The trailer of the upcoming movie, The Little Mermaid, premiered during the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The trailer offers a first look at the characters of the film, as Halle Bailey plays Ariel, Javier Bardem plays King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy plays Ursula. The movie is all set to be released in theaters globally on May 26, 2023.BLURAYANGEL 🦇@blurayangelThe Little Mermaid looks so good! #Oscars #Oscar2023 317The Little Mermaid looks so good! #Oscars #Oscar2023 https://t.co/J6khP3cw6TAs the trailer was shown during the Academy Awards, many social media users took to Twitter to share their reactions. One netizen said:“The #oscars gives us a preview of a live action Little Mermaid with a Black girl as Ariel and Javier Bardem as her father? Some people's heads are going to explode...and I can't wait to see it!”Eric Deggans at NPR@DeggansThe #oscars gives us a preview of a live action Little Mermaid with a Black girl as Ariel and Javier Bardem as her father? Some people's heads are going to explode...and I can't wait to see it!43329The #oscars gives us a preview of a live action Little Mermaid with a Black girl as Ariel and Javier Bardem as her father? Some people's heads are going to explode...and I can't wait to see it!The Little Mermaid is directed by Rob Marshall, who is a former Oscar nominee. The music of the movie is by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. The movie is being produced by two-time Emmy Award winners Marc Platt, Miranda, John DeLuca, and Marshall.Fans eagerly awaiting The Little Mermaid's release after watching film's trailerAs the 1989 original film, The Little Mermaid, continues to capture the hearts of people, the upcoming film has also managed to excite the audience, especially after the trailer premiered at the Oscars. As soon as it was telecast during the live streaming of the Academy Awards, netizens took to Twitter to share their thoughts. Phoebe Bridgers’ doorknob@WestenP1ggyjames cameron watching the standing ovation for the little mermaid movie #Oscar1james cameron watching the standing ovation for the little mermaid movie #Oscar https://t.co/vRj8NAVAMRlily@_allthingswomenme on may 26 after watching the little mermaid #Oscars223me on may 26 after watching the little mermaid #Oscars https://t.co/Vbtx3EHpHCbjo🧚🏻‍♀️@livingformalikBABES WAKE UP THE LITTLE MERMAID TRAILER IS OUT #Oscars 243BABES WAKE UP THE LITTLE MERMAID TRAILER IS OUT #Oscars https://t.co/1LwTeAmMO3angela 🤍@astrolstthe whole tl later on when the little mermaid trailer gets released at the oscar’s212the whole tl later on when the little mermaid trailer gets released at the oscar’s https://t.co/3mDqhGy5OgSSJ4 goku 💫🐐@Dro2H@HalleBailey Me purposely drowning so Halle the mermaid can save me381@HalleBailey Me purposely drowning so Halle the mermaid can save me https://t.co/NXA4Wlqc0oً@thewayqme as soon as she started singing “i don’t know when i don’t know how” in the little mermaid trailer #Oscars1236171me as soon as she started singing “i don’t know when i don’t know how” in the little mermaid trailer #Oscars https://t.co/SU8HkV9EQumajin buu@its_marjayHalle Bailey, future Oscar and Grammy winner for The Little Mermaid yup yupppp1970261Halle Bailey, future Oscar and Grammy winner for The Little Mermaid yup yupppp https://t.co/GQdrTfzEfJAubrianna@aubrieIIe@HalleBailey ITS HERE CONGRATS #TheLittleMermaid YOUR CHANGING THE GAME FOREVER3@HalleBailey ITS HERE 😭😭 CONGRATS #TheLittleMermaid YOUR CHANGING THE GAME FOREVERcoreyn 💗@coreynmariekinda need the little mermaid trailer to drop very early into the oscar’s ceremony42944kinda need the little mermaid trailer to drop very early into the oscar’s ceremony https://t.co/PCbQvrvr0cMeech@MediumSizeMeechI am NOT ashamed to say that I’m attracted to Javier Bardem as Poseidon in The Little Mermaid trailer, and Halle Bailey was SANGING!!!! #Oscars30811I am NOT ashamed to say that I’m attracted to Javier Bardem as Poseidon in The Little Mermaid trailer, and Halle Bailey was SANGING!!!! #Oscars https://t.co/ovKolF8D0mHalle Bailey too tweeted about the same and said:Halle@HalleBaileyi’m crying and i’m late but i can’t believe we got to debut the full little mermaid trailer at the oscar’s 🥹here it is 🧜🏽‍♀️469449605i’m crying and i’m late 😭💗 but i can’t believe we got to debut the full little mermaid trailer at the oscar’s 🥹♥️here it is ✨🧜🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/UdI9mtmQK3All of this came after a series of controversies as many brought up the topic of casting a black Ariel. However, back in September 2022, when the team had released their first poster, social media users were super happy to finally see a black actress being cast as Mermaid in the upcoming movie, The Little Mermaid. The movie is about the lead character Ariel, who wishes to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while doing so, she falls for Prince Eric. All of this becomes a saga as Mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans.