The Little Mermaid Clip Shows Melissa McCarthy Singing ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’

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The Little Mermaid Clip Shows Melissa McCarthy Singing ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’

A brand new The Little Mermaid clip from Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the iconic animated film has been released, featuring Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.

The 56-second video provides fans a glimpse of Ariel’s encounter with the wicked sea witch as McCarthy sings one of the fantasy movie’s popular songs, “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” originally composed by Alan Menken. The movie is scheduled to premiere in theaters on May 26.

Check out the Little Mermaid clip below

The upcoming film has paired up Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken to create a blend of both beloved songs from the original and new music. Miranda and Marshall also worked together on Mary Poppins Returns.

Disney’s animated The Little Mermaid made over $211 million at the box office and became a bestseller on home video, popularizing songs like “Under The Sea” and “Part of Your World.” The upcoming film is based on the short story by Hans Christian Andersen and the 1989 Disney animated film by Ron Clements and John Musker.