The Little Mermaid 2017 - Official Trailer

The Little Mermaid 2017 - Official Trailer

The first trailer for the upcoming "The Little Mermaid" premiered this week, and the deep-sea story is a totally different tale than what you've heard before. Instead of remaking the Disney classic, this flick draws from Hans Christian Anderson's original storyline.

As a result, there's no cute Flounder in sight -- but there is a cute guy in the form of William Moseley, who starred in "The Chronicles of Narnia" and is currently on E!'s "The Royals." He plays love interest Cam.

The Little Mermaid 2017 - Official Trailer

The film stars "Downton Abbey" alum Poppy Drayton as the little mermaid herself -- named Elizabeth, not Ariel -- as well as 12-year-old Loreto Peralta and Hollywood icon Shirley MacLaine.


"The Little Mermaid" hits theaters later this year.

Watch the First Trailer for the New Non-Disney Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Film

'The Little Mermaid' live-action trailer is here -- and it's extraordinary

A new live-action version of The Little Mermaid will hit theaters later this year, but it's not from Disney. A trailer for the film by Conglomerate Media and Kingsway Productions is now making waves online.

The Little Mermaid 2017 - Official Trailer

The film is based (loosely) on Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale, rather than Disney's animated story line from 1989, and follows a girl (Loreto Peralta) who discovers a young woman in a circus who claims to be a real mermaid (Poppy Drayton).

The two find each other thanks to the girl's older brother Cam (William Moseley), who is a report sent to a small town in Mississippi on assignment to uncover the truth about the supposed mermaid. Beloved actress Shirley MacLaine is also featured prominently in the trailer.

The Little Mermaid 2017 - Official Trailer