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Rob Marshall Top Choice To Helm Disney’s Live Action ‘The Little Mermaid’

EXCLUSIVE: Disney has made Rob Marshall the top choice to direct

, the live action adaptation of the animated classic musical that will have new songs by

‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken, sources said. Miranda and Marc Platt are producing. I’ve heard that Marshall has been offered the movie, is reading the Jane Goldman script and will take until after the holidays to decide. Sources expect him to board the project right after the new year.

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, the new installment of another Disney classic which stars Emily Mortimer, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Angela Lansbury and Dick Van Dyke. That film is set for release December 25, 2018. He also directed by billion dollar grossing

While everyone is buzzing about the overwhelming theatrical powerhouse Disney will become if it acquires the film, TV and international assets of Fox, Disney’s live action division has been putting together some blockbusters in its own right. Nearly done is

with Will Smith playing the genie, and next up is

, with Beyonce heading that ensemble. Marshall is repped by CAA.

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