British actress Poppy Drayton, has been set for release nationwide exclusively in AMC Theatres beginning Aug.

17.The movie is inspired by the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale rather than the Disney animated movie and follows a young girl who discovers an enchanting woman she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid” of lore.William Moseley stars as a reporter following a story about a mermaid and a magic healing water.

Together with his sick niece, played by Loreto Peralta, they travel to a small town in Mississippi to uncover a legend.Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon, and Armando Gutierrez also star.

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