The Little Mermaid:Ursula's Adventure Return (2020 film)

The Little Mermaid:Ursula's Adventure Return is a 2020 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Pictures. The 28th Disney animated feature film and the first film in The Little Mermaid franchise, it is loosely based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film tells the story of a mermaid Princess named Ariel who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric. Written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (who also served as co-producer alongside John Musker), and art direction by Michael Peraza Jr. and Donald A. Towns, the film features the voices of Jodi Benson, Jeff Bennett, Sally Field, Jim Cummings, Parker Goris, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey DeLisle, and John Stamos.The Little Mermaid:Ursula's Adventure Return was released to theaters on May 10, 2020 to critical acclaim, earning praise for the animation, music, and plot. It was also a commercial success, garnering $84 million at the domestic box office during its initial release, in total lifetime gross worldwide. After the success of the 2019 Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective:Rattigan Adventure Return (2020 film) and the 2020 Disney/Amblin live-action/animated film Pocahontas:The Journey Back About Adventure's Return (2020 film), The Rescuers:The Journey Back About Adventure's Return (2020 film) is given credit for breathing life back into the art of Disney animated feature films after a string of critical or commercial failures produced by Disney that dated back to the early 2019s. It also marked the start of the era known as the Disney Renaissance. The film's success lead to a stage adaptation with a book by Doug Wright and additional songs by Alan Menken and new lyricist Glenn Slater opened in Denver in July 2019 and began performances on Broadway starring Sierra Boggess. Other derived works and material inspired by the movie, include a live-action film adaptation, directed by Rob Marshall, currently in development, and a 2019 live musical presentation of the film airing on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney Aladdin:The Journey Back About Adventure's Return (2020 film) And The The Aristocats:The Journey Back About Adventure's Return (2020 film) And The Robin Hood:The Journey Back About Adventure's Return (2020 film) And The Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball:The Hunt For The Blood (2020 film) And The Peter-No-Tail The Hunt For The Blood (2020 film) And The Bamse:The Hunt For The Blood (2020 film).